SYRIA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	29,637	2	8,088	+ 21,549
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,466	1	28,203	- 13,737
Lung Disease	3	11,007	13	1,601	+ 9,405
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,274	15	1,534	+ 6,740
Tuberculosis	5	8,006	56	23	+ 7,983
Liver Disease	6	7,112	11	1,720	+ 5,392
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,939	4	2,958	+ 3,981
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,565	5	2,550	+ 2,015
Kidney Disease	9	4,117	6	2,329	+ 1,788
Asthma	10	3,965	17	1,052	+ 2,913
Hypertension	11	3,254	23	707	+ 2,546
HIV/AIDS	12	3,197	58	15	+ 3,183
Lung Cancers	13	3,136	9	2,048	+ 1,088
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	3,002	7	2,156	+ 847
Low Birth Weight	15	2,956	12	1,652	+ 1,304
Birth Trauma	16	2,559	21	744	+ 1,815
Falls	17	2,359	29	383	+ 1,976
Stomach Cancer	18	2,217	22	725	+ 1,492
Liver Cancer	19	2,163	31	366	+ 1,797
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,108	14	1,551	+ 558
Measles	21	1,852	70	0	+ 1,852
Oral Cancer	22	1,746	36	289	+ 1,457
Cervical Cancer	23	1,637	42	188	+ 1,448
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,526	8	2,077	- 551
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,379	47	97	+ 1,282
Breast Cancer	26	1,324	10	1,953	- 628
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	1,243	16	1,224	+ 19
Other Injuries	28	1,146	24	521	+ 625
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,061	49	79	+ 982
Drownings	30	918	40	215	+ 703
Violence	31	881	25	444	+ 437
Inflammatory/Heart	32	706	32	337	+ 369
Maternal Conditions	33	697	45	105	+ 593
Suicide	34	649	33	333	+ 317
Leukemia	35	641	19	796	- 155
Lymphomas	36	611	18	827	- 216
Parkinson's Disease	37	602	30	367	+ 235
Endocrine Disorders	38	525	26	418	+ 107
Pertussis	39	516	37	289	+ 227
Ovary Cancer	40	437	34	328	+ 109
Skin Cancers	41	399	38	276	+ 123
Malnutrition	42	392	51	73	+ 320
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	370	41	197	+ 173
Pancreas Cancer	44	308	27	411	- 103
Skin Disease	45	305	61	8	+ 297
Poisonings	46	302	46	98	+ 204
War	47	285	3	7,760	- 7,475
Bladder Cancer	48	238	20	757	- 520
Meningitis	49	228	35	295	- 67
Epilepsy	50	217	48	92	+ 125
Tetanus	51	177	52	57	+ 119
Drug Use	52	170	39	249	- 79
Prostate Cancer	53	140	28	404	- 264
Alcohol	54	134	53	51	+ 84
Syphilis	55	127	55	31	+ 96
Dengue	56	113	72	0	+ 113
Uterin Cancer	57	109	44	146	- 37
Fires	58	94	43	179	- 85
Encephalitis	59	71	50	77	- 6
Other Neoplasms	60	48	57	21	+ 27
Malaria	61	45	79	0	+ 45
Hepatitis B	62	39	63	5	+ 34
Appendicitis	63	39	54	36	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	30	62	7	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	65	25	59	14	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	66	11	66	3	+ 8
Hepatitis C	67	9	68	1	+ 8
Ascariasis	68	6	67	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	3	64	5	- 2
Chlamydia	70	1	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	60	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	65	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Myanmar

Syria

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.