MYANMAR VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	86,505	1	71,440	+ 15,065
Coronary Heart Disease	2	50,010	2	34,871	+ 15,139
Lung Disease	3	19,514	3	26,531	- 7,017
Diabetes Mellitus	4	18,418	4	19,944	- 1,525
Road Traffic Accidents	5	16,033	8	11,004	+ 5,029
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	15,941	20	5,082	+ 10,859
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	15,141	7	16,726	- 1,585
Kidney Disease	8	13,735	9	9,924	+ 3,812
Liver Cancer	9	13,596	19	5,215	+ 8,381
Liver Disease	10	13,000	6	17,143	- 4,142
Lung Cancers	11	11,583	13	7,558	+ 4,024
Hypertension	12	10,813	11	7,843	+ 2,971
Falls	13	8,391	17	5,686	+ 2,705
Stomach Cancer	14	8,232	18	5,343	+ 2,889
Tuberculosis	15	5,138	5	19,299	- 14,161
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,492	27	2,996	+ 1,496
Asthma	17	4,433	10	9,557	- 5,124
Suicide	18	3,943	34	1,565	+ 2,378
Low Birth Weight	19	3,879	15	7,125	- 3,245
Oral Cancer	20	3,855	22	4,209	- 353
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,842	24	3,679	+ 163
Breast Cancer	22	3,366	26	3,192	+ 173
Other Injuries	23	3,013	28	2,762	+ 251
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,914	32	1,702	+ 1,212
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,904	37	1,450	+ 1,453
Drownings	26	2,773	30	2,212	+ 560
HIV/AIDS	27	2,716	12	7,707	- 4,992
Leukemia	28	2,665	35	1,546	+ 1,119
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	2,388	14	7,237	- 4,850
Lymphomas	30	1,613	36	1,472	+ 140
Cervical Cancer	31	1,301	23	3,945	- 2,644
Birth Trauma	32	1,273	16	6,169	- 4,896
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,232	25	3,325	- 2,093
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,133	38	1,265	- 132
Prostate Cancer	35	1,040	53	338	+ 702
Violence	36	971	31	2,124	- 1,153
Measles	37	968	21	4,465	- 3,497
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	929	43	893	+ 36
Encephalitis	39	848	59	171	+ 677
Skin Disease	40	824	45	734	+ 90
Drug Use	41	743	52	411	+ 332
Uterin Cancer	42	630	57	263	+ 367
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	520	29	2,558	- 2,037
Pancreas Cancer	44	506	44	743	- 237
Bladder Cancer	45	488	48	573	- 85
Alcohol	46	471	54	324	+ 147
Ovary Cancer	47	470	40	1,053	- 583
Poisonings	48	452	46	728	- 275
Maternal Conditions	49	420	33	1,681	- 1,261
Pertussis	50	383	39	1,244	- 861
Meningitis	51	340	49	550	- 211
Fires	52	323	58	227	+ 96
Epilepsy	53	317	50	524	- 207
Skin Cancers	54	254	41	962	- 708
Hepatitis B	55	206	62	93	+ 113
Syphilis	56	178	55	305	- 127
Other Neoplasms	57	177	60	117	+ 60
Tetanus	58	156	51	426	- 271
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	122	64	73	+ 48
Appendicitis	60	109	63	93	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	61	74	65	60	+ 14
Dengue	62	69	56	272	- 203
Malnutrition	63	65	42	945	- 880
Hepatitis C	64	43	67	21	+ 22
War	65	19	47	688	- 669
Upper Respiratory	66	18	66	27	- 8
Malaria	67	8	61	109	- 102
Ascariasis	68	5	68	13	- 9
Diphtheria	69	2	69	7	- 6
Chlamydia	70	1	70	3	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Viet Nam

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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.