SWITZERLAND VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	11,003	3	3,918	+ 7,086
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,371	1	10,713	- 5,342
Lung Disease	3	4,086	5	2,902	+ 1,184
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,072	17	1,022	+ 2,050
Tuberculosis	5	2,973	56	21	+ 2,951
Liver Disease	6	2,640	21	677	+ 1,963
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,576	8	1,949	+ 627
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,695	34	193	+ 1,502
Kidney Disease	9	1,529	13	1,261	+ 267
Asthma	10	1,472	46	95	+ 1,377
Hypertension	11	1,208	6	2,471	- 1,263
HIV/AIDS	12	1,187	54	29	+ 1,158
Lung Cancers	13	1,164	4	3,520	- 2,355
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	1,115	35	186	+ 929
Low Birth Weight	15	1,097	43	105	+ 992
Birth Trauma	16	950	52	32	+ 918
Falls	17	876	9	1,919	- 1,044
Stomach Cancer	18	823	24	614	+ 209
Liver Cancer	19	803	19	805	- 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	783	2	7,192	- 6,409
Measles	21	688	75	0	+ 688
Oral Cancer	22	648	26	500	+ 148
Cervical Cancer	23	608	42	105	+ 503
Congenital Anomalies	24	567	31	305	+ 261
Oesophagus Cancer	25	512	28	491	+ 21
Breast Cancer	26	492	11	1,577	- 1,085
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	461	7	1,995	- 1,533
Other Injuries	28	425	30	410	+ 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	394	41	122	+ 272
Drownings	30	341	50	49	+ 291
Violence	31	327	51	42	+ 285
Inflammatory/Heart	32	262	16	1,027	- 765
Maternal Conditions	33	259	64	4	+ 255
Suicide	34	241	14	1,249	- 1,008
Leukemia	35	238	22	671	- 433
Lymphomas	36	227	15	1,131	- 904
Parkinson's Disease	37	223	18	857	- 634
Endocrine Disorders	38	195	25	593	- 398
Pertussis	39	192	73	0	+ 192
Ovary Cancer	40	162	29	457	- 295
Skin Cancers	41	148	27	493	- 345
Malnutrition	42	146	47	84	+ 61
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	138	48	78	+ 60
Pancreas Cancer	44	114	12	1,486	- 1,371
Skin Disease	45	113	40	129	- 16
Poisonings	46	112	60	13	+ 99
War	47	106	67	1	+ 105
Bladder Cancer	48	88	23	669	- 581
Meningitis	49	85	57	20	+ 65
Epilepsy	50	81	39	159	- 78
Tetanus	51	66	70	0	+ 65
Drug Use	52	63	36	176	- 113
Prostate Cancer	53	52	10	1,579	- 1,527
Alcohol	54	50	32	229	- 179
Syphilis	55	47	65	2	+ 46
Dengue	56	42	81	0	+ 42
Uterin Cancer	57	40	33	224	- 183
Fires	58	35	55	21	+ 14
Encephalitis	59	26	68	1	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	60	18	20	681	- 663
Malaria	61	17	77	0	+ 17
Hepatitis B	62	14	63	5	+ 10
Appendicitis	63	14	59	15	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	11	49	68	- 56
Multiple Sclerosis	65	9	38	160	- 151
Upper Respiratory	66	4	61	11	- 7
Hepatitis C	67	3	58	15	- 12
Ascariasis	68	2	82	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	66	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	45	96	- 96
Anemia	82	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Myanmar

Switzerland

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.