MYANMAR VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,555	2	34,871	+ 34,685
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	46,696	20	5,082	+ 41,613
Stroke	3	25,435	1	71,440	- 46,005
Lung Cancers	4	22,850	13	7,558	+ 15,292
Lung Disease	5	18,842	3	26,531	- 7,690
Hypertension	6	16,045	11	7,843	+ 8,202
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,950	27	2,996	+ 9,954
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	12,656	7	16,726	- 4,070
Falls	9	12,461	17	5,686	+ 6,775
Prostate Cancer	10	10,254	53	338	+ 9,916
Breast Cancer	11	10,238	26	3,192	+ 7,046
Pancreas Cancer	12	9,647	44	743	+ 8,904
Kidney Disease	13	8,188	9	9,924	- 1,736
Suicide	14	8,109	34	1,565	+ 6,545
Lymphomas	15	7,345	36	1,472	+ 5,872
Inflammatory/Heart	16	6,667	32	1,702	+ 4,965
Diabetes Mellitus	17	6,634	4	19,944	- 13,310
Parkinson's Disease	18	5,565	37	1,450	+ 4,115
Liver Cancer	19	5,226	19	5,215	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	20	4,423	60	117	+ 4,307
Liver Disease	21	4,397	6	17,143	- 12,745
Leukemia	22	4,358	35	1,546	+ 2,812
Bladder Cancer	23	4,347	48	573	+ 3,774
Stomach Cancer	24	3,984	18	5,343	- 1,359
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,849	38	1,265	+ 2,584
Oral Cancer	26	3,249	22	4,209	- 960
Skin Cancers	27	3,202	41	962	+ 2,239
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,187	25	3,325	- 138
Ovary Cancer	29	2,968	40	1,053	+ 1,916
Other Injuries	30	2,659	28	2,762	- 103
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,981	24	3,679	- 1,698
Alcohol	32	1,486	54	324	+ 1,162
Uterin Cancer	33	1,452	57	263	+ 1,189
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,253	8	11,004	- 9,751
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,207	14	7,237	- 6,031
Drug Use	36	1,143	52	411	+ 732
Osteoarthritis	37	1,101	85	0	+ 1,101
Multiple Sclerosis	38	1,038	65	60	+ 978
Epilepsy	39	1,029	50	524	+ 505
Skin Disease	40	839	45	734	+ 105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	794	29	2,558	- 1,764
Cervical Cancer	42	682	23	3,945	- 3,263
Low Birth Weight	43	681	15	7,125	- 6,444
Anemia	44	660	82	0	+ 660
Schizophrenia	45	625	81	0	+ 625
Asthma	46	615	10	9,557	- 8,942
Malnutrition	47	546	42	945	- 399
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	505	43	893	- 388
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	440	64	73	+ 367
Drownings	50	320	30	2,212	- 1,893
Violence	51	275	31	2,124	- 1,849
Birth Trauma	52	207	16	6,169	- 5,962
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	206	84	0	+ 206
HIV/AIDS	54	188	12	7,707	- 7,519
Fires	55	139	58	227	- 88
Tuberculosis	56	138	5	19,299	- 19,161
Meningitis	57	129	49	550	- 421
Hepatitis C	58	98	67	21	+ 77
Appendicitis	59	94	63	93	+ 1
Poisonings	60	84	46	728	- 644
Upper Respiratory	61	71	66	27	+ 44
Oral conditions	62	52	86	0	+ 52
Hepatitis B	63	29	62	93	- 64
Maternal Conditions	64	28	33	1,681	- 1,654
Syphilis	65	10	55	305	- 296
Iodine Deficiency	66	7	77	0	+ 7
War	67	6	47	688	- 682
Encephalitis	68	4	59	171	- 166
Otitis Media	69	3	71	1	+ 2
Tetanus	70	3	51	426	- 424
Leishmaniasis	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	72	2	74	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	0	39	1,244	- 1,244
Diphtheria	74	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	75	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	61	109	- 109
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	56	272	- 272
Ascariasis	82	0	68	13	- 13
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	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.