MYANMAR VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	82,221	2	34,871	+ 47,351
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	59,304	20	5,082	+ 54,221
Stroke	3	32,783	1	71,440	- 38,657
Lung Disease	4	23,600	3	26,531	- 2,931
Lung Cancers	5	20,220	13	7,558	+ 12,661
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	16,565	27	2,996	+ 13,569
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	14,443	7	16,726	- 2,283
Prostate Cancer	8	14,244	53	338	+ 13,906
Pancreas Cancer	9	10,042	44	743	+ 9,299
Hypertension	10	9,987	11	7,843	+ 2,144
Diabetes Mellitus	11	9,965	4	19,944	- 9,979
Kidney Disease	12	8,849	9	9,924	- 1,074
Breast Cancer	13	8,596	26	3,192	+ 5,404
Suicide	14	8,037	34	1,565	+ 6,472
Other Injuries	15	7,461	28	2,762	+ 4,699
Lymphomas	16	7,370	36	1,472	+ 5,898
Falls	17	6,025	17	5,686	+ 339
Other Neoplasms	18	5,628	60	117	+ 5,511
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,123	37	1,450	+ 3,672
Leukemia	20	4,484	35	1,546	+ 2,938
Bladder Cancer	21	4,130	48	573	+ 3,557
Liver Cancer	22	4,084	19	5,215	- 1,131
Liver Disease	23	3,930	6	17,143	- 13,213
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,813	38	1,265	+ 2,548
Skin Cancers	25	3,533	41	962	+ 2,570
Stomach Cancer	26	3,327	18	5,343	- 2,016
Ovary Cancer	27	3,002	40	1,053	+ 1,950
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,971	32	1,702	+ 1,269
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,923	25	3,325	- 402
Drug Use	30	2,300	52	411	+ 1,889
Oral Cancer	31	2,060	22	4,209	- 2,149
Alcohol	32	1,948	54	324	+ 1,624
Uterin Cancer	33	1,872	57	263	+ 1,610
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,712	8	11,004	- 9,292
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,672	24	3,679	- 2,007
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,572	14	7,237	- 5,666
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,505	29	2,558	- 1,052
Cervical Cancer	38	1,236	23	3,945	- 2,709
Skin Disease	39	1,195	45	734	+ 461
Anemia	40	949	82	0	+ 949
Multiple Sclerosis	41	925	65	60	+ 865
Asthma	42	860	10	9,557	- 8,697
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	700	64	73	+ 626
Epilepsy	44	655	50	524	+ 131
Malnutrition	45	636	42	945	- 310
Drownings	46	622	30	2,212	- 1,591
Violence	47	613	31	2,124	- 1,511
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	599	43	893	- 294
Fires	49	351	58	227	+ 124
Schizophrenia	50	345	81	0	+ 345
Low Birth Weight	51	273	15	7,125	- 6,852
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	249	84	0	+ 249
Hepatitis C	53	239	67	21	+ 218
Meningitis	54	191	49	550	- 360
Birth Trauma	55	182	16	6,169	- 5,987
Tuberculosis	56	130	5	19,299	- 19,169
Osteoarthritis	57	130	85	0	+ 130
Upper Respiratory	58	106	66	27	+ 79
Appendicitis	59	98	63	93	+ 5
Poisonings	60	96	46	728	- 632
HIV/AIDS	61	69	12	7,707	- 7,638
Hepatitis B	62	51	62	93	- 42
Oral conditions	63	45	86	0	+ 45
Maternal Conditions	64	27	33	1,681	- 1,654
War	65	9	47	688	- 679
Otitis Media	66	4	71	1	+ 3
Pertussis	67	3	39	1,244	- 1,242
Tetanus	68	2	51	426	- 425
Schistosomiasis	69	2	74	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	2	69	7	- 6
Encephalitis	71	1	59	171	- 170
Syphilis	72	0	55	305	- 305
Chlamydia	73	0	70	3	- 3
Malaria	74	0	61	109	- 109
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	56	272	- 272
Ascariasis	81	0	68	13	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Sweden

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.