MYANMAR VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	84,938	2	34,871	+ 50,067
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	48,314	20	5,082	+ 43,232
Lung Disease	3	32,869	3	26,531	+ 6,338
Stroke	4	26,667	1	71,440	- 44,772
Lung Cancers	5	26,165	13	7,558	+ 18,606
Kidney Disease	6	14,444	9	9,924	+ 4,520
Drug Use	7	12,522	52	411	+ 12,111
Hypertension	8	11,096	11	7,843	+ 3,254
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	10,401	27	2,996	+ 7,405
Diabetes Mellitus	10	10,332	4	19,944	- 9,611
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	10,147	7	16,726	- 6,579
Suicide	12	8,933	34	1,565	+ 7,368
Breast Cancer	13	8,188	26	3,192	+ 4,995
Endocrine Disorders	14	7,904	38	1,265	+ 6,639
Pancreas Cancer	15	7,451	44	743	+ 6,708
Liver Disease	16	7,301	6	17,143	- 9,841
Road Traffic Accidents	17	7,014	8	11,004	- 3,990
Falls	18	6,799	17	5,686	+ 1,113
Lymphomas	19	6,776	36	1,472	+ 5,304
Prostate Cancer	20	5,991	53	338	+ 5,653
Parkinson's Disease	21	5,802	37	1,450	+ 4,352
Inflammatory/Heart	22	5,472	32	1,702	+ 3,770
Liver Cancer	23	4,553	19	5,215	- 662
Leukemia	24	4,536	35	1,546	+ 2,990
Other Injuries	25	4,373	28	2,762	+ 1,611
Bladder Cancer	26	3,301	48	573	+ 2,728
Violence	27	3,192	31	2,124	+ 1,068
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,999	25	3,325	- 326
Other Neoplasms	29	2,985	60	117	+ 2,868
Alcohol	30	2,466	54	324	+ 2,142
Ovary Cancer	31	2,455	40	1,053	+ 1,402
Skin Cancers	32	2,407	41	962	+ 1,445
Stomach Cancer	33	2,200	18	5,343	- 3,144
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,979	24	3,679	- 1,700
Oral Cancer	35	1,944	22	4,209	- 2,265
Uterin Cancer	36	1,693	57	263	+ 1,430
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,675	14	7,237	- 5,563
Cervical Cancer	38	1,175	23	3,945	- 2,770
Low Birth Weight	39	1,165	15	7,125	- 5,960
Malnutrition	40	1,138	42	945	+ 192
Hepatitis C	41	956	67	21	+ 935
HIV/AIDS	42	952	12	7,707	- 6,755
Skin Disease	43	910	45	734	+ 176
Multiple Sclerosis	44	851	65	60	+ 791
Drownings	45	685	30	2,212	- 1,528
Asthma	46	642	10	9,557	- 8,915
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	613	43	893	- 279
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	582	29	2,558	- 1,975
Fires	49	535	58	227	+ 308
Epilepsy	50	532	50	524	+ 8
Anemia	51	524	82	0	+ 524
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	414	64	73	+ 341
Poisonings	53	282	46	728	- 446
Birth Trauma	54	207	16	6,169	- 5,962
War	55	201	47	688	- 486
Maternal Conditions	56	131	33	1,681	- 1,550
Schizophrenia	57	122	81	0	+ 122
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	114	84	0	+ 114
Hepatitis B	59	102	62	93	+ 9
Meningitis	60	102	49	550	- 449
Osteoarthritis	61	97	85	0	+ 97
Tuberculosis	62	92	5	19,299	- 19,207
Appendicitis	63	71	63	93	- 22
Oral conditions	64	48	86	0	+ 48
Upper Respiratory	65	39	66	27	+ 12
Syphilis	66	8	55	305	- 297
Otitis Media	67	6	71	1	+ 5
Encephalitis	68	4	59	171	- 166
Pertussis	69	3	39	1,244	- 1,242
Chagas disease	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	51	426	- 426
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	7	- 7
Dengue	76	0	56	272	- 272
Malaria	77	0	61	109	- 109
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	13	- 13
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.