MYANMAR VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	23,366	12	7,707	+ 15,659
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	22,195	7	16,726	+ 5,469
Malaria	3	18,554	61	109	+ 18,444
Tuberculosis	4	17,284	5	19,299	- 2,015
Road Traffic Accidents	5	15,395	8	11,004	+ 4,391
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	14,997	14	7,237	+ 7,759
Stroke	7	14,406	1	71,440	- 57,034
Birth Trauma	8	12,864	16	6,169	+ 6,695
Coronary Heart Disease	9	11,268	2	34,871	- 23,602
Low Birth Weight	10	10,380	15	7,125	+ 3,255
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,349	24	3,679	+ 4,670
Maternal Conditions	12	5,828	33	1,681	+ 4,147
Liver Disease	13	5,616	6	17,143	- 11,527
Cervical Cancer	14	5,478	23	3,945	+ 1,532
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,327	4	19,944	- 14,617
Malnutrition	16	4,754	42	945	+ 3,808
Hypertension	17	4,442	11	7,843	- 3,401
Violence	18	4,019	31	2,124	+ 1,894
Kidney Disease	19	3,877	9	9,924	- 6,046
Other Injuries	20	3,641	28	2,762	+ 879
Meningitis	21	2,719	49	550	+ 2,168
Lung Disease	22	2,602	3	26,531	- 23,929
Pertussis	23	2,365	39	1,244	+ 1,121
Suicide	24	2,110	34	1,565	+ 545
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,916	25	3,325	- 1,409
Syphilis	26	1,803	55	305	+ 1,498
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,746	20	5,082	- 3,336
Prostate Cancer	28	1,551	53	338	+ 1,213
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,516	38	1,265	+ 251
Asthma	30	1,450	10	9,557	- 8,107
Oral Cancer	31	1,403	22	4,209	- 2,805
Drownings	32	1,400	30	2,212	- 812
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	1,336	27	2,996	- 1,660
Falls	34	1,307	17	5,686	- 4,379
Fires	35	1,215	58	227	+ 988
Liver Cancer	36	1,205	19	5,215	- 4,010
Breast Cancer	37	1,096	26	3,192	- 2,097
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,047	32	1,702	- 655
Stomach Cancer	39	1,015	18	5,343	- 4,328
Poisonings	40	998	46	728	+ 270
Lymphomas	41	687	36	1,472	- 785
Skin Cancers	42	635	41	962	- 328
Epilepsy	43	603	50	524	+ 79
Bladder Cancer	44	569	48	573	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	45	438	37	1,450	- 1,013
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	394	29	2,558	- 2,164
Leukemia	47	355	35	1,546	- 1,192
Drug Use	48	345	52	411	- 66
Tetanus	49	342	51	426	- 84
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	342	43	893	- 551
Schistosomiasis	51	316	74	0	+ 316
Skin Disease	52	307	45	734	- 428
Ovary Cancer	53	287	40	1,053	- 765
Upper Respiratory	54	255	66	27	+ 228
Measles	55	251	21	4,465	- 4,214
Alcohol	56	231	54	324	- 93
Uterin Cancer	57	186	57	263	- 77
Appendicitis	58	186	63	93	+ 93
Encephalitis	59	169	59	171	- 1
Hepatitis B	60	144	62	93	+ 50
Lung Cancers	61	135	13	7,558	- 7,423
Pancreas Cancer	62	135	44	743	- 608
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	69	64	73	- 4
Other Neoplasms	64	49	60	117	- 68
Ascariasis	65	47	68	13	+ 34
Hepatitis C	66	34	67	21	+ 13
War	67	25	47	688	- 663
Multiple Sclerosis	68	23	65	60	- 37
Otitis Media	69	14	71	1	+ 13
Diphtheria	70	9	69	7	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	8	70	3	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	75	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	2	56	272	- 270
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Tanzania

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.