SURINAME VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	803	2	615	+ 188
Coronary Heart Disease	2	392	1	650	- 258
Lung Disease	3	298	12	93	+ 206
Diabetes Mellitus	4	224	3	286	- 62
Tuberculosis	5	217	37	17	+ 200
Liver Disease	6	193	8	134	+ 59
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	188	5	171	+ 18
Road Traffic Accidents	8	124	13	89	+ 35
Kidney Disease	9	112	4	281	- 170
Asthma	10	107	39	16	+ 92
Hypertension	11	88	9	134	- 45
HIV/AIDS	12	87	7	138	- 51
Lung Cancers	13	85	11	102	- 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	81	27	31	+ 50
Low Birth Weight	15	80	19	51	+ 29
Birth Trauma	16	69	30	28	+ 42
Falls	17	64	25	34	+ 30
Stomach Cancer	18	60	33	25	+ 35
Liver Cancer	19	59	21	45	+ 14
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	57	10	117	- 60
Measles	21	50	73	0	+ 50
Oral Cancer	22	47	40	16	+ 32
Cervical Cancer	23	44	20	48	- 4
Congenital Anomalies	24	41	22	40	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	25	37	56	2	+ 35
Breast Cancer	26	36	17	55	- 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	34	16	72	- 39
Other Injuries	28	31	15	73	- 42
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	29	28	29	+ 0
Drownings	30	25	29	28	- 3
Violence	31	24	26	34	- 10
Inflammatory/Heart	32	19	23	37	- 18
Maternal Conditions	33	19	41	14	+ 5
Suicide	34	18	6	148	- 130
Leukemia	35	17	35	20	- 2
Lymphomas	36	17	34	23	- 6
Parkinson's Disease	37	16	31	28	- 11
Endocrine Disorders	38	14	24	37	- 23
Pertussis	39	14	59	1	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	40	12	42	14	- 2
Skin Cancers	41	11	60	1	+ 10
Malnutrition	42	11	43	13	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	10	47	6	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	44	8	32	26	- 18
Skin Disease	45	8	18	53	- 45
Poisonings	46	8	57	2	+ 6
War	47	8	66	0	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	48	6	48	5	+ 1
Meningitis	49	6	50	5	+ 1
Epilepsy	50	6	36	18	- 12
Tetanus	51	5	62	1	+ 4
Drug Use	52	5	45	7	- 3
Prostate Cancer	53	4	14	78	- 75
Alcohol	54	4	38	16	- 13
Syphilis	55	3	52	3	+ 0
Dengue	56	3	46	7	- 4
Uterin Cancer	57	3	49	5	- 2
Fires	58	3	44	13	- 10
Encephalitis	59	2	51	4	- 2
Other Neoplasms	60	1	54	3	- 1
Malaria	61	1	78	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	62	1	63	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	63	1	53	3	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	58	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1	61	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	64	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	55	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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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.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.