MYANMAR VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,555	2	34,871	+ 20,685
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	46,611	20	5,082	+ 41,529
Lung Disease	3	28,430	3	26,531	+ 1,899
Stroke	4	25,846	1	71,440	- 45,594
Lung Cancers	5	24,222	13	7,558	+ 16,663
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	18,758	7	16,726	+ 2,032
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	18,654	27	2,996	+ 15,658
Prostate Cancer	8	12,239	53	338	+ 11,901
Falls	9	8,117	17	5,686	+ 2,431
Pancreas Cancer	10	8,040	44	743	+ 7,297
Breast Cancer	11	7,288	26	3,192	+ 4,096
Lymphomas	12	6,741	36	1,472	+ 5,269
Suicide	13	6,613	34	1,565	+ 5,048
Kidney Disease	14	6,377	9	9,924	- 3,547
Other Injuries	15	6,087	28	2,762	+ 3,324
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,842	4	19,944	- 14,102
Parkinson's Disease	17	5,786	37	1,450	+ 4,336
Skin Cancers	18	4,254	41	962	+ 3,291
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,747	38	1,265	+ 2,482
Bladder Cancer	20	3,718	48	573	+ 3,145
Leukemia	21	3,693	35	1,546	+ 2,147
Stomach Cancer	22	3,585	18	5,343	- 1,758
Other Neoplasms	23	3,387	60	117	+ 3,270
Ovary Cancer	24	3,226	40	1,053	+ 2,173
Drug Use	25	2,752	52	411	+ 2,341
Liver Cancer	26	2,706	19	5,215	- 2,509
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,588	25	3,325	- 737
Hypertension	28	2,400	11	7,843	- 5,443
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,307	32	1,702	+ 605
Liver Disease	30	2,230	6	17,143	- 14,912
Alcohol	31	2,136	54	324	+ 1,812
Oral Cancer	32	1,751	22	4,209	- 2,458
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,667	29	2,558	- 891
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,423	24	3,679	- 2,256
Malnutrition	35	1,411	42	945	+ 465
Uterin Cancer	36	1,400	57	263	+ 1,137
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,335	14	7,237	- 5,903
Skin Disease	38	1,333	45	734	+ 599
Cervical Cancer	39	1,305	23	3,945	- 2,640
Epilepsy	40	1,245	50	524	+ 722
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,243	65	60	+ 1,183
Road Traffic Accidents	42	1,192	8	11,004	- 9,812
Asthma	43	883	10	9,557	- 8,675
Anemia	44	779	82	0	+ 779
Drownings	45	675	30	2,212	- 1,538
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	641	43	893	- 252
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	631	64	73	+ 558
Fires	48	466	58	227	+ 239
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	338	84	0	+ 338
Violence	50	333	31	2,124	- 1,791
Osteoarthritis	51	285	85	0	+ 285
Low Birth Weight	52	244	15	7,125	- 6,880
Schizophrenia	53	238	81	0	+ 238
Birth Trauma	54	182	16	6,169	- 5,987
Hepatitis C	55	176	67	21	+ 155
Tuberculosis	56	156	5	19,299	- 19,143
Poisonings	57	150	46	728	- 578
Meningitis	58	142	49	550	- 408
Appendicitis	59	126	63	93	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	60	121	66	27	+ 95
HIV/AIDS	61	108	12	7,707	- 7,599
Oral conditions	62	90	86	0	+ 90
Hepatitis B	63	35	62	93	- 58
Pertussis	64	13	39	1,244	- 1,231
Otitis Media	65	12	71	1	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	66	12	33	1,681	- 1,669
Syphilis	67	9	55	305	- 297
War	68	6	47	688	- 682
Tetanus	69	4	51	426	- 423
Encephalitis	70	2	59	171	- 169
Diphtheria	71	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	72	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	56	272	- 272
Ascariasis	76	0	68	13	- 13
Chlamydia	77	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	61	109	- 109
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Norway

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.