MYANMAR VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	GAMBIA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,554	7	16,726	+ 13,828
HIV/AIDS	2	25,642	12	7,707	+ 17,935
Coronary Heart Disease	3	22,949	2	34,871	- 11,922
Stroke	4	18,292	1	71,440	- 53,148
Birth Trauma	5	17,196	16	6,169	+ 11,027
Road Traffic Accidents	6	15,852	8	11,004	+ 4,848
Malaria	7	15,366	61	109	+ 15,257
Low Birth Weight	8	15,085	15	7,125	+ 7,960
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	14,265	14	7,237	+ 7,028
Tuberculosis	10	10,145	5	19,299	- 9,154
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,733	24	3,679	+ 5,054
Liver Cancer	12	8,594	19	5,215	+ 3,380
Maternal Conditions	13	7,871	33	1,681	+ 6,190
Liver Disease	14	7,372	6	17,143	- 9,771
Diabetes Mellitus	15	6,606	4	19,944	- 13,338
Kidney Disease	16	6,055	9	9,924	- 3,868
Endocrine Disorders	17	5,240	38	1,265	+ 3,975
Meningitis	18	5,214	49	550	+ 4,664
Lung Disease	19	4,694	3	26,531	- 21,838
Violence	20	4,444	31	2,124	+ 2,320
Other Injuries	21	4,428	28	2,762	+ 1,666
Hypertension	22	3,924	11	7,843	- 3,918
Cervical Cancer	23	3,302	23	3,945	- 643
Asthma	24	3,056	10	9,557	- 6,501
Suicide	25	2,568	34	1,565	+ 1,003
Malnutrition	26	2,500	42	945	+ 1,555
Pertussis	27	2,251	39	1,244	+ 1,006
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,028	20	5,082	- 3,054
Falls	29	1,891	17	5,686	- 3,795
Drownings	30	1,566	30	2,212	- 646
Fires	31	1,517	58	227	+ 1,290
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,349	32	1,702	- 353
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,286	29	2,558	- 1,272
Syphilis	34	1,245	55	305	+ 940
Epilepsy	35	981	50	524	+ 457
Poisonings	36	961	46	728	+ 233
Parkinson's Disease	37	782	37	1,450	- 669
Lung Cancers	38	764	13	7,558	- 6,794
Drug Use	39	635	52	411	+ 224
Breast Cancer	40	599	26	3,192	- 2,593
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	540	43	893	- 353
Schistosomiasis	42	517	74	0	+ 517
Prostate Cancer	43	469	53	338	+ 131
Skin Disease	44	423	45	734	- 311
Tetanus	45	419	51	426	- 7
Hepatitis B	46	314	62	93	+ 220
Stomach Cancer	47	309	18	5,343	- 5,035
Encephalitis	48	308	59	171	+ 137
Measles	49	307	21	4,465	- 4,158
Alcohol	50	275	54	324	- 49
Lymphomas	51	264	36	1,472	- 1,208
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	242	27	2,996	- 2,754
Pancreas Cancer	53	128	44	743	- 615
Oesophagus Cancer	54	124	25	3,325	- 3,201
Appendicitis	55	107	63	93	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	56	101	48	573	- 472
Other Neoplasms	57	63	60	117	- 54
Multiple Sclerosis	58	62	65	60	+ 2
Leukemia	59	53	35	1,546	- 1,494
Leishmaniasis	60	52	76	0	+ 52
Ovary Cancer	61	49	40	1,053	- 1,004
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	41	64	73	- 32
Ascariasis	63	38	68	13	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	64	35	66	27	+ 8
Hepatitis C	65	24	67	21	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	66	23	57	263	- 240
Diphtheria	67	7	69	7	- 0
Skin Cancers	68	7	41	962	- 956
War	69	6	47	688	- 682
Chlamydia	70	5	70	3	+ 2
Oral Cancer	71	5	22	4,209	- 4,204
Otitis Media	72	1	71	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	56	272	- 271
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	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
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Gambia

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.