ZIMBABWE VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	21,298	5	5,126	+ 16,172
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,396	3	8,493	+ 1,903
Lung Disease	3	7,910	23	1,163	+ 6,746
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,946	9	3,344	+ 2,602
Tuberculosis	5	5,754	16	1,999	+ 3,754
Liver Disease	6	5,111	17	1,941	+ 3,169
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,987	2	10,779	- 5,793
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,281	4	6,037	- 2,757
Kidney Disease	9	2,959	12	2,214	+ 745
Asthma	10	2,849	21	1,531	+ 1,319
Hypertension	11	2,338	24	1,146	+ 1,192
HIV/AIDS	12	2,298	1	19,988	- 17,691
Lung Cancers	13	2,253	43	286	+ 1,968
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	2,158	6	4,595	- 2,437
Low Birth Weight	15	2,124	7	4,038	- 1,914
Birth Trauma	16	1,839	8	3,405	- 1,566
Falls	17	1,695	41	465	+ 1,230
Stomach Cancer	18	1,593	33	559	+ 1,034
Liver Cancer	19	1,555	38	510	+ 1,045
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,515	31	768	+ 748
Measles	21	1,331	63	30	+ 1,301
Oral Cancer	22	1,255	49	208	+ 1,047
Cervical Cancer	23	1,176	14	2,023	- 847
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,097	11	2,217	- 1,121
Oesophagus Cancer	25	991	29	801	+ 190
Breast Cancer	26	952	28	839	+ 113
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	893	40	505	+ 388
Other Injuries	28	823	20	1,656	- 832
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	763	35	548	+ 214
Drownings	30	660	27	956	- 296
Violence	31	633	18	1,916	- 1,283
Inflammatory/Heart	32	507	25	1,047	- 540
Maternal Conditions	33	501	19	1,749	- 1,248
Suicide	34	467	13	2,069	- 1,602
Leukemia	35	461	45	244	+ 217
Lymphomas	36	439	26	960	- 521
Parkinson's Disease	37	432	46	226	+ 207
Endocrine Disorders	38	377	34	553	- 176
Pertussis	39	371	42	419	- 48
Ovary Cancer	40	314	51	173	+ 140
Skin Cancers	41	287	44	264	+ 23
Malnutrition	42	282	10	2,396	- 2,114
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	266	36	542	- 276
Pancreas Cancer	44	222	47	217	+ 5
Skin Disease	45	219	52	173	+ 46
Poisonings	46	217	37	515	- 298
War	47	205	65	26	+ 179
Bladder Cancer	48	171	54	125	+ 46
Meningitis	49	164	22	1,325	- 1,161
Epilepsy	50	156	39	508	- 352
Tetanus	51	127	57	102	+ 25
Drug Use	52	123	48	213	- 90
Prostate Cancer	53	101	32	628	- 527
Alcohol	54	97	61	48	+ 48
Syphilis	55	91	55	124	- 33
Dengue	56	81	73	0	+ 81
Uterin Cancer	57	78	50	182	- 104
Fires	58	68	30	793	- 725
Encephalitis	59	51	56	117	- 67
Other Neoplasms	60	35	62	37	- 2
Malaria	61	33	15	2,003	- 1,970
Hepatitis B	62	28	60	57	- 29
Appendicitis	63	28	58	66	- 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	22	64	26	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	65	18	67	14	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	8	59	65	- 57
Hepatitis C	67	6	66	14	- 8
Ascariasis	68	4	70	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	2	72	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	1	69	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	53	172	- 172
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	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 ZIMBABWE

Myanmar

Zimbabwe

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.