USA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	424,665	4	158,520	+ 266,145
Coronary Heart Disease	2	207,284	1	504,904	- 297,620
Lung Disease	3	157,713	3	195,387	- 37,674
Diabetes Mellitus	4	118,553	10	61,418	+ 57,134
Tuberculosis	5	114,721	62	546	+ 114,175
Liver Disease	6	101,903	16	43,402	+ 58,501
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	99,427	11	60,317	+ 39,110
Road Traffic Accidents	8	65,413	17	41,694	+ 23,719
Kidney Disease	9	58,991	6	85,861	- 26,870
Asthma	10	56,812	46	3,818	+ 52,994
Hypertension	11	46,620	8	65,960	- 19,341
HIV/AIDS	12	45,815	42	5,660	+ 40,154
Lung Cancers	13	44,930	5	155,533	- 110,602
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	43,022	37	9,955	+ 33,067
Low Birth Weight	15	42,352	39	6,924	+ 35,428
Birth Trauma	16	36,671	54	1,233	+ 35,438
Falls	17	33,800	18	40,418	- 6,618
Stomach Cancer	18	31,763	33	13,077	+ 18,686
Liver Cancer	19	30,999	23	27,064	+ 3,935
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	30,211	2	287,198	- 256,987
Measles	21	26,544	80	0	+ 26,544
Oral Cancer	22	25,019	35	11,555	+ 13,465
Cervical Cancer	23	23,451	38	6,984	+ 16,467
Congenital Anomalies	24	21,869	34	11,762	+ 10,107
Oesophagus Cancer	25	19,765	28	17,829	+ 1,935
Breast Cancer	26	18,976	13	48,671	- 29,695
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	17,810	9	61,827	- 44,017
Other Injuries	28	16,419	25	25,997	- 9,578
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	15,204	48	3,461	+ 11,742
Drownings	30	13,152	45	4,070	+ 9,082
Violence	31	12,628	27	18,976	- 6,348
Inflammatory/Heart	32	10,118	22	32,529	- 22,411
Maternal Conditions	33	9,993	56	779	+ 9,215
Suicide	34	9,303	12	53,099	- 43,796
Leukemia	35	9,192	24	26,966	- 17,774
Lymphomas	36	8,751	19	40,281	- 31,530
Parkinson's Disease	37	8,622	21	34,491	- 25,869
Endocrine Disorders	38	7,520	14	46,985	- 39,465
Pertussis	39	7,398	69	16	+ 7,382
Ovary Cancer	40	6,257	31	14,591	- 8,334
Skin Cancers	41	5,721	32	14,311	- 8,589
Malnutrition	42	5,619	40	6,762	- 1,143
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	5,307	47	3,646	+ 1,661
Pancreas Cancer	44	4,417	15	44,293	- 39,876
Skin Disease	45	4,364	43	5,409	- 1,045
Poisonings	46	4,327	53	1,674	+ 2,653
War	47	4,089	55	1,198	+ 2,892
Bladder Cancer	48	3,404	26	19,622	- 16,218
Meningitis	49	3,272	60	606	+ 2,666
Epilepsy	50	3,112	50	3,162	- 50
Tetanus	51	2,535	71	2	+ 2,533
Drug Use	52	2,443	7	74,435	- 71,992
Prostate Cancer	53	2,008	20	35,612	- 33,604
Alcohol	54	1,926	30	14,659	- 12,733
Syphilis	55	1,815	66	49	+ 1,766
Dengue	56	1,615	76	0	+ 1,615
Uterin Cancer	57	1,562	36	10,063	- 8,501
Fires	58	1,349	49	3,183	- 1,834
Encephalitis	59	1,015	68	25	+ 989
Other Neoplasms	60	694	29	17,743	- 17,049
Malaria	61	650	77	0	+ 650
Hepatitis B	62	554	59	608	- 54
Appendicitis	63	553	63	424	+ 129
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	436	52	2,461	- 2,025
Multiple Sclerosis	65	357	44	5,059	- 4,702
Upper Respiratory	66	159	65	229	- 71
Hepatitis C	67	125	41	5,684	- 5,558
Ascariasis	68	80	82	0	+ 80
Diphtheria	69	44	75	0	+ 44
Chlamydia	70	19	84	0	+ 19
Otitis Media	71	5	67	34	- 29
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	70	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	82	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Myanmar

United States

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.