MYANMAR VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	41,729	1	71,440	- 29,710
Coronary Heart Disease	2	37,540	2	34,871	+ 2,669
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,395	7	16,726	+ 3,669
Tuberculosis	4	14,094	5	19,299	- 5,205
Kidney Disease	5	11,904	9	9,924	+ 1,980
Lung Disease	6	11,763	3	26,531	- 14,768
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	11,222	14	7,237	+ 3,985
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,605	4	19,944	- 9,339
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,265	8	11,004	- 1,739
Liver Disease	10	8,471	6	17,143	- 8,672
Low Birth Weight	11	8,359	15	7,125	+ 1,234
Birth Trauma	12	8,070	16	6,169	+ 1,901
Liver Cancer	13	7,983	19	5,215	+ 2,769
Lung Cancers	14	6,648	13	7,558	- 911
Hypertension	15	6,435	11	7,843	- 1,408
Asthma	16	6,078	10	9,557	- 3,479
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	4,711	29	2,558	+ 2,154
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,679	24	3,679	+ 1,000
Drownings	19	4,110	30	2,212	+ 1,898
Stomach Cancer	20	3,834	18	5,343	- 1,509
Other Injuries	21	3,751	28	2,762	+ 989
Violence	22	3,433	31	2,124	+ 1,309
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,312	20	5,082	- 1,771
Falls	24	3,181	17	5,686	- 2,505
Breast Cancer	25	3,158	26	3,192	- 34
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	3,055	27	2,996	+ 59
Suicide	27	2,818	34	1,565	+ 1,253
Oral Cancer	28	2,528	22	4,209	- 1,681
HIV/AIDS	29	2,264	12	7,707	- 5,443
Pertussis	30	2,200	39	1,244	+ 955
Leukemia	31	2,096	35	1,546	+ 550
Maternal Conditions	32	1,577	33	1,681	- 104
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,546	25	3,325	- 1,779
Lymphomas	34	1,523	36	1,472	+ 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,497	43	893	+ 604
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,490	32	1,702	- 212
Cervical Cancer	37	1,354	23	3,945	- 2,591
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,346	38	1,265	+ 81
Malnutrition	39	1,202	42	945	+ 257
Meningitis	40	1,110	49	550	+ 560
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,004	37	1,450	- 447
Fires	42	783	58	227	+ 556
Ovary Cancer	43	731	40	1,053	- 321
Tetanus	44	692	51	426	+ 266
Skin Disease	45	642	45	734	- 92
Encephalitis	46	498	59	171	+ 327
Alcohol	47	443	54	324	+ 119
Pancreas Cancer	48	440	44	743	- 303
Skin Cancers	49	430	41	962	- 532
Epilepsy	50	419	50	524	- 105
Bladder Cancer	51	352	48	573	- 220
Poisonings	52	297	46	728	- 431
Prostate Cancer	53	268	53	338	- 69
Drug Use	54	236	52	411	- 175
Uterin Cancer	55	211	57	263	- 52
Measles	56	211	21	4,465	- 4,254
Appendicitis	57	207	63	93	+ 114
Syphilis	58	206	55	305	- 100
Dengue	59	125	56	272	- 147
Hepatitis B	60	122	62	93	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	61	84	60	117	- 32
Schistosomiasis	62	83	74	0	+ 83
Malaria	63	72	61	109	- 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	52	64	73	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	65	46	65	60	- 14
Upper Respiratory	66	34	66	27	+ 8
Hepatitis C	67	28	67	21	+ 7
War	68	20	47	688	- 668
Diphtheria	69	17	69	7	+ 10
Ascariasis	70	17	68	13	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	3	70	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	2	71	1	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Laos

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.