MYANMAR VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	67,046	12	7,707	+ 59,339
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	36,157	7	16,726	+ 19,431
Coronary Heart Disease	3	28,488	2	34,871	- 6,383
Road Traffic Accidents	4	20,251	8	11,004	+ 9,247
Stroke	5	17,194	1	71,440	- 54,246
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	15,412	14	7,237	+ 8,174
Low Birth Weight	7	13,543	15	7,125	+ 6,418
Birth Trauma	8	11,423	16	6,169	+ 5,254
Diabetes Mellitus	9	11,216	4	19,944	- 8,728
Malnutrition	10	8,037	42	945	+ 7,092
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,437	24	3,679	+ 3,759
Kidney Disease	12	7,425	9	9,924	- 2,499
Suicide	13	6,938	34	1,565	+ 5,373
Cervical Cancer	14	6,785	23	3,945	+ 2,840
Malaria	15	6,719	61	109	+ 6,609
Tuberculosis	16	6,705	5	19,299	- 12,594
Liver Disease	17	6,512	6	17,143	- 10,631
Violence	18	6,427	31	2,124	+ 4,303
Maternal Conditions	19	5,867	33	1,681	+ 4,186
Other Injuries	20	5,553	28	2,762	+ 2,791
Asthma	21	5,134	10	9,557	- 4,423
Meningitis	22	4,445	49	550	+ 3,894
Lung Disease	23	3,902	3	26,531	- 22,629
Hypertension	24	3,843	11	7,843	- 3,999
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,513	32	1,702	+ 1,811
Lymphomas	26	3,219	36	1,472	+ 1,747
Drownings	27	3,206	30	2,212	+ 993
Breast Cancer	28	2,815	26	3,192	- 378
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,688	25	3,325	- 637
Fires	30	2,658	58	227	+ 2,431
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,575	20	5,082	- 2,508
Prostate Cancer	32	2,106	53	338	+ 1,768
Stomach Cancer	33	1,874	18	5,343	- 3,469
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,856	38	1,265	+ 591
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,838	29	2,558	- 719
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	1,818	43	893	+ 925
Poisonings	37	1,728	46	728	+ 1,000
Liver Cancer	38	1,710	19	5,215	- 3,505
Epilepsy	39	1,703	50	524	+ 1,180
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,694	27	2,996	- 1,302
Falls	41	1,559	17	5,686	- 4,127
Pertussis	42	1,405	39	1,244	+ 160
Lung Cancers	43	959	13	7,558	- 6,600
Skin Cancers	44	886	41	962	- 77
Leukemia	45	817	35	1,546	- 729
Parkinson's Disease	46	757	37	1,450	- 693
Pancreas Cancer	47	727	44	743	- 16
Drug Use	48	713	52	411	+ 302
Oral Cancer	49	697	22	4,209	- 3,512
Uterin Cancer	50	610	57	263	+ 348
Ovary Cancer	51	582	40	1,053	- 471
Skin Disease	52	580	45	734	- 154
Schistosomiasis	53	577	74	0	+ 577
Bladder Cancer	54	418	48	573	- 154
Syphilis	55	418	55	305	+ 112
Encephalitis	56	394	59	171	+ 223
Tetanus	57	341	51	426	- 85
Appendicitis	58	222	63	93	+ 129
Upper Respiratory	59	218	66	27	+ 192
Hepatitis B	60	190	62	93	+ 97
Alcohol	61	162	54	324	- 162
Other Neoplasms	62	125	60	117	+ 8
Measles	63	102	21	4,465	- 4,363
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	88	64	73	+ 15
War	65	87	47	688	- 600
Hepatitis C	66	48	67	21	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	67	47	65	60	- 13
Otitis Media	68	11	71	1	+ 10
Chlamydia	69	10	70	3	+ 7
Ascariasis	70	7	68	13	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	71	7	75	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	72	7	69	7	- 1
Dengue	73	1	56	272	- 271
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	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.