SRI LANKA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	27,299	6	6,805	+ 20,494
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,325	1	26,304	- 12,979
Lung Disease	3	10,138	3	9,456	+ 682
Diabetes Mellitus	4	7,621	2	12,460	- 4,839
Tuberculosis	5	7,375	25	769	+ 6,605
Liver Disease	6	6,551	17	1,303	+ 5,248
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,392	8	5,117	+ 1,275
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,205	9	4,200	+ 5
Kidney Disease	9	3,792	5	6,858	- 3,066
Asthma	10	3,652	7	6,471	- 2,819
Hypertension	11	2,997	20	1,055	+ 1,942
HIV/AIDS	12	2,945	55	39	+ 2,906
Lung Cancers	13	2,888	12	1,775	+ 1,113
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	2,766	28	605	+ 2,161
Low Birth Weight	15	2,723	29	536	+ 2,186
Birth Trauma	16	2,357	44	193	+ 2,165
Falls	17	2,173	23	964	+ 1,209
Stomach Cancer	18	2,042	16	1,321	+ 721
Liver Cancer	19	1,993	19	1,090	+ 902
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,942	4	6,939	- 4,996
Measles	21	1,706	77	0	+ 1,706
Oral Cancer	22	1,608	11	2,893	- 1,285
Cervical Cancer	23	1,508	26	762	+ 745
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,406	22	989	+ 417
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,271	13	1,544	- 274
Breast Cancer	26	1,220	15	1,383	- 163
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	1,145	24	911	+ 233
Other Injuries	28	1,055	14	1,529	- 474
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	977	56	38	+ 939
Drownings	30	845	27	731	+ 115
Violence	31	812	31	499	+ 313
Inflammatory/Heart	32	650	35	425	+ 226
Maternal Conditions	33	642	48	96	+ 546
Suicide	34	598	10	2,977	- 2,379
Leukemia	35	591	18	1,155	- 564
Lymphomas	36	563	21	1,027	- 465
Parkinson's Disease	37	554	45	168	+ 387
Endocrine Disorders	38	483	32	462	+ 21
Pertussis	39	476	59	15	+ 461
Ovary Cancer	40	402	37	281	+ 121
Skin Cancers	41	368	52	58	+ 310
Malnutrition	42	361	54	43	+ 318
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	341	53	49	+ 292
Pancreas Cancer	44	284	43	214	+ 70
Skin Disease	45	281	36	293	- 12
Poisonings	46	278	49	93	+ 185
War	47	263	38	280	- 17
Bladder Cancer	48	219	34	432	- 213
Meningitis	49	210	46	146	+ 64
Epilepsy	50	200	39	269	- 69
Tetanus	51	163	57	27	+ 135
Drug Use	52	157	40	257	- 100
Prostate Cancer	53	129	30	507	- 378
Alcohol	54	124	51	82	+ 42
Syphilis	55	117	58	15	+ 102
Dengue	56	104	47	131	- 27
Uterin Cancer	57	100	42	218	- 117
Fires	58	87	41	239	- 152
Encephalitis	59	65	61	10	+ 55
Other Neoplasms	60	45	50	86	- 41
Malaria	61	42	80	0	+ 42
Hepatitis B	62	36	62	6	+ 30
Appendicitis	63	36	64	5	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	28	60	11	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	65	23	69	2	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	66	10	66	5	+ 6
Hepatitis C	67	8	75	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	68	5	72	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	3	74	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	63	6	- 6
Chagas disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	65	5	- 5
Anemia	82	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Myanmar

Sri Lanka

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.