MYANMAR VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	95,950	7	16,726	+ 79,224
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	67,892	14	7,237	+ 60,655
Measles	3	51,156	21	4,465	+ 46,690
Tuberculosis	4	45,347	5	19,299	+ 26,048
Birth Trauma	5	42,308	16	6,169	+ 36,138
Stroke	6	37,986	1	71,440	- 33,454
Coronary Heart Disease	7	31,964	2	34,871	- 2,907
Low Birth Weight	8	27,621	15	7,125	+ 20,497
Meningitis	9	23,781	49	550	+ 23,230
Malnutrition	10	21,322	42	945	+ 20,376
Road Traffic Accidents	11	18,698	8	11,004	+ 7,694
Maternal Conditions	12	18,236	33	1,681	+ 16,555
Liver Disease	13	17,309	6	17,143	+ 166
Other Injuries	14	15,917	28	2,762	+ 13,155
Congenital Anomalies	15	15,070	24	3,679	+ 11,391
Diabetes Mellitus	16	12,762	4	19,944	- 7,181
Tetanus	17	11,703	51	426	+ 11,277
Hypertension	18	11,682	11	7,843	+ 3,839
Lung Disease	19	10,793	3	26,531	- 15,738
Pertussis	20	9,077	39	1,244	+ 7,833
Kidney Disease	21	9,064	9	9,924	- 860
Malaria	22	8,582	61	109	+ 8,473
Asthma	23	8,300	10	9,557	- 1,257
War	24	5,825	47	688	+ 5,137
Drownings	25	5,619	30	2,212	+ 3,407
Breast Cancer	26	5,443	26	3,192	+ 2,250
Suicide	27	5,387	34	1,565	+ 3,822
Cervical Cancer	28	3,902	23	3,945	- 43
Violence	29	3,660	31	2,124	+ 1,536
Fires	30	3,581	58	227	+ 3,354
Poisonings	31	3,350	46	728	+ 2,622
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	2,860	20	5,082	- 2,222
HIV/AIDS	33	2,695	12	7,707	- 5,012
Lymphomas	34	2,672	36	1,472	+ 1,200
Leukemia	35	2,481	35	1,546	+ 935
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,471	29	2,558	- 87
Falls	37	2,421	17	5,686	- 3,265
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	2,414	27	2,996	- 582
Inflammatory/Heart	39	2,303	32	1,702	+ 601
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,282	25	3,325	- 1,043
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,971	43	893	+ 1,078
Schistosomiasis	42	1,924	74	0	+ 1,924
Epilepsy	43	1,850	50	524	+ 1,327
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,795	38	1,265	+ 530
Syphilis	45	1,669	55	305	+ 1,363
Oral Cancer	46	1,449	22	4,209	- 2,760
Upper Respiratory	47	1,439	66	27	+ 1,413
Hepatitis B	48	1,391	62	93	+ 1,298
Stomach Cancer	49	1,369	18	5,343	- 3,974
Ovary Cancer	50	1,303	40	1,053	+ 251
Leishmaniasis	51	1,281	76	0	+ 1,281
Prostate Cancer	52	1,260	53	338	+ 922
Liver Cancer	53	1,130	19	5,215	- 4,085
Lung Cancers	54	1,029	13	7,558	- 6,529
Appendicitis	55	830	63	93	+ 737
Parkinson's Disease	56	812	37	1,450	- 638
Skin Cancers	57	723	41	962	- 239
Skin Disease	58	668	45	734	- 66
Alcohol	59	667	54	324	+ 343
Diphtheria	60	661	69	7	+ 654
Bladder Cancer	61	660	48	573	+ 87
Pancreas Cancer	62	475	44	743	- 268
Encephalitis	63	401	59	171	+ 230
Uterin Cancer	64	344	57	263	+ 81
Drug Use	65	241	52	411	- 170
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	155	64	73	+ 82
Hepatitis C	67	152	67	21	+ 130
Otitis Media	68	139	71	1	+ 138
Ascariasis	69	131	68	13	+ 117
Other Neoplasms	70	55	60	117	- 62
Multiple Sclerosis	71	35	65	60	- 25
Chlamydia	72	22	70	3	+ 18
Dengue	73	3	56	272	- 269
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Somalia

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.