MYANMAR VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,294	7	16,726	+ 5,568
Stroke	2	21,368	1	71,440	- 50,072
Road Traffic Accidents	3	15,702	8	11,004	+ 4,698
Coronary Heart Disease	4	15,225	2	34,871	- 19,646
Malaria	5	13,926	61	109	+ 13,817
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	13,180	14	7,237	+ 5,943
HIV/AIDS	7	11,931	12	7,707	+ 4,224
Liver Disease	8	10,760	6	17,143	- 6,383
Low Birth Weight	9	9,259	15	7,125	+ 2,134
Birth Trauma	10	7,973	16	6,169	+ 1,804
Diabetes Mellitus	11	7,848	4	19,944	- 12,096
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,505	24	3,679	+ 3,826
Lung Disease	13	6,564	3	26,531	- 19,967
Hypertension	14	5,732	11	7,843	- 2,111
Kidney Disease	15	5,092	9	9,924	- 4,832
Malnutrition	16	4,932	42	945	+ 3,986
Other Injuries	17	3,987	28	2,762	+ 1,225
Cervical Cancer	18	3,971	23	3,945	+ 26
Meningitis	19	3,578	49	550	+ 3,027
Stomach Cancer	20	3,294	18	5,343	- 2,049
Maternal Conditions	21	3,051	33	1,681	+ 1,370
Asthma	22	3,029	10	9,557	- 6,529
Liver Cancer	23	2,983	19	5,215	- 2,232
Suicide	24	2,971	34	1,565	+ 1,406
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,776	20	5,082	- 2,307
Tuberculosis	26	2,639	5	19,299	- 16,660
Breast Cancer	27	2,532	26	3,192	- 660
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,496	27	2,996	- 500
Violence	29	2,314	31	2,124	+ 190
Lymphomas	30	1,898	36	1,472	+ 426
Falls	31	1,741	17	5,686	- 3,945
Prostate Cancer	32	1,672	53	338	+ 1,335
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,530	29	2,558	- 1,028
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,464	32	1,702	- 238
Leukemia	35	1,338	35	1,546	- 208
Drownings	36	1,202	30	2,212	- 1,011
Oral Cancer	37	1,148	22	4,209	- 3,060
Fires	38	1,139	58	227	+ 912
Lung Cancers	39	988	13	7,558	- 6,570
Poisonings	40	929	46	728	+ 201
Endocrine Disorders	41	927	38	1,265	- 338
Pertussis	42	919	39	1,244	- 325
Pancreas Cancer	43	902	44	743	+ 159
Oesophagus Cancer	44	900	25	3,325	- 2,425
Epilepsy	45	808	50	524	+ 284
Syphilis	46	729	55	305	+ 423
Parkinson's Disease	47	617	37	1,450	- 834
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	574	43	893	- 319
Alcohol	49	530	54	324	+ 206
Skin Cancers	50	476	41	962	- 486
Schistosomiasis	51	469	74	0	+ 469
Skin Disease	52	434	45	734	- 300
Ovary Cancer	53	389	40	1,053	- 664
Appendicitis	54	296	63	93	+ 203
Hepatitis B	55	288	62	93	+ 195
Uterin Cancer	56	246	57	263	- 17
Upper Respiratory	57	246	66	27	+ 219
Tetanus	58	223	51	426	- 204
Measles	59	217	21	4,465	- 4,248
Drug Use	60	188	52	411	- 223
Encephalitis	61	164	59	171	- 7
Bladder Cancer	62	149	48	573	- 424
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	98	64	73	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	64	68	60	117	- 48
Hepatitis C	65	52	67	21	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	66	31	65	60	- 30
Ascariasis	67	20	68	13	+ 6
Otitis Media	68	16	71	1	+ 15
War	69	11	47	688	- 677
Chlamydia	70	10	70	3	+ 7
Diphtheria	71	5	69	7	- 3
Dengue	72	1	56	272	- 270
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	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
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

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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.