THAILAND VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	86,831	2	50,273	+ 36,558
Coronary Heart Disease	2	42,383	1	51,305	- 8,922
Lung Disease	3	32,247	9	19,474	+ 12,773
Diabetes Mellitus	4	24,240	10	18,776	+ 5,464
Tuberculosis	5	23,457	14	9,551	+ 13,906
Liver Disease	6	20,836	11	17,596	+ 3,240
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	20,330	3	31,289	- 10,960
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,375	7	22,428	- 9,053
Kidney Disease	9	12,062	4	26,822	- 14,760
Asthma	10	11,616	24	4,182	+ 7,435
Hypertension	11	9,532	34	2,179	+ 7,353
HIV/AIDS	12	9,368	12	13,922	- 4,555
Lung Cancers	13	9,187	8	22,296	- 13,109
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	8,797	15	6,863	+ 1,934
Low Birth Weight	15	8,660	40	1,548	+ 7,112
Birth Trauma	16	7,498	50	533	+ 6,965
Falls	17	6,911	18	5,409	+ 1,502
Stomach Cancer	18	6,495	27	3,451	+ 3,044
Liver Cancer	19	6,338	5	23,883	- 17,544
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	6,177	6	22,851	- 16,674
Measles	21	5,427	63	56	+ 5,372
Oral Cancer	22	5,116	20	4,961	+ 155
Cervical Cancer	23	4,795	19	5,110	- 315
Congenital Anomalies	24	4,471	35	2,107	+ 2,364
Oesophagus Cancer	25	4,041	29	3,156	+ 886
Breast Cancer	26	3,880	17	6,053	- 2,173
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	3,642	13	9,908	- 6,267
Other Injuries	28	3,357	21	4,869	- 1,512
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	3,109	39	1,679	+ 1,430
Drownings	30	2,689	25	3,956	- 1,267
Violence	31	2,582	31	2,965	- 383
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,069	32	2,879	- 810
Maternal Conditions	33	2,043	52	227	+ 1,816
Suicide	34	1,902	16	6,147	- 4,245
Leukemia	35	1,879	26	3,902	- 2,023
Lymphomas	36	1,789	22	4,539	- 2,750
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,763	23	4,292	- 2,530
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,538	37	1,888	- 350
Pertussis	39	1,513	62	77	+ 1,435
Ovary Cancer	40	1,279	36	2,003	- 724
Skin Cancers	41	1,170	41	1,133	+ 37
Malnutrition	42	1,149	42	962	+ 187
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,085	51	436	+ 649
Pancreas Cancer	44	903	33	2,383	- 1,480
Skin Disease	45	892	28	3,375	- 2,483
Poisonings	46	885	57	132	+ 753
War	47	836	60	87	+ 749
Bladder Cancer	48	696	38	1,798	- 1,102
Meningitis	49	669	43	931	- 261
Epilepsy	50	636	47	689	- 52
Tetanus	51	518	58	116	+ 402
Drug Use	52	500	45	794	- 294
Prostate Cancer	53	411	30	3,013	- 2,602
Alcohol	54	394	49	548	- 154
Syphilis	55	371	64	36	+ 335
Dengue	56	330	55	172	+ 158
Uterin Cancer	57	319	44	864	- 545
Fires	58	276	48	617	- 342
Encephalitis	59	207	46	722	- 514
Other Neoplasms	60	142	54	192	- 50
Malaria	61	133	66	13	+ 120
Hepatitis B	62	113	56	153	- 40
Appendicitis	63	113	59	114	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	89	53	194	- 105
Multiple Sclerosis	65	73	61	86	- 13
Upper Respiratory	66	32	65	18	+ 15
Hepatitis C	67	26	67	7	+ 18
Ascariasis	68	16	69	4	+ 12
Diphtheria	69	9	71	1	+ 8
Chlamydia	70	4	70	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	1	68	7	- 6
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

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.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.