MYANMAR VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	47,668	12	7,707	+ 39,961
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,322	7	16,726	+ 9,596
Stroke	3	21,983	1	71,440	- 49,457
Malaria	4	21,800	61	109	+ 21,691
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	17,356	14	7,237	+ 10,119
Tuberculosis	6	16,432	5	19,299	- 2,867
Birth Trauma	7	14,000	16	6,169	+ 7,830
Low Birth Weight	8	13,434	15	7,125	+ 6,309
Liver Disease	9	12,448	6	17,143	- 4,694
Coronary Heart Disease	10	12,258	2	34,871	- 22,613
Road Traffic Accidents	11	10,106	8	11,004	- 898
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,701	24	3,679	+ 5,022
Hypertension	13	7,236	11	7,843	- 606
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,624	4	19,944	- 13,319
Malnutrition	15	6,369	42	945	+ 5,423
Meningitis	16	5,465	49	550	+ 4,915
Cervical Cancer	17	4,975	23	3,945	+ 1,029
Kidney Disease	18	4,869	9	9,924	- 5,055
Other Injuries	19	4,781	28	2,762	+ 2,019
Suicide	20	3,603	34	1,565	+ 2,038
Lung Disease	21	3,520	3	26,531	- 23,012
Maternal Conditions	22	3,286	33	1,681	+ 1,605
Violence	23	3,190	31	2,124	+ 1,065
Syphilis	24	2,447	55	305	+ 2,142
Pertussis	25	2,054	39	1,244	+ 810
Asthma	26	2,049	10	9,557	- 7,508
Drownings	27	1,905	30	2,212	- 307
Falls	28	1,649	17	5,686	- 4,037
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,631	20	5,082	- 3,451
Prostate Cancer	30	1,553	53	338	+ 1,215
Lymphomas	31	1,515	36	1,472	+ 43
Fires	32	1,511	58	227	+ 1,284
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,386	32	1,702	- 316
Poisonings	34	1,262	46	728	+ 534
Breast Cancer	35	1,012	26	3,192	- 2,180
Oesophagus Cancer	36	992	25	3,325	- 2,333
Endocrine Disorders	37	978	38	1,265	- 287
Epilepsy	38	918	50	524	+ 395
Leukemia	39	722	35	1,546	- 824
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	679	29	2,558	- 1,879
Lung Cancers	41	624	13	7,558	- 6,934
Stomach Cancer	42	571	18	5,343	- 4,772
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	560	27	2,996	- 2,436
Tetanus	44	525	51	426	+ 98
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	525	43	893	- 368
Liver Cancer	46	489	19	5,215	- 4,726
Parkinson's Disease	47	453	37	1,450	- 997
Oral Cancer	48	429	22	4,209	- 3,780
Alcohol	49	387	54	324	+ 63
Bladder Cancer	50	364	48	573	- 209
Schistosomiasis	51	355	74	0	+ 355
Skin Disease	52	348	45	734	- 386
Drug Use	53	339	52	411	- 72
Skin Cancers	54	299	41	962	- 664
Hepatitis B	55	288	62	93	+ 195
Appendicitis	56	232	63	93	+ 139
Ovary Cancer	57	228	40	1,053	- 824
Leishmaniasis	58	200	76	0	+ 200
Encephalitis	59	194	59	171	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	60	187	66	27	+ 160
Measles	61	134	21	4,465	- 4,332
Pancreas Cancer	62	117	44	743	- 626
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	83	64	73	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	64	82	57	263	- 180
Other Neoplasms	65	55	60	117	- 62
Hepatitis C	66	49	67	21	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	67	37	65	60	- 23
Ascariasis	68	24	68	13	+ 10
War	69	18	47	688	- 670
Otitis Media	70	14	71	1	+ 13
Chlamydia	71	10	70	3	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	72	9	75	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	73	8	69	7	+ 0
Dengue	74	3	56	272	- 269
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
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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

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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.