MYANMAR VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	68,836	2	34,871	+ 33,966
Diabetes Mellitus	2	32,608	4	19,944	+ 12,664
Lung Disease	3	24,747	3	26,531	- 1,785
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	18,158	20	5,082	+ 13,076
Kidney Disease	5	17,947	9	9,924	+ 8,024
Stroke	6	17,808	1	71,440	- 53,631
Asthma	7	16,934	10	9,557	+ 7,377
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	13,390	7	16,726	- 3,336
Road Traffic Accidents	9	10,990	8	11,004	- 14
Suicide	10	7,792	34	1,565	+ 6,227
Oral Cancer	11	7,572	22	4,209	+ 3,363
Lung Cancers	12	4,645	13	7,558	- 2,914
Oesophagus Cancer	13	4,041	25	3,325	+ 716
Other Injuries	14	4,002	28	2,762	+ 1,240
Breast Cancer	15	3,619	26	3,192	+ 427
Stomach Cancer	16	3,457	18	5,343	- 1,887
Liver Disease	17	3,410	6	17,143	- 13,733
Leukemia	18	3,022	35	1,546	+ 1,476
Liver Cancer	19	2,854	19	5,215	- 2,361
Hypertension	20	2,762	11	7,843	- 5,081
Lymphomas	21	2,688	36	1,472	+ 1,216
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,589	24	3,679	- 1,090
Falls	23	2,523	17	5,686	- 3,163
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,385	27	2,996	- 611
Tuberculosis	25	2,013	5	19,299	- 17,286
Cervical Cancer	26	1,995	23	3,945	- 1,950
Drownings	27	1,912	30	2,212	- 301
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,582	14	7,237	- 5,655
Low Birth Weight	29	1,403	15	7,125	- 5,722
Prostate Cancer	30	1,327	53	338	+ 989
Violence	31	1,306	31	2,124	- 818
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,210	38	1,265	- 55
Anemia	33	1,165	82	0	+ 1,165
Bladder Cancer	34	1,130	48	573	+ 557
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,112	32	1,702	- 590
Skin Disease	36	766	45	734	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	37	736	40	1,053	- 317
War	38	732	47	688	+ 44
Epilepsy	39	705	50	524	+ 181
Drug Use	40	673	52	411	+ 262
Fires	41	625	58	227	+ 398
Uterin Cancer	42	570	57	263	+ 307
Pancreas Cancer	43	559	44	743	- 184
Birth Trauma	44	504	16	6,169	- 5,665
Parkinson's Disease	45	439	37	1,450	- 1,012
Meningitis	46	382	49	550	- 168
Dengue	47	343	56	272	+ 71
Maternal Conditions	48	251	33	1,681	- 1,430
Poisonings	49	244	46	728	- 484
Other Neoplasms	50	224	60	117	+ 108
Alcohol	51	215	54	324	- 109
Skin Cancers	52	152	41	962	- 810
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	129	43	893	- 763
Malnutrition	54	114	42	945	- 832
HIV/AIDS	55	103	12	7,707	- 7,604
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	100	29	2,558	- 2,458
Tetanus	57	72	51	426	- 355
Syphilis	58	39	55	305	- 267
Pertussis	59	38	39	1,244	- 1,206
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	29	64	73	- 45
Encephalitis	61	27	59	171	- 143
Hepatitis B	62	16	62	93	- 78
Leprosy	63	15	72	0	+ 15
Appendicitis	64	14	63	93	- 79
Schizophrenia	65	13	81	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	66	12	66	27	- 15
Osteoarthritis	67	9	85	0	+ 9
Oral conditions	68	8	86	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	69	6	65	60	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	5	84	0	+ 5
Hookworm Disease	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	1	68	13	- 13
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	7	- 7
Hepatitis C	75	0	67	21	- 21
Otitis Media	76	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	61	109	- 109
Schistosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
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

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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.