MYANMAR VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,141	2	34,871	+ 4,270
Stroke	2	29,172	1	71,440	- 42,267
Lung Disease	3	25,984	3	26,531	- 547
Diabetes Mellitus	4	25,956	4	19,944	+ 6,013
Tuberculosis	5	22,727	5	19,299	+ 3,428
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,859	7	16,726	- 1,867
Malaria	7	14,007	61	109	+ 13,898
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	13,142	14	7,237	+ 5,904
Asthma	9	10,548	10	9,557	+ 990
Low Birth Weight	10	9,513	15	7,125	+ 2,389
Birth Trauma	11	8,610	16	6,169	+ 2,441
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,329	8	11,004	- 4,675
Hypertension	13	6,273	11	7,843	- 1,569
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	6,137	43	893	+ 5,244
Violence	15	5,546	31	2,124	+ 3,422
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,443	24	3,679	+ 1,764
Breast Cancer	17	4,373	26	3,192	+ 1,181
Kidney Disease	18	3,932	9	9,924	- 5,992
Cervical Cancer	19	3,806	23	3,945	- 140
Other Injuries	20	3,703	28	2,762	+ 941
Liver Cancer	21	3,688	19	5,215	- 1,527
Liver Disease	22	3,576	6	17,143	- 13,567
Lung Cancers	23	3,561	13	7,558	- 3,997
HIV/AIDS	24	3,500	12	7,707	- 4,207
Oral Cancer	25	3,321	22	4,209	- 888
Falls	26	2,873	17	5,686	- 2,813
Fires	27	2,794	58	227	+ 2,567
Stomach Cancer	28	2,559	18	5,343	- 2,784
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	2,548	27	2,996	- 448
Maternal Conditions	30	2,408	33	1,681	+ 727
Skin Cancers	31	2,385	41	962	+ 1,423
Lymphomas	32	2,020	36	1,472	+ 548
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,964	20	5,082	- 3,119
Meningitis	34	1,854	49	550	+ 1,304
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,726	29	2,558	- 831
Prostate Cancer	36	1,631	53	338	+ 1,293
Suicide	37	1,481	34	1,565	- 84
Leukemia	38	1,449	35	1,546	- 97
Pertussis	39	1,418	39	1,244	+ 174
Drownings	40	1,372	30	2,212	- 840
Measles	41	1,361	21	4,465	- 3,104
Syphilis	42	1,339	55	305	+ 1,034
Inflammatory/Heart	43	1,310	32	1,702	- 392
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,140	25	3,325	- 2,185
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,057	37	1,450	- 394
Ovary Cancer	46	1,026	40	1,053	- 26
Endocrine Disorders	47	877	38	1,265	- 388
Malnutrition	48	768	42	945	- 178
Skin Disease	49	723	45	734	- 12
Poisonings	50	695	46	728	- 33
Epilepsy	51	633	50	524	+ 110
Pancreas Cancer	52	611	44	743	- 132
Alcohol	53	535	54	324	+ 211
Bladder Cancer	54	472	48	573	- 100
Uterin Cancer	55	465	57	263	+ 202
Tetanus	56	273	51	426	- 154
Encephalitis	57	176	59	171	+ 5
Hepatitis B	58	155	62	93	+ 61
Appendicitis	59	116	63	93	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	60	87	60	117	- 29
Drug Use	61	72	52	411	- 339
Hepatitis C	62	45	67	21	+ 24
Ascariasis	63	39	68	13	+ 26
Dengue	64	37	56	272	- 235
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	30	64	73	- 43
Multiple Sclerosis	66	28	65	60	- 32
Diphtheria	67	18	69	7	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	68	11	66	27	- 16
War	69	5	47	688	- 683
Chlamydia	70	4	70	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	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 MYANMAR

New Guinea

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.