MYANMAR VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,561	7	16,726	+ 11,835
Coronary Heart Disease	2	27,716	2	34,871	- 7,154
Stroke	3	23,648	1	71,440	- 47,792
Road Traffic Accidents	4	15,440	8	11,004	+ 4,436
Kidney Disease	5	11,273	9	9,924	+ 1,349
Tuberculosis	6	10,613	5	19,299	- 8,686
Lung Disease	7	10,551	3	26,531	- 15,980
Liver Disease	8	10,413	6	17,143	- 6,730
Low Birth Weight	9	7,854	15	7,125	+ 729
Birth Trauma	10	7,188	16	6,169	+ 1,019
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,952	24	3,679	+ 3,273
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	6,150	14	7,237	- 1,087
Asthma	13	5,711	10	9,557	- 3,846
Falls	14	3,949	17	5,686	- 1,737
Lung Cancers	15	3,757	13	7,558	- 3,801
Stomach Cancer	16	3,498	18	5,343	- 1,845
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,369	4	19,944	- 16,574
Other Injuries	18	3,331	28	2,762	+ 569
Violence	19	3,120	31	2,124	+ 995
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	3,103	20	5,082	- 1,979
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,455	38	1,265	+ 1,190
Liver Cancer	22	2,441	19	5,215	- 2,774
Cervical Cancer	23	2,297	23	3,945	- 1,648
Malnutrition	24	2,296	42	945	+ 1,350
Hypertension	25	1,780	11	7,843	- 6,063
Breast Cancer	26	1,540	26	3,192	- 1,652
Pertussis	27	1,507	39	1,244	+ 262
Prostate Cancer	28	1,500	53	338	+ 1,163
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,440	32	1,702	- 262
Maternal Conditions	30	1,363	33	1,681	- 319
Meningitis	31	1,299	49	550	+ 748
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,093	27	2,996	- 1,903
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,086	43	893	+ 193
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,029	37	1,450	- 421
Drownings	35	1,028	30	2,212	- 1,184
Bladder Cancer	36	997	48	573	+ 424
Syphilis	37	877	55	305	+ 571
Epilepsy	38	853	50	524	+ 330
Suicide	39	820	34	1,565	- 745
Encephalitis	40	807	59	171	+ 636
Ovary Cancer	41	757	40	1,053	- 296
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	667	29	2,558	- 1,891
Drug Use	43	450	52	411	+ 39
Skin Disease	44	419	45	734	- 315
Tetanus	45	405	51	426	- 21
Alcohol	46	373	54	324	+ 49
Poisonings	47	371	46	728	- 357
Hepatitis B	48	359	62	93	+ 266
Leukemia	49	351	35	1,546	- 1,195
Measles	50	350	21	4,465	- 4,115
Oesophagus Cancer	51	285	25	3,325	- 3,040
Fires	52	179	58	227	- 48
Malaria	53	117	61	109	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	54	95	60	117	- 22
Appendicitis	55	59	63	93	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	56	48	65	60	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	47	64	73	- 26
Lymphomas	58	37	36	1,472	- 1,435
Schistosomiasis	59	29	74	0	+ 29
Hepatitis C	60	25	67	21	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	61	21	66	27	- 5
Ascariasis	62	19	68	13	+ 5
War	63	7	47	688	- 681
Pancreas Cancer	64	5	44	743	- 738
Oral Cancer	65	4	22	4,209	- 4,205
Diphtheria	66	4	69	7	- 4
Chlamydia	67	4	70	3	+ 0
Dengue	68	2	56	272	- 270
Skin Cancers	69	2	41	962	- 961
Uterin Cancer	70	0	57	263	- 263
Anemia	71	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	71	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	82	0	12	7,707	- 7,707
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Sao Tome

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.