SOUTH SUDAN VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	MYANMAR		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	15,776	9	3,541	+ 12,235
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,700	10	2,930	+ 4,771
Lung Disease	3	5,859	23	894	+ 4,965
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,404	17	1,312	+ 3,092
Tuberculosis	5	4,262	8	3,771	+ 491
Liver Disease	6	3,786	12	1,823	+ 1,963
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,694	1	9,918	- 6,224
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,430	7	4,063	- 1,633
Kidney Disease	9	2,191	20	1,090	+ 1,101
Asthma	10	2,111	28	587	+ 1,523
Hypertension	11	1,732	19	1,131	+ 601
HIV/AIDS	12	1,702	2	7,915	- 6,213
Lung Cancers	13	1,669	49	164	+ 1,505
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	1,598	3	7,270	- 5,671
Low Birth Weight	15	1,573	6	4,339	- 2,766
Birth Trauma	16	1,362	5	5,210	- 3,848
Falls	17	1,256	41	269	+ 986
Stomach Cancer	18	1,180	44	241	+ 939
Liver Cancer	19	1,152	38	346	+ 806
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,122	29	543	+ 579
Measles	21	986	39	334	+ 652
Oral Cancer	22	929	43	259	+ 670
Cervical Cancer	23	871	25	761	+ 111
Congenital Anomalies	24	812	11	2,020	- 1,207
Oesophagus Cancer	25	734	31	435	+ 299
Breast Cancer	26	705	26	695	+ 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	662	36	360	+ 302
Other Injuries	28	610	18	1,207	- 597
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	565	48	186	+ 379
Drownings	30	489	30	466	+ 22
Violence	31	469	15	1,584	- 1,115
Inflammatory/Heart	32	376	45	217	+ 159
Maternal Conditions	33	371	16	1,521	- 1,150
Suicide	34	346	33	425	- 80
Leukemia	35	341	40	314	+ 28
Lymphomas	36	325	34	422	- 97
Parkinson's Disease	37	320	52	125	+ 196
Endocrine Disorders	38	279	46	192	+ 88
Pertussis	39	275	24	784	- 509
Ovary Cancer	40	232	47	188	+ 44
Skin Cancers	41	213	51	127	+ 85
Malnutrition	42	209	14	1,660	- 1,451
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	197	53	121	+ 76
Pancreas Cancer	44	164	54	109	+ 55
Skin Disease	45	162	55	97	+ 65
Poisonings	46	161	42	259	- 98
War	47	152	27	614	- 462
Bladder Cancer	48	126	56	88	+ 38
Meningitis	49	122	13	1,780	- 1,658
Epilepsy	50	116	50	152	- 37
Tetanus	51	94	22	937	- 843
Drug Use	52	91	63	33	+ 58
Prostate Cancer	53	75	35	409	- 334
Alcohol	54	72	62	53	+ 18
Syphilis	55	67	37	351	- 284
Dengue	56	60	74	0	+ 60
Uterin Cancer	57	58	60	66	- 8
Fires	58	50	32	433	- 383
Encephalitis	59	38	64	32	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	60	26	66	14	+ 12
Malaria	61	24	4	5,342	- 5,318
Hepatitis B	62	21	57	77	- 56
Appendicitis	63	21	61	65	- 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	16	65	16	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	65	13	72	4	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	66	6	59	70	- 64
Hepatitis C	67	5	69	11	- 6
Ascariasis	68	3	68	11	- 8
Diphtheria	69	2	67	12	- 10
Chlamydia	70	1	73	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	6	- 6
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	71	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	76	0	21	1,005	- 1,005
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Myanmar

South Sudan

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.