MYANMAR VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,975	2	34,871	- 3,896
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	29,436	7	16,726	+ 12,710
Stroke	3	28,272	1	71,440	- 43,168
Lung Cancers	4	22,415	13	7,558	+ 14,856
Suicide	5	16,166	34	1,565	+ 14,601
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	13,415	20	5,082	+ 8,332
Liver Cancer	7	12,801	19	5,215	+ 7,586
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	11,245	27	2,996	+ 8,249
Kidney Disease	9	11,164	9	9,924	+ 1,240
Stomach Cancer	10	9,527	18	5,343	+ 4,183
Lung Disease	11	9,418	3	26,531	- 17,113
Pancreas Cancer	12	7,725	44	743	+ 6,982
Diabetes Mellitus	13	7,524	4	19,944	- 12,420
Liver Disease	14	7,012	6	17,143	- 10,130
Road Traffic Accidents	15	4,859	8	11,004	- 6,145
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,364	37	1,450	+ 2,914
Hypertension	17	4,099	11	7,843	- 3,744
Other Injuries	18	4,014	28	2,762	+ 1,252
Lymphomas	19	3,841	36	1,472	+ 2,369
Falls	20	3,241	17	5,686	- 2,445
Breast Cancer	21	3,181	26	3,192	- 11
Prostate Cancer	22	2,558	53	338	+ 2,220
Leukemia	23	2,364	35	1,546	+ 818
Tuberculosis	24	2,154	5	19,299	- 17,145
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,088	38	1,265	+ 823
Other Neoplasms	26	1,996	60	117	+ 1,879
Bladder Cancer	27	1,953	48	573	+ 1,380
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,914	25	3,325	- 1,411
Oral Cancer	29	1,609	22	4,209	- 2,599
Ovary Cancer	30	1,469	40	1,053	+ 416
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,464	32	1,702	- 238
Asthma	32	1,271	10	9,557	- 8,287
Alcohol	33	1,194	54	324	+ 869
Cervical Cancer	34	1,176	23	3,945	- 2,769
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,026	14	7,237	- 6,212
Skin Disease	36	778	45	734	+ 44
Skin Cancers	37	646	41	962	- 317
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	596	29	2,558	- 1,962
Hepatitis B	39	581	62	93	+ 488
Epilepsy	40	579	50	524	+ 56
Congenital Anomalies	41	572	24	3,679	- 3,107
Drownings	42	553	30	2,212	- 1,659
Uterin Cancer	43	464	57	263	+ 201
Violence	44	427	31	2,124	- 1,698
Low Birth Weight	45	409	15	7,125	- 6,716
Anemia	46	364	82	0	+ 364
Fires	47	291	58	227	+ 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	248	43	893	- 645
Hepatitis C	49	185	67	21	+ 164
Drug Use	50	170	52	411	- 241
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	166	64	73	+ 92
Poisonings	52	127	46	728	- 601
Malnutrition	53	98	42	945	- 848
Birth Trauma	54	97	16	6,169	- 6,072
HIV/AIDS	55	93	12	7,707	- 7,614
Schizophrenia	56	85	81	0	+ 85
Appendicitis	57	59	63	93	- 34
Meningitis	58	56	49	550	- 495
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	55	84	0	+ 55
Osteoarthritis	60	46	85	0	+ 46
Maternal Conditions	61	38	33	1,681	- 1,644
Syphilis	62	29	55	305	- 276
Upper Respiratory	63	28	66	27	+ 2
Oral conditions	64	23	86	0	+ 23
Encephalitis	65	21	59	171	- 150
Multiple Sclerosis	66	12	65	60	- 48
Pertussis	67	7	39	1,244	- 1,238
War	68	5	47	688	- 682
Tetanus	69	5	51	426	- 421
Otitis Media	70	5	71	1	+ 4
Malaria	71	1	61	109	- 108
Schistosomiasis	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	69	7	- 7
Ascariasis	74	0	68	13	- 13
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	56	272	- 272
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

South Korea

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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.