MYANMAR VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,496	2	34,871	+ 15,625
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	49,518	7	16,726	+ 32,792
Stroke	3	14,873	1	71,440	- 56,567
Lung Cancers	4	14,699	13	7,558	+ 7,141
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	11,475	27	2,996	+ 8,479
Kidney Disease	6	9,813	9	9,924	- 111
Liver Cancer	7	7,115	19	5,215	+ 1,900
Hypertension	8	6,985	11	7,843	- 858
Suicide	9	6,207	34	1,565	+ 4,642
Breast Cancer	10	5,776	26	3,192	+ 2,584
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,124	44	743	+ 4,381
Stomach Cancer	12	3,861	18	5,343	- 1,483
Lymphomas	13	3,787	36	1,472	+ 2,314
Lung Disease	14	3,654	3	26,531	- 22,878
Oral Cancer	15	3,024	22	4,209	- 1,185
Prostate Cancer	16	2,888	53	338	+ 2,550
Leukemia	17	2,379	35	1,546	+ 833
Falls	18	2,076	17	5,686	- 3,610
Inflammatory/Heart	19	2,055	32	1,702	+ 353
Liver Disease	20	1,997	6	17,143	- 15,146
Ovary Cancer	21	1,944	40	1,053	+ 892
Other Neoplasms	22	1,863	60	117	+ 1,747
Uterin Cancer	23	1,404	57	263	+ 1,141
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,306	25	3,325	- 2,019
Skin Disease	25	1,297	45	734	+ 563
Road Traffic Accidents	26	1,155	8	11,004	- 9,849
Bladder Cancer	27	1,146	48	573	+ 574
Diabetes Mellitus	28	1,027	4	19,944	- 18,917
Parkinson's Disease	29	856	37	1,450	- 594
Cervical Cancer	30	812	23	3,945	- 3,134
Congenital Anomalies	31	759	24	3,679	- 2,920
Other Injuries	32	754	28	2,762	- 2,008
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	661	29	2,558	- 1,897
Skin Cancers	34	535	41	962	- 427
Asthma	35	353	10	9,557	- 9,204
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	309	20	5,082	- 4,773
Endocrine Disorders	37	290	38	1,265	- 975
Drownings	38	277	30	2,212	- 1,936
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	264	14	7,237	- 6,973
Tuberculosis	40	243	5	19,299	- 19,056
Low Birth Weight	41	242	15	7,125	- 6,883
Epilepsy	42	237	50	524	- 287
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	211	43	893	- 682
Drug Use	44	182	52	411	- 229
HIV/AIDS	45	173	12	7,707	- 7,534
Violence	46	139	31	2,124	- 1,985
Alcohol	47	97	54	324	- 227
Meningitis	48	79	49	550	- 472
Fires	49	66	58	227	- 161
Appendicitis	50	56	63	93	- 37
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	54	84	0	+ 54
Hepatitis B	52	39	62	93	- 54
Maternal Conditions	53	32	33	1,681	- 1,649
Upper Respiratory	54	31	66	27	+ 4
Birth Trauma	55	30	16	6,169	- 6,139
Hepatitis C	56	27	67	21	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	57	25	65	60	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	21	64	73	- 52
War	59	21	47	688	- 667
Poisonings	60	11	46	728	- 717
Encephalitis	61	1	59	171	- 170
Pertussis	62	1	39	1,244	- 1,244
Malnutrition	63	0	42	945	- 945
Diphtheria	64	0	69	7	- 7
Syphilis	65	0	55	305	- 305
Dengue	66	0	56	272	- 272
Ascariasis	67	0	68	13	- 13
Hookworm Disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Tetanus	73	0	51	426	- 426
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	61	109	- 109
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	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

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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.