UNITED KINGDOM VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	85,015	4	37,626	+ 47,389
Coronary Heart Disease	2	41,497	2	71,728	- 30,231
Lung Disease	3	31,573	6	32,896	- 1,323
Diabetes Mellitus	4	23,734	17	5,842	+ 17,891
Tuberculosis	5	22,966	47	351	+ 22,615
Liver Disease	6	20,400	14	7,666	+ 12,735
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	19,905	3	40,540	- 20,635
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,095	33	2,169	+ 10,926
Kidney Disease	9	11,810	18	5,471	+ 6,339
Asthma	10	11,373	41	1,302	+ 10,071
Hypertension	11	9,333	23	5,208	+ 4,125
HIV/AIDS	12	9,172	55	188	+ 8,984
Lung Cancers	13	8,995	5	35,715	- 26,720
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	8,613	38	1,599	+ 7,014
Low Birth Weight	15	8,479	40	1,313	+ 7,165
Birth Trauma	16	7,341	54	190	+ 7,152
Falls	17	6,767	15	7,618	- 852
Stomach Cancer	18	6,359	24	4,999	+ 1,360
Liver Cancer	19	6,206	21	5,237	+ 969
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	6,048	1	98,135	- 92,087
Measles	21	5,314	75	0	+ 5,314
Oral Cancer	22	5,009	30	3,109	+ 1,900
Cervical Cancer	23	4,695	43	1,099	+ 3,596
Congenital Anomalies	24	4,378	35	2,127	+ 2,251
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,957	12	8,727	- 4,770
Breast Cancer	26	3,799	9	12,718	- 8,920
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	3,565	7	18,446	- 14,881
Other Injuries	28	3,287	19	5,464	- 2,177
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	3,044	36	2,090	+ 954
Drownings	30	2,633	49	301	+ 2,332
Violence	31	2,528	46	868	+ 1,660
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,026	29	3,126	- 1,101
Maternal Conditions	33	2,001	64	47	+ 1,954
Suicide	34	1,862	20	5,325	- 3,463
Leukemia	35	1,840	22	5,211	- 3,371
Lymphomas	36	1,752	10	9,350	- 7,599
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,726	13	8,573	- 6,847
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,506	28	3,297	- 1,791
Pertussis	39	1,481	69	3	+ 1,478
Ovary Cancer	40	1,253	25	4,019	- 2,766
Skin Cancers	41	1,145	27	3,727	- 2,582
Malnutrition	42	1,125	58	116	+ 1,009
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,062	45	876	+ 186
Pancreas Cancer	44	884	11	8,995	- 8,111
Skin Disease	45	874	34	2,134	- 1,260
Poisonings	46	866	53	221	+ 646
War	47	819	67	10	+ 809
Bladder Cancer	48	681	16	6,133	- 5,452
Meningitis	49	655	52	232	+ 423
Epilepsy	50	623	42	1,193	- 570
Tetanus	51	508	72	0	+ 507
Drug Use	52	489	31	2,824	- 2,335
Prostate Cancer	53	402	8	13,289	- 12,887
Alcohol	54	386	39	1,555	- 1,169
Syphilis	55	363	62	49	+ 315
Dengue	56	323	73	0	+ 323
Uterin Cancer	57	313	32	2,346	- 2,034
Fires	58	270	48	334	- 64
Encephalitis	59	203	68	6	+ 197
Other Neoplasms	60	139	26	3,986	- 3,847
Malaria	61	130	76	0	+ 130
Hepatitis B	62	111	65	40	+ 71
Appendicitis	63	111	59	105	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	87	44	1,014	- 926
Multiple Sclerosis	65	71	37	1,856	- 1,784
Upper Respiratory	66	32	63	48	- 17
Hepatitis C	67	25	51	267	- 242
Ascariasis	68	16	80	0	+ 16
Diphtheria	69	9	74	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	4	79	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	1	66	16	- 15
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	101	- 101
Anemia	82	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.