MYANMAR VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,885	2	34,871	+ 28,015
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	51,514	20	5,082	+ 46,432
Stroke	3	35,289	1	71,440	- 36,150
Lung Cancers	4	26,927	13	7,558	+ 19,368
Lung Disease	5	23,028	3	26,531	- 3,503
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	20,632	27	2,996	+ 17,636
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	16,690	7	16,726	- 37
Kidney Disease	8	11,832	9	9,924	+ 1,908
Hypertension	9	11,090	11	7,843	+ 3,247
Diabetes Mellitus	10	9,458	4	19,944	- 10,485
Breast Cancer	11	8,599	26	3,192	+ 5,407
Pancreas Cancer	12	8,216	44	743	+ 7,473
Prostate Cancer	13	7,811	53	338	+ 7,473
Stomach Cancer	14	7,052	18	5,343	+ 1,709
Other Injuries	15	6,736	28	2,762	+ 3,974
Lymphomas	16	6,491	36	1,472	+ 5,019
Bladder Cancer	17	6,354	48	573	+ 5,781
Liver Cancer	18	6,203	19	5,215	+ 988
Inflammatory/Heart	19	6,064	32	1,702	+ 4,362
Parkinson's Disease	20	6,014	37	1,450	+ 4,564
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,917	38	1,265	+ 4,652
Other Neoplasms	22	5,777	60	117	+ 5,660
Liver Disease	23	5,148	6	17,143	- 11,995
Leukemia	24	4,590	35	1,546	+ 3,044
Suicide	25	4,392	34	1,565	+ 2,827
Falls	26	3,950	17	5,686	- 1,736
Oral Cancer	27	3,143	22	4,209	- 1,066
Ovary Cancer	28	2,465	40	1,053	+ 1,412
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,447	25	3,325	- 878
Skin Disease	30	2,239	45	734	+ 1,505
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,226	8	11,004	- 8,778
Skin Cancers	32	2,194	41	962	+ 1,231
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,961	43	893	+ 1,069
Uterin Cancer	34	1,961	57	263	+ 1,698
Asthma	35	1,379	10	9,557	- 8,179
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,294	14	7,237	- 5,943
Anemia	37	1,113	82	0	+ 1,113
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,050	24	3,679	- 2,629
Cervical Cancer	39	1,040	23	3,945	- 2,905
Epilepsy	40	1,003	50	524	+ 479
Drug Use	41	945	52	411	+ 534
Hepatitis C	42	794	67	21	+ 772
HIV/AIDS	43	655	12	7,707	- 7,052
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	578	29	2,558	- 1,979
Drownings	45	542	30	2,212	- 1,670
Alcohol	46	406	54	324	+ 82
Malnutrition	47	368	42	945	- 577
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	357	64	73	+ 284
Multiple Sclerosis	49	349	65	60	+ 289
Tuberculosis	50	329	5	19,299	- 18,970
Violence	51	318	31	2,124	- 1,806
Low Birth Weight	52	307	15	7,125	- 6,817
Osteoarthritis	53	258	85	0	+ 258
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	249	84	0	+ 249
Fires	55	225	58	227	- 2
Schizophrenia	56	220	81	0	+ 220
Poisonings	57	207	46	728	- 521
Hepatitis B	58	197	62	93	+ 104
Meningitis	59	157	49	550	- 394
Birth Trauma	60	137	16	6,169	- 6,032
Appendicitis	61	96	63	93	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	62	57	66	27	+ 30
Oral conditions	63	53	86	0	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	64	16	33	1,681	- 1,665
Leishmaniasis	65	13	76	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	66	11	71	1	+ 10
Syphilis	67	11	55	305	- 294
War	68	7	47	688	- 681
Iodine Deficiency	69	5	77	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	70	4	59	171	- 166
Chagas disease	71	4	73	0	+ 4
Tetanus	72	2	51	426	- 424
Pertussis	73	2	39	1,244	- 1,242
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	7	- 7
Dengue	77	0	56	272	- 272
Ascariasis	78	0	68	13	- 13
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Chlamydia	82	0	70	3	- 3
Malaria	83	0	61	109	- 109
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.