MYANMAR VS PANAMA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PANAMA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,768	2	34,871	- 1,103
Stroke	2	25,814	1	71,440	- 45,625
Kidney Disease	3	14,236	9	9,924	+ 4,312
Diabetes Mellitus	4	13,771	4	19,944	- 6,173
Lung Disease	5	10,490	3	26,531	- 16,042
Violence	6	9,391	31	2,124	+ 7,267
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,968	7	16,726	- 7,758
HIV/AIDS	8	8,405	12	7,707	+ 697
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,608	8	11,004	- 3,397
Hypertension	10	6,562	11	7,843	- 1,280
Stomach Cancer	11	5,109	18	5,343	- 235
Prostate Cancer	12	5,017	53	338	+ 4,679
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,859	24	3,679	+ 1,180
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	4,534	27	2,996	+ 1,538
Liver Disease	15	4,189	6	17,143	- 12,954
Lung Cancers	16	3,897	13	7,558	- 3,661
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	3,813	20	5,082	- 1,270
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,591	38	1,265	+ 2,326
Breast Cancer	19	3,585	26	3,192	+ 393
Inflammatory/Heart	20	3,473	32	1,702	+ 1,771
Other Neoplasms	21	3,296	60	117	+ 3,179
Low Birth Weight	22	3,060	15	7,125	- 4,065
Tuberculosis	23	2,869	5	19,299	- 16,430
Lymphomas	24	2,633	36	1,472	+ 1,161
Leukemia	25	2,431	35	1,546	+ 885
Cervical Cancer	26	2,375	23	3,945	- 1,570
Liver Cancer	27	2,337	19	5,215	- 2,878
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	2,097	14	7,237	- 5,140
Pancreas Cancer	29	1,738	44	743	+ 995
Skin Disease	30	1,640	45	734	+ 906
Malnutrition	31	1,573	42	945	+ 628
Suicide	32	1,561	34	1,565	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,474	37	1,450	+ 24
Drownings	34	1,329	30	2,212	- 883
Other Injuries	35	1,284	28	2,762	- 1,478
Birth Trauma	36	1,205	16	6,169	- 4,964
Falls	37	1,182	17	5,686	- 4,504
Oral Cancer	38	1,007	22	4,209	- 3,202
Epilepsy	39	856	50	524	+ 332
Uterin Cancer	40	844	57	263	+ 582
Ovary Cancer	41	819	40	1,053	- 233
Anemia	42	811	82	0	+ 811
Asthma	43	722	10	9,557	- 8,835
Skin Cancers	44	718	41	962	- 245
Oesophagus Cancer	45	663	25	3,325	- 2,662
Bladder Cancer	46	423	48	573	- 150
Drug Use	47	422	52	411	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	48	418	33	1,681	- 1,263
Alcohol	49	389	54	324	+ 65
Peptic Ulcer Disease	50	386	29	2,558	- 2,172
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	361	84	0	+ 361
Meningitis	52	349	49	550	- 202
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	319	43	893	- 574
Upper Respiratory	54	176	66	27	+ 149
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	175	64	73	+ 102
Appendicitis	56	146	63	93	+ 53
Fires	57	145	58	227	- 82
Schizophrenia	58	125	81	0	+ 125
Hepatitis B	59	94	62	93	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	60	55	85	0	+ 55
Poisonings	61	51	46	728	- 677
Multiple Sclerosis	62	35	65	60	- 25
Encephalitis	63	34	59	171	- 137
Dengue	64	25	56	272	- 247
Syphilis	65	18	55	305	- 287
Hepatitis C	66	8	67	21	- 13
War	67	6	47	688	- 682
Otitis Media	68	5	71	1	+ 4
Tetanus	69	5	51	426	- 422
Leishmaniasis	70	5	76	0	+ 5
Iodine Deficiency	71	4	77	0	+ 4
Oral conditions	72	4	86	0	+ 4
Chagas disease	73	4	73	0	+ 4
Pertussis	74	3	39	1,244	- 1,242
Ascariasis	75	1	68	13	- 12
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	79	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Schistosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	61	109	- 109
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Panama

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.