MYANMAR VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	UGANDA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	24,732	12	7,707	+ 17,025
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	22,020	7	16,726	+ 5,294
Malaria	3	15,847	61	109	+ 15,738
Road Traffic Accidents	4	15,189	8	11,004	+ 4,185
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	14,128	14	7,237	+ 6,891
Stroke	6	13,052	1	71,440	- 58,388
Birth Trauma	7	12,145	16	6,169	+ 5,976
Low Birth Weight	8	11,292	15	7,125	+ 4,167
Coronary Heart Disease	9	10,254	2	34,871	- 24,617
Tuberculosis	10	8,468	5	19,299	- 10,831
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,751	24	3,679	+ 4,073
Violence	12	7,208	31	2,124	+ 5,084
Liver Disease	13	5,979	6	17,143	- 11,164
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,596	4	19,944	- 14,347
Cervical Cancer	15	5,110	23	3,945	+ 1,165
Meningitis	16	4,340	49	550	+ 3,789
Maternal Conditions	17	4,251	33	1,681	+ 2,569
Malnutrition	18	3,872	42	945	+ 2,927
Kidney Disease	19	3,698	9	9,924	- 6,226
Other Injuries	20	3,653	28	2,762	+ 891
Hypertension	21	3,642	11	7,843	- 4,201
Lung Disease	22	3,561	3	26,531	- 22,970
Syphilis	23	2,609	55	305	+ 2,304
Suicide	24	2,373	34	1,565	+ 808
Pertussis	25	2,228	39	1,244	+ 984
Lymphomas	26	2,056	36	1,472	+ 584
Asthma	27	2,037	10	9,557	- 7,520
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,955	25	3,325	- 1,370
Liver Cancer	29	1,777	19	5,215	- 3,438
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,502	20	5,082	- 3,581
Drownings	31	1,445	30	2,212	- 768
Breast Cancer	32	1,317	26	3,192	- 1,876
Falls	33	1,315	17	5,686	- 4,371
Prostate Cancer	34	1,109	53	338	+ 771
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,072	27	2,996	- 1,924
Fires	36	1,018	58	227	+ 791
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,003	32	1,702	- 699
Endocrine Disorders	38	888	38	1,265	- 377
Poisonings	39	870	46	728	+ 142
Oral Cancer	40	853	22	4,209	- 3,356
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	802	29	2,558	- 1,756
Leukemia	42	699	35	1,546	- 847
Epilepsy	43	699	50	524	+ 175
Ovary Cancer	44	606	40	1,053	- 447
Stomach Cancer	45	601	18	5,343	- 4,742
Lung Cancers	46	514	13	7,558	- 7,044
Pancreas Cancer	47	418	44	743	- 325
Parkinson's Disease	48	410	37	1,450	- 1,040
Skin Cancers	49	407	41	962	- 556
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	406	43	893	- 487
Measles	51	401	21	4,465	- 4,064
Schistosomiasis	52	333	74	0	+ 333
Tetanus	53	316	51	426	- 111
Alcohol	54	299	54	324	- 25
Skin Disease	55	283	45	734	- 451
Uterin Cancer	56	273	57	263	+ 10
Drug Use	57	272	52	411	- 139
Appendicitis	58	246	63	93	+ 153
Bladder Cancer	59	211	48	573	- 362
Upper Respiratory	60	168	66	27	+ 141
Hepatitis B	61	144	62	93	+ 51
Encephalitis	62	143	59	171	- 28
War	63	103	47	688	- 585
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	64	64	73	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	65	58	75	0	+ 58
Other Neoplasms	66	44	60	117	- 73
Hepatitis C	67	36	67	21	+ 14
Leishmaniasis	68	33	76	0	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	69	19	65	60	- 41
Ascariasis	70	19	68	13	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	13	71	1	+ 12
Diphtheria	72	13	69	7	+ 5
Chlamydia	73	7	70	3	+ 4
Dengue	74	1	56	272	- 270
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Uganda

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.