MYANMAR VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,057	2	34,871	+ 13,186
Diabetes Mellitus	2	40,971	4	19,944	+ 21,027
Stroke	3	27,362	1	71,440	- 44,078
Road Traffic Accidents	4	18,884	8	11,004	+ 7,880
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	16,919	7	16,726	+ 193
Kidney Disease	6	15,905	9	9,924	+ 5,981
Lung Disease	7	14,543	3	26,531	- 11,989
Lung Cancers	8	12,104	13	7,558	+ 4,545
Liver Cancer	9	10,704	19	5,215	+ 5,489
Liver Disease	10	9,313	6	17,143	- 7,829
Breast Cancer	11	7,341	26	3,192	+ 4,148
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	7,294	20	5,082	+ 2,212
Congenital Anomalies	13	6,126	24	3,679	+ 2,447
Stomach Cancer	14	5,552	18	5,343	+ 209
Prostate Cancer	15	5,529	53	338	+ 5,191
Low Birth Weight	16	4,916	15	7,125	- 2,209
Asthma	17	4,218	10	9,557	- 5,339
Cervical Cancer	18	3,917	23	3,945	- 29
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,273	29	2,558	+ 715
Other Injuries	20	3,128	28	2,762	+ 366
Hypertension	21	2,836	11	7,843	- 5,007
Lymphomas	22	2,759	36	1,472	+ 1,287
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	2,688	27	2,996	- 308
Parkinson's Disease	24	2,525	37	1,450	+ 1,075
Drownings	25	2,341	30	2,212	+ 129
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,198	14	7,237	- 5,039
Suicide	27	2,190	34	1,565	+ 625
Violence	28	1,967	31	2,124	- 158
Meningitis	29	1,925	49	550	+ 1,374
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,841	44	743	+ 1,098
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,601	38	1,265	+ 336
Falls	32	1,529	17	5,686	- 4,158
Birth Trauma	33	1,484	16	6,169	- 4,685
Leukemia	34	1,382	35	1,546	- 165
Dengue	35	1,365	56	272	+ 1,093
Fires	36	1,335	58	227	+ 1,109
Malnutrition	37	1,255	42	945	+ 310
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,248	32	1,702	- 454
Oral Cancer	39	1,192	22	4,209	- 3,017
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,173	43	893	+ 280
Hepatitis B	41	1,131	62	93	+ 1,038
Skin Cancers	42	1,097	41	962	+ 134
Skin Disease	43	1,057	45	734	+ 323
Ovary Cancer	44	941	40	1,053	- 111
Maternal Conditions	45	932	33	1,681	- 749
Oesophagus Cancer	46	890	25	3,325	- 2,435
Uterin Cancer	47	807	57	263	+ 544
Bladder Cancer	48	683	48	573	+ 110
Poisonings	49	630	46	728	- 98
Pertussis	50	569	39	1,244	- 676
Tuberculosis	51	518	5	19,299	- 18,781
Alcohol	52	426	54	324	+ 102
Epilepsy	53	412	50	524	- 112
Syphilis	54	397	55	305	+ 91
Drug Use	55	233	52	411	- 178
Encephalitis	56	184	59	171	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	57	179	60	117	+ 63
Appendicitis	58	143	63	93	+ 50
Hepatitis C	59	116	67	21	+ 95
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	64	64	73	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	61	44	65	60	- 16
War	62	5	47	688	- 682
Tetanus	63	5	51	426	- 421
Diphtheria	64	4	69	7	- 3
Measles	65	3	21	4,465	- 4,462
Upper Respiratory	66	3	66	27	- 24
Ascariasis	67	2	68	13	- 11
Chlamydia	68	2	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	69	1	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	12	7,707	- 7,707
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	61	109	- 109
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	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

Tonga

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.