MYANMAR VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,983	2	34,871	+ 33,113
Stroke	2	19,497	1	71,440	- 51,943
War	3	18,706	47	688	+ 18,018
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,131	7	16,726	- 9,595
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,147	8	11,004	- 4,857
Kidney Disease	6	5,614	9	9,924	- 4,310
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	5,197	14	7,237	- 2,041
Congenital Anomalies	8	5,008	24	3,679	+ 1,329
Lung Cancers	9	4,936	13	7,558	- 2,622
Breast Cancer	10	4,707	26	3,192	+ 1,515
Liver Disease	11	4,146	6	17,143	- 12,997
Low Birth Weight	12	3,982	15	7,125	- 3,143
Lung Disease	13	3,860	3	26,531	- 22,672
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	3,738	20	5,082	- 1,344
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,697	4	19,944	- 16,246
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,949	27	2,996	- 47
Asthma	17	2,537	10	9,557	- 7,021
Lymphomas	18	1,993	36	1,472	+ 521
Leukemia	19	1,919	35	1,546	+ 373
Bladder Cancer	20	1,826	48	573	+ 1,253
Birth Trauma	21	1,795	16	6,169	- 4,375
Stomach Cancer	22	1,746	18	5,343	- 3,597
Hypertension	23	1,705	11	7,843	- 6,137
Other Injuries	24	1,256	28	2,762	- 1,506
Violence	25	1,071	31	2,124	- 1,054
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,007	38	1,265	- 258
Pancreas Cancer	27	991	44	743	+ 248
Prostate Cancer	28	974	53	338	+ 636
Falls	29	923	17	5,686	- 4,763
Parkinson's Disease	30	885	37	1,450	- 566
Liver Cancer	31	883	19	5,215	- 4,332
Inflammatory/Heart	32	813	32	1,702	- 889
Suicide	33	802	34	1,565	- 763
Ovary Cancer	34	790	40	1,053	- 262
Meningitis	35	711	49	550	+ 160
Oral Cancer	36	697	22	4,209	- 3,512
Pertussis	37	696	39	1,244	- 548
Skin Cancers	38	666	41	962	- 296
Drug Use	39	601	52	411	+ 190
Drownings	40	518	30	2,212	- 1,694
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	476	43	893	- 417
Cervical Cancer	42	454	23	3,945	- 3,491
Fires	43	431	58	227	+ 204
Uterin Cancer	44	351	57	263	+ 88
Maternal Conditions	45	252	33	1,681	- 1,429
Poisonings	46	236	46	728	- 492
Oesophagus Cancer	47	235	25	3,325	- 3,090
Epilepsy	48	223	50	524	- 301
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	191	29	2,558	- 2,367
Encephalitis	50	186	59	171	+ 15
Malnutrition	51	175	42	945	- 770
Tetanus	52	139	51	426	- 288
Alcohol	53	122	54	324	- 202
Appendicitis	54	88	63	93	- 5
Syphilis	55	74	55	305	- 231
Tuberculosis	56	56	5	19,299	- 19,243
Other Neoplasms	57	51	60	117	- 66
HIV/AIDS	58	35	12	7,707	- 7,672
Multiple Sclerosis	59	34	65	60	- 26
Schistosomiasis	60	27	74	0	+ 27
Skin Disease	61	19	45	734	- 715
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	16	64	73	- 57
Hepatitis B	63	12	62	93	- 81
Diphtheria	64	12	69	7	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	65	12	76	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	66	8	66	27	- 19
Ascariasis	67	2	68	13	- 11
Hepatitis C	68	2	67	21	- 19
Chlamydia	69	2	70	3	- 1
Measles	70	1	21	4,465	- 4,465
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	56	272	- 272
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	61	109	- 109
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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

Syria

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.