MYANMAR VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	44,912	7	16,726	+ 28,186
HIV/AIDS	2	35,841	12	7,707	+ 28,134
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	32,920	14	7,237	+ 25,682
Malaria	4	24,191	61	109	+ 24,081
Birth Trauma	5	23,595	16	6,169	+ 17,426
Low Birth Weight	6	19,651	15	7,125	+ 12,526
Road Traffic Accidents	7	18,397	8	11,004	+ 7,393
Tuberculosis	8	17,076	5	19,299	- 2,223
Stroke	9	16,037	1	71,440	- 55,403
Coronary Heart Disease	10	13,267	2	34,871	- 21,603
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,146	24	3,679	+ 5,467
Liver Disease	12	8,255	6	17,143	- 8,887
Meningitis	13	8,059	49	550	+ 7,508
Malnutrition	14	7,517	42	945	+ 6,571
Violence	15	7,173	31	2,124	+ 5,048
Maternal Conditions	16	6,887	33	1,681	+ 5,206
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,941	4	19,944	- 14,003
Other Injuries	18	5,465	28	2,762	+ 2,703
Hypertension	19	5,120	11	7,843	- 2,722
Kidney Disease	20	4,938	9	9,924	- 4,986
Leishmaniasis	21	4,553	76	0	+ 4,553
Tetanus	22	4,244	51	426	+ 3,818
Lung Disease	23	4,047	3	26,531	- 22,485
Pertussis	24	3,549	39	1,244	+ 2,304
Cervical Cancer	25	3,444	23	3,945	- 501
Breast Cancer	26	3,145	26	3,192	- 47
War	27	2,781	47	688	+ 2,093
Asthma	28	2,659	10	9,557	- 6,898
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,459	20	5,082	- 2,623
Drownings	30	2,111	30	2,212	- 102
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,971	25	3,325	- 1,354
Fires	32	1,963	58	227	+ 1,736
Suicide	33	1,926	34	1,565	+ 361
Lymphomas	34	1,913	36	1,472	+ 441
Prostate Cancer	35	1,852	53	338	+ 1,514
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,629	27	2,996	- 1,367
Syphilis	37	1,590	55	305	+ 1,284
Liver Cancer	38	1,567	19	5,215	- 3,648
Measles	39	1,513	21	4,465	- 2,952
Leukemia	40	1,420	35	1,546	- 126
Falls	41	1,220	17	5,686	- 4,466
Poisonings	42	1,173	46	728	+ 445
Oral Cancer	43	1,173	22	4,209	- 3,036
Stomach Cancer	44	1,091	18	5,343	- 4,252
Inflammatory/Heart	45	981	32	1,702	- 722
Endocrine Disorders	46	867	38	1,265	- 398
Ovary Cancer	47	851	40	1,053	- 202
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	843	29	2,558	- 1,715
Lung Cancers	49	743	13	7,558	- 6,816
Epilepsy	50	690	50	524	+ 167
Skin Cancers	51	576	41	962	- 387
Parkinson's Disease	52	564	37	1,450	- 886
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	549	43	893	- 344
Pancreas Cancer	54	493	44	743	- 250
Skin Disease	55	441	45	734	- 293
Bladder Cancer	56	399	48	573	- 174
Hepatitis B	57	348	62	93	+ 254
Schistosomiasis	58	324	74	0	+ 324
Upper Respiratory	59	317	66	27	+ 290
Uterin Cancer	60	299	57	263	+ 36
Appendicitis	61	294	63	93	+ 201
Alcohol	62	242	54	324	- 82
Drug Use	63	149	52	411	- 262
Encephalitis	64	146	59	171	- 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	72	64	73	- 1
Other Neoplasms	66	62	60	117	- 54
Diphtheria	67	54	69	7	+ 46
Ascariasis	68	51	68	13	+ 38
Hepatitis C	69	49	67	21	+ 28
Otitis Media	70	26	71	1	+ 25
Trypanosomiasis	71	22	75	0	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	72	19	65	60	- 41
Chlamydia	73	9	70	3	+ 6
Dengue	74	1	56	272	- 270
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	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

South Sudan

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.