MYANMAR VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,845	2	34,871	+ 22,974
Stroke	2	54,730	1	71,440	- 16,710
Diabetes Mellitus	3	25,462	4	19,944	+ 5,519
Kidney Disease	4	25,007	9	9,924	+ 15,083
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	15,169	7	16,726	- 1,557
Suicide	6	13,121	34	1,565	+ 11,556
HIV/AIDS	7	12,275	12	7,707	+ 4,567
Liver Disease	8	11,916	6	17,143	- 5,227
Hypertension	9	11,889	11	7,843	+ 4,046
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	10,438	20	5,082	+ 5,356
Lung Cancers	11	9,094	13	7,558	+ 1,536
Lung Disease	12	8,246	3	26,531	- 18,286
Road Traffic Accidents	13	7,924	8	11,004	- 3,080
Prostate Cancer	14	6,975	53	338	+ 6,637
Other Injuries	15	6,455	28	2,762	+ 3,693
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	6,447	27	2,996	+ 3,451
Breast Cancer	17	4,879	26	3,192	+ 1,687
Skin Disease	18	4,746	45	734	+ 4,012
Low Birth Weight	19	4,571	15	7,125	- 2,554
Cervical Cancer	20	4,267	23	3,945	+ 322
Liver Cancer	21	3,993	19	5,215	- 1,222
Congenital Anomalies	22	3,533	24	3,679	- 146
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,307	32	1,702	+ 1,604
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,293	38	1,265	+ 2,028
Falls	25	3,050	17	5,686	- 2,636
Violence	26	2,998	31	2,124	+ 873
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,798	14	7,237	- 4,439
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	2,544	29	2,558	- 13
Drownings	29	2,483	30	2,212	+ 270
Birth Trauma	30	2,469	16	6,169	- 3,700
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,461	37	1,450	+ 1,011
Pancreas Cancer	32	2,352	44	743	+ 1,609
Stomach Cancer	33	2,200	18	5,343	- 3,143
Lymphomas	34	2,018	36	1,472	+ 546
Leukemia	35	1,747	35	1,546	+ 201
Epilepsy	36	1,628	50	524	+ 1,105
Tuberculosis	37	1,484	5	19,299	- 17,815
Alcohol	38	1,445	54	324	+ 1,121
Asthma	39	1,387	10	9,557	- 8,170
Oral Cancer	40	1,385	22	4,209	- 2,824
Maternal Conditions	41	1,253	33	1,681	- 428
Ovary Cancer	42	1,213	40	1,053	+ 160
Malnutrition	43	1,174	42	945	+ 229
Fires	44	1,131	58	227	+ 904
Drug Use	45	658	52	411	+ 247
Dengue	46	594	56	272	+ 322
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	575	43	893	- 318
Bladder Cancer	48	466	48	573	- 107
Uterin Cancer	49	463	57	263	+ 200
Meningitis	50	458	49	550	- 92
Encephalitis	51	375	59	171	+ 204
Syphilis	52	287	55	305	- 18
Appendicitis	53	273	63	93	+ 179
Other Neoplasms	54	245	60	117	+ 129
Schistosomiasis	55	210	74	0	+ 210
Oesophagus Cancer	56	182	25	3,325	- 3,143
Poisonings	57	154	46	728	- 574
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	110	64	73	+ 37
Pertussis	59	105	39	1,244	- 1,140
Skin Cancers	60	93	41	962	- 869
Multiple Sclerosis	61	90	65	60	+ 30
Tetanus	62	85	51	426	- 341
Hepatitis B	63	55	62	93	- 38
Chagas disease	64	33	73	0	+ 33
Leishmaniasis	65	11	76	0	+ 11
War	66	9	47	688	- 679
Upper Respiratory	67	7	66	27	- 20
Chlamydia	68	6	70	3	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	5	68	13	- 9
Hepatitis C	70	5	67	21	- 17
Otitis Media	71	1	71	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	1	69	7	- 7
Measles	73	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	61	109	- 109
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Suriname

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.