MYANMAR VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	60,088	12	7,707	+ 52,380
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	30,048	7	16,726	+ 13,322
Tuberculosis	3	29,060	5	19,299	+ 9,761
Stroke	4	27,350	1	71,440	- 44,090
Coronary Heart Disease	5	25,046	2	34,871	- 9,825
Road Traffic Accidents	6	17,816	8	11,004	+ 6,812
Diabetes Mellitus	7	14,863	4	19,944	- 5,080
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	13,231	14	7,237	+ 5,994
Low Birth Weight	9	10,587	15	7,125	+ 3,462
Lung Disease	10	9,463	3	26,531	- 17,069
Violence	11	9,227	31	2,124	+ 7,103
Hypertension	12	8,780	11	7,843	+ 938
Birth Trauma	13	7,070	16	6,169	+ 901
Liver Disease	14	6,886	6	17,143	- 10,257
Kidney Disease	15	6,599	9	9,924	- 3,325
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,810	24	3,679	+ 2,131
Suicide	17	4,980	34	1,565	+ 3,415
Malnutrition	18	4,587	42	945	+ 3,642
Other Injuries	19	4,241	28	2,762	+ 1,479
Asthma	20	4,114	10	9,557	- 5,443
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,603	20	5,082	- 1,479
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,320	32	1,702	+ 1,618
Cervical Cancer	23	2,724	23	3,945	- 1,221
Breast Cancer	24	2,485	26	3,192	- 707
Maternal Conditions	25	2,259	33	1,681	+ 578
Drownings	26	2,249	30	2,212	+ 37
Meningitis	27	2,231	49	550	+ 1,681
Fires	28	2,231	58	227	+ 2,004
Skin Cancers	29	2,211	41	962	+ 1,248
Oral Cancer	30	2,046	22	4,209	- 2,163
Prostate Cancer	31	1,934	53	338	+ 1,596
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,554	29	2,558	- 1,003
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,495	38	1,265	+ 230
Falls	34	1,274	17	5,686	- 4,412
Lung Cancers	35	1,206	13	7,558	- 6,352
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,116	27	2,996	- 1,880
Pertussis	37	1,111	39	1,244	- 133
Epilepsy	38	1,009	50	524	+ 486
Poisonings	39	951	46	728	+ 223
Lymphomas	40	940	36	1,472	- 532
Liver Cancer	41	922	19	5,215	- 4,293
Parkinson's Disease	42	890	37	1,450	- 560
Syphilis	43	713	55	305	+ 408
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	679	43	893	- 214
Stomach Cancer	45	668	18	5,343	- 4,675
Drug Use	46	650	52	411	+ 239
Skin Disease	47	634	45	734	- 100
Alcohol	48	577	54	324	+ 253
Leukemia	49	486	35	1,546	- 1,060
Ovary Cancer	50	477	40	1,053	- 575
Malaria	51	442	61	109	+ 333
Oesophagus Cancer	52	430	25	3,325	- 2,895
Pancreas Cancer	53	359	44	743	- 384
Bladder Cancer	54	321	48	573	- 251
Schistosomiasis	55	280	74	0	+ 280
Uterin Cancer	56	234	57	263	- 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	194	64	73	+ 121
Appendicitis	58	180	63	93	+ 87
Encephalitis	59	165	59	171	- 5
Other Neoplasms	60	158	60	117	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	61	131	66	27	+ 104
Tetanus	62	123	51	426	- 303
Hepatitis B	63	92	62	93	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	47	65	60	- 14
Measles	65	42	21	4,465	- 4,423
Hepatitis C	66	11	67	21	- 10
War	67	10	47	688	- 678
Chlamydia	68	7	70	3	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	6	68	13	- 7
Otitis Media	70	6	71	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	71	4	69	7	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	56	272	- 272
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Namibia

Myanmar

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.