MYANMAR VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	49,957	3	26,531	+ 23,425
Coronary Heart Disease	2	36,370	2	34,871	+ 1,500
Tuberculosis	3	30,563	5	19,299	+ 11,264
Stroke	4	23,860	1	71,440	- 47,579
Liver Disease	5	11,799	6	17,143	- 5,344
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,529	7	16,726	- 5,197
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	11,221	14	7,237	+ 3,984
Asthma	8	10,961	10	9,557	+ 1,404
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,603	8	11,004	- 2,401
Kidney Disease	10	7,919	9	9,924	- 2,005
Low Birth Weight	11	7,065	15	7,125	- 59
Lung Cancers	12	6,628	13	7,558	- 930
Falls	13	6,139	17	5,686	+ 453
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,414	4	19,944	- 14,529
Birth Trauma	15	4,946	16	6,169	- 1,224
Suicide	16	4,752	34	1,565	+ 3,188
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	4,288	43	893	+ 3,396
Hypertension	18	3,866	11	7,843	- 3,976
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,737	20	5,082	- 1,345
Cervical Cancer	20	3,640	23	3,945	- 305
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,602	24	3,679	- 77
Other Injuries	22	3,058	28	2,762	+ 296
Drownings	23	2,782	30	2,212	+ 570
Oral Cancer	24	2,567	22	4,209	- 1,642
Stomach Cancer	25	2,549	18	5,343	- 2,794
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	2,158	27	2,996	- 838
Breast Cancer	27	1,919	26	3,192	- 1,273
Maternal Conditions	28	1,806	33	1,681	+ 125
Encephalitis	29	1,630	59	171	+ 1,459
Epilepsy	30	1,615	50	524	+ 1,092
Malnutrition	31	1,562	42	945	+ 616
Lymphomas	32	1,419	36	1,472	- 53
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,404	37	1,450	- 46
HIV/AIDS	34	1,362	12	7,707	- 6,345
Violence	35	1,301	31	2,124	- 824
Leukemia	36	1,234	35	1,546	- 312
Ovary Cancer	37	1,080	40	1,053	+ 28
Oesophagus Cancer	38	908	25	3,325	- 2,417
Poisonings	39	875	46	728	+ 147
Pertussis	40	837	39	1,244	- 408
Pancreas Cancer	41	823	44	743	+ 80
Skin Cancers	42	739	41	962	- 224
Meningitis	43	697	49	550	+ 147
Bladder Cancer	44	600	48	573	+ 28
Endocrine Disorders	45	476	38	1,265	- 789
Liver Cancer	46	473	19	5,215	- 4,742
Appendicitis	47	407	63	93	+ 314
Inflammatory/Heart	48	401	32	1,702	- 1,301
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	354	29	2,558	- 2,204
Fires	50	339	58	227	+ 112
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	320	64	73	+ 246
Alcohol	52	310	54	324	- 14
Tetanus	53	248	51	426	- 178
Syphilis	54	248	55	305	- 57
Dengue	55	221	56	272	- 50
Hepatitis B	56	216	62	93	+ 123
Drug Use	57	173	52	411	- 238
Prostate Cancer	58	158	53	338	- 180
Measles	59	111	21	4,465	- 4,354
Uterin Cancer	60	104	57	263	- 158
Other Neoplasms	61	92	60	117	- 25
Leishmaniasis	62	72	76	0	+ 72
Multiple Sclerosis	63	71	65	60	+ 11
Hepatitis C	64	53	67	21	+ 32
War	65	45	47	688	- 643
Upper Respiratory	66	44	66	27	+ 17
Skin Disease	67	31	45	734	- 703
Chlamydia	68	9	70	3	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	8	68	13	- 6
Otitis Media	70	7	71	1	+ 6
Diphtheria	71	2	69	7	- 5
Malaria	72	0	61	109	- 109
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Nepal

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.