MYANMAR VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	108,602	1	71,440	+ 37,163
Coronary Heart Disease	2	68,559	2	34,871	+ 33,688
Lung Disease	3	57,263	3	26,531	+ 30,731
Tuberculosis	4	38,099	5	19,299	+ 18,800
Lung Cancers	5	26,016	13	7,558	+ 18,458
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,629	7	16,726	- 3,097
Road Traffic Accidents	7	13,584	8	11,004	+ 2,580
Hypertension	8	11,742	11	7,843	+ 3,900
Liver Cancer	9	11,650	19	5,215	+ 6,435
Liver Disease	10	9,858	6	17,143	- 7,285
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	9,493	20	5,082	+ 4,411
Kidney Disease	12	8,659	9	9,924	- 1,264
Stomach Cancer	13	8,249	18	5,343	+ 2,905
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,029	4	19,944	- 11,914
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	7,069	27	2,996	+ 4,073
Suicide	16	5,265	34	1,565	+ 3,700
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	4,577	43	893	+ 3,685
Falls	18	3,940	17	5,686	- 1,746
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,745	29	2,558	+ 1,188
Other Injuries	20	3,349	28	2,762	+ 587
Pancreas Cancer	21	3,337	44	743	+ 2,594
Asthma	22	3,148	10	9,557	- 6,409
Breast Cancer	23	2,988	26	3,192	- 204
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,674	25	3,325	- 651
Low Birth Weight	25	2,643	15	7,125	- 4,482
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,526	37	1,450	+ 1,076
Drownings	27	2,463	30	2,212	+ 251
Violence	28	2,367	31	2,124	+ 243
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,167	24	3,679	- 1,511
Leukemia	30	2,111	35	1,546	+ 565
HIV/AIDS	31	1,648	12	7,707	- 6,059
Birth Trauma	32	1,610	16	6,169	- 4,560
Cervical Cancer	33	1,540	23	3,945	- 2,405
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,497	32	1,702	- 206
Lymphomas	35	1,224	36	1,472	- 248
Ovary Cancer	36	1,163	40	1,053	+ 111
Oral Cancer	37	1,121	22	4,209	- 3,088
Bladder Cancer	38	1,093	48	573	+ 520
Endocrine Disorders	39	988	38	1,265	- 277
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	819	14	7,237	- 6,418
Poisonings	41	802	46	728	+ 74
Drug Use	42	780	52	411	+ 369
Malnutrition	43	694	42	945	- 251
Alcohol	44	666	54	324	+ 342
Epilepsy	45	581	50	524	+ 58
Fires	46	554	58	227	+ 327
Maternal Conditions	47	550	33	1,681	- 1,131
Prostate Cancer	48	479	53	338	+ 141
Meningitis	49	453	49	550	- 98
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	434	64	73	+ 361
Skin Cancers	51	368	41	962	- 594
Skin Disease	52	346	45	734	- 388
Uterin Cancer	53	302	57	263	+ 39
Encephalitis	54	256	59	171	+ 85
Hepatitis B	55	150	62	93	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	56	146	66	27	+ 119
Appendicitis	57	124	63	93	+ 31
Syphilis	58	118	55	305	- 187
Other Neoplasms	59	96	60	117	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	60	87	65	60	+ 27
Pertussis	61	75	39	1,244	- 1,169
Tetanus	62	60	51	426	- 366
War	63	36	47	688	- 652
Hepatitis C	64	23	67	21	+ 2
Measles	65	8	21	4,465	- 4,457
Chlamydia	66	3	70	3	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	2	68	13	- 11
Diphtheria	68	1	69	7	- 6
Malaria	69	1	61	109	- 109
Otitis Media	70	1	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	56	272	- 272
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
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

North Korea

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.