UGANDA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	61,202	6	11,181	+ 50,021
Coronary Heart Disease	2	29,873	9	8,784	+ 21,089
Lung Disease	3	22,729	22	3,051	+ 19,678
Diabetes Mellitus	4	17,086	14	4,794	+ 12,291
Tuberculosis	5	16,533	10	7,255	+ 9,279
Liver Disease	6	14,686	13	5,122	+ 9,564
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	14,329	2	18,865	- 4,535
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,427	4	13,012	- 3,585
Kidney Disease	9	8,502	19	3,168	+ 5,334
Asthma	10	8,188	27	1,745	+ 6,442
Hypertension	11	6,719	21	3,120	+ 3,599
HIV/AIDS	12	6,603	1	21,188	- 14,585
Lung Cancers	13	6,475	46	441	+ 6,035
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	6,200	5	12,103	- 5,903
Low Birth Weight	15	6,104	8	9,673	- 3,570
Birth Trauma	16	5,285	7	10,405	- 5,120
Falls	17	4,871	33	1,127	+ 3,745
Stomach Cancer	18	4,578	45	515	+ 4,063
Liver Cancer	19	4,468	29	1,522	+ 2,945
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	4,354	30	1,286	+ 3,068
Measles	21	3,825	51	343	+ 3,482
Oral Cancer	22	3,606	40	731	+ 2,875
Cervical Cancer	23	3,380	15	4,378	- 998
Congenital Anomalies	24	3,152	11	6,641	- 3,489
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,848	28	1,674	+ 1,174
Breast Cancer	26	2,735	32	1,128	+ 1,607
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	2,567	35	919	+ 1,648
Other Injuries	28	2,366	20	3,130	- 763
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,191	41	687	+ 1,504
Drownings	30	1,895	31	1,238	+ 658
Violence	31	1,820	12	6,175	- 4,355
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,458	37	859	+ 599
Maternal Conditions	33	1,440	17	3,641	- 2,201
Suicide	34	1,341	24	2,033	- 692
Leukemia	35	1,325	42	599	+ 726
Lymphomas	36	1,261	26	1,762	- 501
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,243	48	351	+ 891
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,084	38	761	+ 323
Pertussis	39	1,066	25	1,909	- 843
Ovary Cancer	40	902	44	519	+ 383
Skin Cancers	41	825	49	349	+ 476
Malnutrition	42	810	18	3,317	- 2,507
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	765	50	348	+ 417
Pancreas Cancer	44	637	47	358	+ 278
Skin Disease	45	629	55	242	+ 387
Poisonings	46	624	39	745	- 121
War	47	589	63	88	+ 501
Bladder Cancer	48	491	59	181	+ 310
Meningitis	49	472	16	3,718	- 3,246
Epilepsy	50	449	43	599	- 150
Tetanus	51	365	53	271	+ 95
Drug Use	52	352	57	233	+ 119
Prostate Cancer	53	289	34	950	- 660
Alcohol	54	278	54	256	+ 22
Syphilis	55	262	23	2,235	- 1,974
Dengue	56	233	74	1	+ 232
Uterin Cancer	57	225	56	234	- 9
Fires	58	194	36	872	- 678
Encephalitis	59	146	62	122	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	60	100	66	37	+ 63
Malaria	61	94	3	13,576	- 13,482
Hepatitis B	62	80	61	123	- 44
Appendicitis	63	80	58	211	- 131
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	63	64	55	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	65	51	69	16	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	66	23	60	144	- 121
Hepatitis C	67	18	67	30	- 12
Ascariasis	68	11	70	16	- 4
Diphtheria	69	6	72	11	- 5
Chlamydia	70	3	73	6	- 3
Otitis Media	71	1	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	52	286	- 286
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	65	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	76	0	68	28	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Myanmar

Uganda

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.