YEMEN VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	39,913	2	13,570	+ 26,344
Coronary Heart Disease	2	19,482	1	30,158	- 10,676
Lung Disease	3	14,823	11	3,196	+ 11,627
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,143	19	1,794	+ 9,348
Tuberculosis	5	10,782	18	1,899	+ 8,883
Liver Disease	6	9,578	13	2,891	+ 6,686
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,345	4	11,978	- 2,633
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,148	6	8,561	- 2,413
Kidney Disease	9	5,544	15	2,679	+ 2,866
Asthma	10	5,340	17	2,106	+ 3,234
Hypertension	11	4,382	8	5,293	- 912
HIV/AIDS	12	4,306	46	396	+ 3,910
Lung Cancers	13	4,223	41	569	+ 3,654
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	4,044	9	4,372	- 328
Low Birth Weight	15	3,981	5	8,810	- 4,829
Birth Trauma	16	3,447	7	5,939	- 2,493
Falls	17	3,177	24	1,170	+ 2,007
Stomach Cancer	18	2,985	31	902	+ 2,083
Liver Cancer	19	2,914	39	609	+ 2,305
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,840	22	1,405	+ 1,434
Measles	21	2,495	12	3,019	- 525
Oral Cancer	22	2,352	42	547	+ 1,804
Cervical Cancer	23	2,204	57	119	+ 2,085
Congenital Anomalies	24	2,055	10	4,291	- 2,235
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,858	35	765	+ 1,093
Breast Cancer	26	1,783	26	1,134	+ 650
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	1,674	30	913	+ 761
Other Injuries	28	1,543	16	2,225	- 682
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,429	33	833	+ 596
Drownings	30	1,236	25	1,142	+ 94
Violence	31	1,187	14	2,839	- 1,652
Inflammatory/Heart	32	951	40	585	+ 366
Maternal Conditions	33	939	32	890	+ 49
Suicide	34	874	21	1,699	- 824
Leukemia	35	864	34	776	+ 88
Lymphomas	36	822	45	433	+ 390
Parkinson's Disease	37	810	49	362	+ 449
Endocrine Disorders	38	707	36	738	- 31
Pertussis	39	695	23	1,239	- 544
Ovary Cancer	40	588	52	188	+ 400
Skin Cancers	41	538	58	100	+ 438
Malnutrition	42	528	27	1,058	- 530
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	499	37	707	- 208
Pancreas Cancer	44	415	51	283	+ 132
Skin Disease	45	410	61	44	+ 366
Poisonings	46	407	44	532	- 125
War	47	384	3	12,915	- 12,530
Bladder Cancer	48	320	55	160	+ 160
Meningitis	49	308	28	1,018	- 711
Epilepsy	50	293	43	539	- 246
Tetanus	51	238	47	395	- 156
Drug Use	52	230	38	613	- 383
Prostate Cancer	53	189	63	39	+ 149
Alcohol	54	181	59	78	+ 103
Syphilis	55	171	53	175	- 5
Dengue	56	152	60	71	+ 80
Uterin Cancer	57	147	69	5	+ 142
Fires	58	127	29	991	- 864
Encephalitis	59	95	48	369	- 273
Other Neoplasms	60	65	64	21	+ 44
Malaria	61	61	20	1,719	- 1,658
Hepatitis B	62	52	50	299	- 247
Appendicitis	63	52	54	162	- 110
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	41	66	14	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	65	34	62	42	- 8
Upper Respiratory	66	15	70	5	+ 10
Hepatitis C	67	12	68	8	+ 4
Ascariasis	68	7	65	17	- 10
Diphtheria	69	4	67	14	- 10
Chlamydia	70	2	72	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	56	124	- 124
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	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	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Myanmar

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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.