MYANMAR VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,748	2	34,871	+ 23,878
Stroke	2	30,094	1	71,440	- 41,345
Lung Cancers	3	23,984	13	7,558	+ 16,425
Lung Disease	4	17,157	3	26,531	- 9,374
Diabetes Mellitus	5	12,241	4	19,944	- 7,703
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	11,836	20	5,082	+ 6,754
Kidney Disease	7	11,640	9	9,924	+ 1,716
Hypertension	8	10,096	11	7,843	+ 2,254
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	8,784	7	16,726	- 7,942
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	7,253	27	2,996	+ 4,257
Stomach Cancer	11	7,066	18	5,343	+ 1,723
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,707	44	743	+ 3,964
Liver Disease	13	4,336	6	17,143	- 12,807
Breast Cancer	14	3,859	26	3,192	+ 667
Prostate Cancer	15	3,835	53	338	+ 3,497
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,811	8	11,004	- 7,193
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,396	24	3,679	- 283
Leukemia	18	3,331	35	1,546	+ 1,784
Lymphomas	19	3,316	36	1,472	+ 1,844
Liver Cancer	20	3,106	19	5,215	- 2,109
Bladder Cancer	21	3,067	48	573	+ 2,495
Falls	22	2,991	17	5,686	- 2,695
Violence	23	2,743	31	2,124	+ 618
Low Birth Weight	24	2,379	15	7,125	- 4,746
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,352	37	1,450	+ 902
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,786	38	1,265	+ 521
Asthma	27	1,665	10	9,557	- 7,893
Ovary Cancer	28	1,564	40	1,053	+ 511
Suicide	29	1,370	34	1,565	- 195
Other Injuries	30	1,148	28	2,762	- 1,615
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,116	32	1,702	- 586
Skin Cancers	32	1,059	41	962	+ 96
Oesophagus Cancer	33	903	25	3,325	- 2,421
Cervical Cancer	34	897	23	3,945	- 3,049
Oral Cancer	35	893	22	4,209	- 3,316
Epilepsy	36	784	50	524	+ 261
Uterin Cancer	37	746	57	263	+ 483
Drug Use	38	665	52	411	+ 254
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	540	29	2,558	- 2,018
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	507	14	7,237	- 6,731
Birth Trauma	41	492	16	6,169	- 5,677
Other Neoplasms	42	442	60	117	+ 325
Malnutrition	43	402	42	945	- 543
Drownings	44	375	30	2,212	- 1,837
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	309	43	893	- 584
Poisonings	46	252	46	728	- 476
Fires	47	234	58	227	+ 7
Skin Disease	48	222	45	734	- 513
War	49	218	47	688	- 470
Tuberculosis	50	207	5	19,299	- 19,092
Meningitis	51	188	49	550	- 363
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	162	64	73	+ 89
HIV/AIDS	53	139	12	7,707	- 7,568
Encephalitis	54	126	59	171	- 45
Alcohol	55	125	54	324	- 199
Multiple Sclerosis	56	115	65	60	+ 55
Maternal Conditions	57	75	33	1,681	- 1,606
Pertussis	58	70	39	1,244	- 1,174
Appendicitis	59	64	63	93	- 29
Hepatitis B	60	50	62	93	- 44
Syphilis	61	34	55	305	- 271
Schistosomiasis	62	23	74	0	+ 23
Hepatitis C	63	13	67	21	- 8
Tetanus	64	8	51	426	- 419
Measles	65	4	21	4,465	- 4,461
Upper Respiratory	66	4	66	27	- 23
Otitis Media	67	2	71	1	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	68	2	76	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	70	3	- 2
Ascariasis	70	1	68	13	- 13
Diphtheria	71	0	69	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	56	272	- 272
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	61	109	- 109
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.