MYANMAR VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	46,796	7	16,726	+ 30,070
Malaria	2	43,039	61	109	+ 42,930
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	33,269	14	7,237	+ 26,031
Coronary Heart Disease	4	25,399	2	34,871	- 9,472
Stroke	5	23,771	1	71,440	- 47,669
Birth Trauma	6	18,215	16	6,169	+ 12,046
Low Birth Weight	7	17,603	15	7,125	+ 10,478
Road Traffic Accidents	8	16,282	8	11,004	+ 5,278
HIV/AIDS	9	16,057	12	7,707	+ 8,350
Tuberculosis	10	15,227	5	19,299	- 4,072
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,664	24	3,679	+ 5,985
Meningitis	12	8,923	49	550	+ 8,372
Liver Disease	13	8,277	6	17,143	- 8,865
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,503	4	19,944	- 12,441
Kidney Disease	15	6,827	9	9,924	- 3,097
Other Injuries	16	6,561	28	2,762	+ 3,799
Malnutrition	17	5,826	42	945	+ 4,880
Maternal Conditions	18	5,549	33	1,681	+ 3,868
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,032	38	1,265	+ 3,767
Lung Disease	20	4,991	3	26,531	- 21,540
Hypertension	21	3,930	11	7,843	- 3,912
Violence	22	3,896	31	2,124	+ 1,771
Breast Cancer	23	3,882	26	3,192	+ 690
Asthma	24	3,866	10	9,557	- 5,691
Suicide	25	3,287	34	1,565	+ 1,722
Pertussis	26	2,955	39	1,244	+ 1,711
Liver Cancer	27	2,523	19	5,215	- 2,692
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,353	20	5,082	- 2,729
Drownings	29	2,310	30	2,212	+ 98
Falls	30	2,042	17	5,686	- 3,644
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,942	29	2,558	- 615
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,816	32	1,702	+ 114
Fires	33	1,735	58	227	+ 1,508
Prostate Cancer	34	1,727	53	338	+ 1,390
Cervical Cancer	35	1,662	23	3,945	- 2,283
Stomach Cancer	36	1,462	18	5,343	- 3,882
Epilepsy	37	1,453	50	524	+ 929
Poisonings	38	1,376	46	728	+ 648
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,213	27	2,996	- 1,783
Drug Use	40	1,170	52	411	+ 759
Syphilis	41	1,134	55	305	+ 829
Lymphomas	42	832	36	1,472	- 640
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	799	43	893	- 94
Parkinson's Disease	44	736	37	1,450	- 714
Tetanus	45	647	51	426	+ 221
Schistosomiasis	46	637	74	0	+ 637
Hepatitis B	47	578	62	93	+ 485
Skin Cancers	48	541	41	962	- 422
Lung Cancers	49	537	13	7,558	- 7,021
Oral Cancer	50	520	22	4,209	- 3,689
Skin Disease	51	508	45	734	- 226
Bladder Cancer	52	493	48	573	- 80
Ovary Cancer	53	485	40	1,053	- 567
Pancreas Cancer	54	388	44	743	- 355
Alcohol	55	328	54	324	+ 4
Encephalitis	56	317	59	171	+ 147
Oesophagus Cancer	57	233	25	3,325	- 3,092
Measles	58	233	21	4,465	- 4,233
Leukemia	59	232	35	1,546	- 1,314
Uterin Cancer	60	194	57	263	- 69
Appendicitis	61	171	63	93	+ 78
Ascariasis	62	93	68	13	+ 80
Hepatitis C	63	84	67	21	+ 63
Upper Respiratory	64	66	66	27	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	65	66	65	60	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	66	65	60	117	- 52
War	67	53	47	688	- 634
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	46	64	73	- 27
Diphtheria	69	23	69	7	+ 16
Chlamydia	70	9	70	3	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	1	71	1	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	56	272	- 271
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Sierra Leone

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.