MYANMAR VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,116	2	34,871	+ 15,246
Stroke	2	23,462	1	71,440	- 47,978
Low Birth Weight	3	18,280	15	7,125	+ 11,155
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	14,385	7	16,726	- 2,342
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,061	8	11,004	+ 2,057
Measles	6	10,602	21	4,465	+ 6,137
Birth Trauma	7	9,718	16	6,169	+ 3,549
Hypertension	8	8,307	11	7,843	+ 464
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,155	14	7,237	- 82
Malaria	10	6,399	61	109	+ 6,290
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,278	24	3,679	+ 2,599
Kidney Disease	12	5,808	9	9,924	- 4,116
Lung Disease	13	4,995	3	26,531	- 21,537
Liver Disease	14	4,956	6	17,143	- 12,187
Tuberculosis	15	4,844	5	19,299	- 14,455
Breast Cancer	16	3,500	26	3,192	+ 308
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,500	4	19,944	- 16,444
Other Injuries	18	3,319	28	2,762	+ 557
Asthma	19	3,004	10	9,557	- 6,553
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,945	20	5,082	- 2,137
Violence	21	2,825	31	2,124	+ 700
HIV/AIDS	22	2,657	12	7,707	- 5,050
Maternal Conditions	23	2,235	33	1,681	+ 554
Pertussis	24	2,164	39	1,244	+ 920
Leukemia	25	2,084	35	1,546	+ 538
Drownings	26	1,920	30	2,212	- 293
Suicide	27	1,874	34	1,565	+ 309
Falls	28	1,777	17	5,686	- 3,909
Lymphomas	29	1,748	36	1,472	+ 276
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,663	38	1,265	+ 398
Fires	31	1,493	58	227	+ 1,266
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,283	25	3,325	- 2,042
Meningitis	33	1,245	49	550	+ 694
Malnutrition	34	1,241	42	945	+ 296
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,195	27	2,996	- 1,801
Drug Use	36	1,181	52	411	+ 770
Liver Cancer	37	1,079	19	5,215	- 4,136
Inflammatory/Heart	38	956	32	1,702	- 746
Ovary Cancer	39	905	40	1,053	- 148
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	884	29	2,558	- 1,674
Cervical Cancer	41	877	23	3,945	- 3,068
Poisonings	42	848	46	728	+ 120
Epilepsy	43	837	50	524	+ 314
Hepatitis B	44	833	62	93	+ 739
Parkinson's Disease	45	803	37	1,450	- 647
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	780	43	893	- 113
Syphilis	47	688	55	305	+ 383
Lung Cancers	48	621	13	7,558	- 6,937
Prostate Cancer	49	597	53	338	+ 259
Oral Cancer	50	562	22	4,209	- 3,647
Stomach Cancer	51	544	18	5,343	- 4,799
Leishmaniasis	52	511	76	0	+ 511
Tetanus	53	431	51	426	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	54	420	48	573	- 153
Skin Cancers	55	406	41	962	- 556
War	56	383	47	688	- 305
Encephalitis	57	346	59	171	+ 175
Pancreas Cancer	58	310	44	743	- 433
Appendicitis	59	176	63	93	+ 83
Skin Disease	60	128	45	734	- 606
Alcohol	61	96	54	324	- 228
Uterin Cancer	62	81	57	263	- 182
Schistosomiasis	63	78	74	0	+ 78
Multiple Sclerosis	64	61	65	60	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	65	39	60	117	- 77
Ascariasis	66	24	68	13	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	23	64	73	- 51
Hepatitis C	68	19	67	21	- 2
Diphtheria	69	13	69	7	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	70	6	66	27	- 21
Chlamydia	71	1	70	3	- 2
Dengue	72	0	56	272	- 272
Otitis Media	73	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

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.