MYANMAR VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,979	2	34,871	+ 19,108
Stroke	2	24,288	1	71,440	- 47,152
War	3	23,116	47	688	+ 22,428
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	21,440	7	16,726	+ 4,713
Low Birth Weight	5	15,768	15	7,125	+ 8,644
Road Traffic Accidents	6	15,323	8	11,004	+ 4,318
Birth Trauma	7	10,631	16	6,169	+ 4,462
Hypertension	8	9,475	11	7,843	+ 1,632
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,825	14	7,237	+ 587
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,680	24	3,679	+ 4,001
Lung Disease	11	5,720	3	26,531	- 20,811
Measles	12	5,404	21	4,465	+ 939
Liver Disease	13	5,175	6	17,143	- 11,968
Violence	14	5,082	31	2,124	+ 2,957
Kidney Disease	15	4,794	9	9,924	- 5,130
Other Injuries	16	3,983	28	2,762	+ 1,221
Asthma	17	3,769	10	9,557	- 5,788
Tuberculosis	18	3,400	5	19,299	- 15,899
Diabetes Mellitus	19	3,212	4	19,944	- 16,732
Malaria	20	3,077	61	109	+ 2,967
Suicide	21	3,040	34	1,565	+ 1,475
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,515	20	5,082	- 2,567
Pertussis	23	2,218	39	1,244	+ 973
Falls	24	2,094	17	5,686	- 3,592
Drownings	25	2,044	30	2,212	- 168
Breast Cancer	26	2,029	26	3,192	- 1,163
Malnutrition	27	1,894	42	945	+ 949
Meningitis	28	1,823	49	550	+ 1,273
Fires	29	1,774	58	227	+ 1,547
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,634	27	2,996	- 1,362
Stomach Cancer	31	1,615	18	5,343	- 3,729
Maternal Conditions	32	1,593	33	1,681	- 88
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,492	29	2,558	- 1,066
Leukemia	34	1,390	35	1,546	- 157
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,369	25	3,325	- 1,956
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,320	38	1,265	+ 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,265	43	893	+ 372
Drug Use	38	1,097	52	411	+ 686
Liver Cancer	39	1,090	19	5,215	- 4,125
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,047	32	1,702	- 655
Lung Cancers	41	1,019	13	7,558	- 6,540
Oral Cancer	42	980	22	4,209	- 3,229
Epilepsy	43	965	50	524	+ 441
Poisonings	44	952	46	728	+ 224
Lymphomas	45	774	36	1,472	- 698
HIV/AIDS	46	709	12	7,707	- 6,998
Tetanus	47	706	51	426	+ 280
Encephalitis	48	660	59	171	+ 489
Parkinson's Disease	49	647	37	1,450	- 803
Hepatitis B	50	536	62	93	+ 443
Pancreas Cancer	51	506	44	743	- 237
Ovary Cancer	52	337	40	1,053	- 716
Syphilis	53	314	55	305	+ 9
Appendicitis	54	289	63	93	+ 196
Bladder Cancer	55	287	48	573	- 286
Schistosomiasis	56	222	74	0	+ 222
Cervical Cancer	57	213	23	3,945	- 3,732
Skin Cancers	58	178	41	962	- 784
Alcohol	59	140	54	324	- 184
Dengue	60	128	56	272	- 144
Skin Disease	61	79	45	734	- 656
Multiple Sclerosis	62	74	65	60	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	63	70	53	338	- 267
Other Neoplasms	64	37	60	117	- 80
Ascariasis	65	30	68	13	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	25	64	73	- 48
Diphtheria	67	25	69	7	+ 17
Hepatitis C	68	15	67	21	- 6
Uterin Cancer	69	9	57	263	- 254
Upper Respiratory	70	9	66	27	- 18
Leishmaniasis	71	4	76	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	72	1	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	73	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	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

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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.