SWAZILAND VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,413	4	800	+ 613
Coronary Heart Disease	2	690	5	755	- 65
Lung Disease	3	525	12	264	+ 260
Diabetes Mellitus	4	395	3	892	- 497
Tuberculosis	5	382	13	256	+ 126
Liver Disease	6	339	11	274	+ 65
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	331	2	921	- 590
Road Traffic Accidents	8	218	7	384	- 167
Kidney Disease	9	196	8	381	- 185
Asthma	10	189	20	150	+ 40
Hypertension	11	155	10	292	- 137
HIV/AIDS	12	152	1	2,314	- 2,161
Lung Cancers	13	150	46	17	+ 133
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	143	6	517	- 374
Low Birth Weight	15	141	14	233	- 92
Birth Trauma	16	122	18	166	- 44
Falls	17	112	32	41	+ 71
Stomach Cancer	18	106	53	7	+ 99
Liver Cancer	19	103	37	29	+ 74
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	101	27	77	+ 24
Measles	21	88	64	1	+ 88
Oral Cancer	22	83	51	10	+ 73
Cervical Cancer	23	78	15	215	- 137
Congenital Anomalies	24	73	19	160	- 88
Oesophagus Cancer	25	66	44	18	+ 47
Breast Cancer	26	63	35	37	+ 26
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	59	43	19	+ 41
Other Injuries	28	55	17	190	- 135
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	51	29	51	- 0
Drownings	30	44	25	87	- 43
Violence	31	42	16	212	- 170
Inflammatory/Heart	32	34	24	94	- 60
Maternal Conditions	33	33	21	116	- 83
Suicide	34	31	9	338	- 307
Leukemia	35	31	47	16	+ 14
Lymphomas	36	29	36	31	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	37	29	41	24	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	38	25	28	74	- 49
Pertussis	39	25	33	39	- 14
Ovary Cancer	40	21	52	10	+ 11
Skin Cancers	41	19	42	20	- 1
Malnutrition	42	19	22	106	- 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	18	39	26	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	44	15	56	6	+ 9
Skin Disease	45	15	40	25	- 11
Poisonings	46	14	34	37	- 23
War	47	14	71	0	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	48	11	55	6	+ 5
Meningitis	49	11	23	97	- 87
Epilepsy	50	10	30	46	- 35
Tetanus	51	8	62	4	+ 5
Drug Use	52	8	38	27	- 19
Prostate Cancer	53	7	31	45	- 38
Alcohol	54	6	48	16	- 10
Syphilis	55	6	45	17	- 11
Dengue	56	5	72	0	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	57	5	50	11	- 6
Fires	58	4	26	84	- 79
Encephalitis	59	3	59	5	- 1
Other Neoplasms	60	2	61	4	- 2
Malaria	61	2	67	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	62	2	57	6	- 4
Appendicitis	63	2	54	7	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	58	5	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1	63	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	1	60	4	- 4
Hepatitis C	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	49	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWAZILAND

Myanmar

Swaziland

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.