MYANMAR VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	68,523	12	7,707	+ 60,816
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	37,443	7	16,726	+ 20,717
Coronary Heart Disease	3	31,160	2	34,871	- 3,711
Stroke	4	29,213	1	71,440	- 42,227
Diabetes Mellitus	5	28,731	4	19,944	+ 8,788
Tuberculosis	6	20,906	5	19,299	+ 1,607
Violence	7	19,987	31	2,124	+ 17,862
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	15,079	14	7,237	+ 7,842
Kidney Disease	9	14,564	9	9,924	+ 4,640
Suicide	10	13,110	34	1,565	+ 11,545
Road Traffic Accidents	11	12,386	8	11,004	+ 1,382
Hypertension	12	12,172	11	7,843	+ 4,329
Lung Disease	13	11,321	3	26,531	- 15,210
Liver Disease	14	8,579	6	17,143	- 8,564
Lung Cancers	15	7,334	13	7,558	- 225
Low Birth Weight	16	5,949	15	7,125	- 1,176
Other Injuries	17	5,724	28	2,762	+ 2,962
Asthma	18	5,678	10	9,557	- 3,879
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,606	38	1,265	+ 4,341
Cervical Cancer	20	5,287	23	3,945	+ 1,342
Inflammatory/Heart	21	5,147	32	1,702	+ 3,445
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	4,450	20	5,082	- 632
Breast Cancer	23	4,315	26	3,192	+ 1,123
Prostate Cancer	24	4,163	53	338	+ 3,825
Congenital Anomalies	25	4,141	24	3,679	+ 462
Meningitis	26	3,484	49	550	+ 2,933
Fires	27	3,443	58	227	+ 3,216
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	3,414	27	2,996	+ 418
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,318	25	3,325	- 7
Birth Trauma	30	2,859	16	6,169	- 3,310
Lymphomas	31	2,682	36	1,472	+ 1,210
Drownings	32	2,287	30	2,212	+ 75
Liver Cancer	33	2,268	19	5,215	- 2,947
Malnutrition	34	2,266	42	945	+ 1,320
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,910	44	743	+ 1,167
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,803	29	2,558	- 755
Epilepsy	37	1,780	50	524	+ 1,256
Maternal Conditions	38	1,618	33	1,681	- 64
Stomach Cancer	39	1,461	18	5,343	- 3,883
Leukemia	40	1,393	35	1,546	- 153
Oral Cancer	41	1,338	22	4,209	- 2,871
Falls	42	1,332	17	5,686	- 4,354
Pertussis	43	1,087	39	1,244	- 157
Syphilis	44	1,075	55	305	+ 770
Skin Disease	45	1,048	45	734	+ 314
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,025	37	1,450	- 425
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	966	43	893	+ 73
Skin Cancers	48	945	41	962	- 18
Alcohol	49	939	54	324	+ 615
Poisonings	50	928	46	728	+ 200
Ovary Cancer	51	905	40	1,053	- 148
Bladder Cancer	52	789	48	573	+ 216
Drug Use	53	733	52	411	+ 322
Uterin Cancer	54	488	57	263	+ 225
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	358	64	73	+ 284
Appendicitis	56	261	63	93	+ 168
Measles	57	257	21	4,465	- 4,208
Other Neoplasms	58	254	60	117	+ 137
Encephalitis	59	223	59	171	+ 52
Upper Respiratory	60	212	66	27	+ 186
Hepatitis B	61	133	62	93	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	62	107	65	60	+ 47
Malaria	63	79	61	109	- 31
War	64	62	47	688	- 626
Tetanus	65	36	51	426	- 390
Schistosomiasis	66	33	74	0	+ 33
Otitis Media	67	18	71	1	+ 17
Chlamydia	68	17	70	3	+ 14
Diphtheria	69	15	69	7	+ 8
Hepatitis C	70	8	67	21	- 14
Ascariasis	71	3	68	13	- 11
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	56	272	- 272
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

South Africa

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.