MYANMAR VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	50,367	7	16,726	+ 33,641
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	35,166	14	7,237	+ 27,929
Tuberculosis	3	30,941	5	19,299	+ 11,642
Malaria	4	24,533	61	109	+ 24,424
Birth Trauma	5	24,344	16	6,169	+ 18,175
Low Birth Weight	6	23,317	15	7,125	+ 16,192
Coronary Heart Disease	7	14,913	2	34,871	- 19,957
Stroke	8	14,031	1	71,440	- 57,409
Congenital Anomalies	9	12,076	24	3,679	+ 8,397
HIV/AIDS	10	10,722	12	7,707	+ 3,014
Meningitis	11	10,607	49	550	+ 10,056
Road Traffic Accidents	12	10,131	8	11,004	- 873
Liver Disease	13	9,313	6	17,143	- 7,830
Measles	14	7,153	21	4,465	+ 2,688
Maternal Conditions	15	5,720	33	1,681	+ 4,039
Pertussis	16	5,657	39	1,244	+ 4,413
Other Injuries	17	5,515	28	2,762	+ 2,753
Diabetes Mellitus	18	5,466	4	19,944	- 14,477
Violence	19	4,473	31	2,124	+ 2,349
Kidney Disease	20	4,420	9	9,924	- 5,504
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,839	38	1,265	+ 2,574
Lung Disease	22	3,054	3	26,531	- 23,477
Breast Cancer	23	2,888	26	3,192	- 304
Hypertension	24	2,598	11	7,843	- 5,245
Cervical Cancer	25	2,569	23	3,945	- 1,376
Tetanus	26	2,030	51	426	+ 1,604
Asthma	27	1,991	10	9,557	- 7,567
Falls	28	1,829	17	5,686	- 3,857
Fires	29	1,733	58	227	+ 1,506
Suicide	30	1,705	34	1,565	+ 140
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,649	20	5,082	- 3,434
Drownings	32	1,600	30	2,212	- 613
Poisonings	33	1,597	46	728	+ 869
Drug Use	34	1,524	52	411	+ 1,113
Prostate Cancer	35	1,437	53	338	+ 1,099
Malnutrition	36	1,433	42	945	+ 487
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,420	29	2,558	- 1,137
Syphilis	38	1,324	55	305	+ 1,019
Liver Cancer	39	1,285	19	5,215	- 3,930
Lymphomas	40	1,264	36	1,472	- 208
Epilepsy	41	1,215	50	524	+ 692
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,173	32	1,702	- 529
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,009	27	2,996	- 1,987
Diphtheria	44	923	69	7	+ 916
War	45	788	47	688	+ 101
Parkinson's Disease	46	601	37	1,450	- 849
Leukemia	47	548	35	1,546	- 998
Oral Cancer	48	544	22	4,209	- 3,665
Ovary Cancer	49	518	40	1,053	- 534
Stomach Cancer	50	517	18	5,343	- 4,826
Pancreas Cancer	51	480	44	743	- 263
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	473	43	893	- 420
Skin Cancers	53	470	41	962	- 493
Schistosomiasis	54	366	74	0	+ 366
Hepatitis B	55	362	62	93	+ 268
Skin Disease	56	357	45	734	- 377
Lung Cancers	57	315	13	7,558	- 7,244
Alcohol	58	251	54	324	- 73
Encephalitis	59	228	59	171	+ 57
Appendicitis	60	185	63	93	+ 92
Ascariasis	61	166	68	13	+ 153
Uterin Cancer	62	165	57	263	- 98
Bladder Cancer	63	163	48	573	- 410
Oesophagus Cancer	64	136	25	3,325	- 3,189
Hepatitis C	65	74	67	21	+ 53
Other Neoplasms	66	70	60	117	- 46
Upper Respiratory	67	63	66	27	+ 36
Multiple Sclerosis	68	44	65	60	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	40	64	73	- 33
Leishmaniasis	70	6	76	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	71	3	70	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	1	71	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	56	272	- 271
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	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

Nigeria

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.