ZAMBIA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	25,829	3	7,948	+ 17,881
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,608	10	4,432	+ 8,176
Lung Disease	3	9,593	21	1,273	+ 8,320
Diabetes Mellitus	4	7,211	14	2,395	+ 4,816
Tuberculosis	5	6,978	6	5,941	+ 1,037
Liver Disease	6	6,198	9	4,501	+ 1,697
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,047	2	9,517	- 3,469
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,979	11	3,654	+ 325
Kidney Disease	9	3,588	18	1,760	+ 1,828
Asthma	10	3,455	26	741	+ 2,715
Hypertension	11	2,836	13	2,616	+ 219
HIV/AIDS	12	2,787	1	17,234	- 14,448
Lung Cancers	13	2,733	41	226	+ 2,507
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	2,617	5	6,275	- 3,659
Low Birth Weight	15	2,576	8	4,857	- 2,281
Birth Trauma	16	2,230	7	5,062	- 2,831
Falls	17	2,056	28	596	+ 1,459
Stomach Cancer	18	1,932	42	206	+ 1,725
Liver Cancer	19	1,885	46	177	+ 1,709
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,838	29	590	+ 1,248
Measles	21	1,614	61	48	+ 1,566
Oral Cancer	22	1,522	48	155	+ 1,367
Cervical Cancer	23	1,426	17	1,799	- 372
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,330	12	3,146	- 1,816
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,202	36	359	+ 844
Breast Cancer	26	1,154	35	366	+ 788
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	1,083	43	203	+ 881
Other Injuries	28	999	19	1,729	- 730
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	925	40	246	+ 679
Drownings	30	800	27	689	+ 111
Violence	31	768	23	1,153	- 385
Inflammatory/Heart	32	615	33	501	+ 114
Maternal Conditions	33	608	22	1,188	- 580
Suicide	34	566	20	1,303	- 737
Leukemia	35	559	39	261	+ 298
Lymphomas	36	532	31	548	- 16
Parkinson's Disease	37	524	47	164	+ 360
Endocrine Disorders	38	457	37	354	+ 104
Pertussis	39	450	25	743	- 293
Ovary Cancer	40	381	57	82	+ 298
Skin Cancers	41	348	54	108	+ 240
Malnutrition	42	342	15	2,303	- 1,961
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	323	45	190	+ 133
Pancreas Cancer	44	269	62	42	+ 226
Skin Disease	45	265	52	126	+ 140
Poisonings	46	263	34	456	- 193
War	47	249	69	6	+ 242
Bladder Cancer	48	207	50	132	+ 75
Meningitis	49	199	16	1,976	- 1,777
Epilepsy	50	189	38	332	- 143
Tetanus	51	154	44	190	- 36
Drug Use	52	149	53	122	+ 26
Prostate Cancer	53	122	30	561	- 439
Alcohol	54	117	49	140	- 23
Syphilis	55	110	24	885	- 774
Dengue	56	98	74	1	+ 97
Uterin Cancer	57	95	64	30	+ 65
Fires	58	82	32	546	- 464
Encephalitis	59	62	59	70	- 8
Other Neoplasms	60	42	65	20	+ 22
Malaria	61	40	4	7,882	- 7,842
Hepatitis B	62	34	55	104	- 70
Appendicitis	63	34	56	84	- 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	27	63	30	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	65	22	67	13	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	66	10	60	68	- 58
Hepatitis C	67	8	66	18	- 10
Ascariasis	68	5	68	9	- 4
Diphtheria	69	3	73	3	- 0
Chlamydia	70	1	71	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	128	- 128
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	76	0	58	72	- 72
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	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	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Myanmar

Zambia

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.