MYANMAR VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,961	2	34,871	+ 15,090
Violence	2	22,353	31	2,124	+ 20,229
Stroke	3	19,226	1	71,440	- 52,214
Lung Disease	4	18,478	3	26,531	- 8,053
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	12,498	7	16,726	- 4,228
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,008	8	11,004	- 1,996
Kidney Disease	7	7,928	9	9,924	- 1,996
Hypertension	8	7,424	11	7,843	- 419
Stomach Cancer	9	7,090	18	5,343	+ 1,747
Lung Cancers	10	6,091	13	7,558	- 1,468
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,833	4	19,944	- 14,110
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	5,071	27	2,996	+ 2,075
Breast Cancer	13	4,257	26	3,192	+ 1,065
Prostate Cancer	14	4,158	53	338	+ 3,820
Other Neoplasms	15	3,718	60	117	+ 3,601
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,437	24	3,679	- 242
HIV/AIDS	17	3,113	12	7,707	- 4,595
Lymphomas	18	3,020	36	1,472	+ 1,548
Liver Disease	19	2,815	6	17,143	- 14,328
Cervical Cancer	20	2,629	23	3,945	- 1,316
Leukemia	21	2,562	35	1,546	+ 1,015
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,502	20	5,082	- 2,580
Low Birth Weight	23	2,431	15	7,125	- 4,694
Liver Cancer	24	2,395	19	5,215	- 2,819
Pancreas Cancer	25	2,346	44	743	+ 1,603
Suicide	26	2,279	34	1,565	+ 714
Malnutrition	27	2,179	42	945	+ 1,233
Other Injuries	28	1,847	28	2,762	- 915
Falls	29	1,761	17	5,686	- 3,925
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,586	38	1,265	+ 321
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,542	32	1,702	- 160
Tuberculosis	32	1,475	5	19,299	- 17,824
Ovary Cancer	33	1,302	40	1,053	+ 249
Skin Disease	34	1,278	45	734	+ 544
Skin Cancers	35	1,193	41	962	+ 231
Oesophagus Cancer	36	969	25	3,325	- 2,356
Oral Cancer	37	936	22	4,209	- 3,273
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	867	14	7,237	- 6,370
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	810	29	2,558	- 1,747
Drownings	40	799	30	2,212	- 1,413
Birth Trauma	41	752	16	6,169	- 5,417
Bladder Cancer	42	706	48	573	+ 134
Epilepsy	43	693	50	524	+ 169
Drug Use	44	570	52	411	+ 159
Uterin Cancer	45	491	57	263	+ 228
Maternal Conditions	46	457	33	1,681	- 1,224
Parkinson's Disease	47	444	37	1,450	- 1,006
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	386	84	0	+ 386
War	49	302	47	688	- 386
Meningitis	50	283	49	550	- 267
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	281	64	73	+ 208
Appendicitis	52	247	63	93	+ 154
Chagas disease	53	236	73	0	+ 236
Asthma	54	222	10	9,557	- 9,335
Dengue	55	155	56	272	- 117
Fires	56	147	58	227	- 80
Anemia	57	117	82	0	+ 117
Osteoarthritis	58	78	85	0	+ 78
Hepatitis C	59	75	67	21	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	60	72	65	60	+ 12
Poisonings	61	71	46	728	- 657
Hepatitis B	62	59	62	93	- 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	44	43	893	- 849
Encephalitis	64	44	59	171	- 127
Syphilis	65	35	55	305	- 270
Upper Respiratory	66	31	66	27	+ 4
Malaria	67	30	61	109	- 79
Alcohol	68	26	54	324	- 298
Pertussis	69	21	39	1,244	- 1,223
Schizophrenia	70	20	81	0	+ 20
Tetanus	71	16	51	426	- 410
Leprosy	72	10	72	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	73	9	71	1	+ 8
Leishmaniasis	74	9	76	0	+ 9
Oral conditions	75	8	86	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	76	5	68	13	- 8
Schistosomiasis	77	1	74	0	+ 1
Measles	78	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	69	7	- 7
Chlamydia	81	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Colombia

Myanmar

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.