SRI LANKA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,023	1	26,304	- 4,281
War	2	14,037	38	280	+ 13,757
Stroke	3	10,443	6	6,805	+ 3,638
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	8,026	8	5,117	+ 2,910
Low Birth Weight	5	6,920	29	536	+ 6,384
Birth Trauma	6	5,875	44	193	+ 5,682
Tuberculosis	7	5,391	25	769	+ 4,622
Hypertension	8	4,380	20	1,055	+ 3,325
Maternal Conditions	9	4,277	48	96	+ 4,181
Kidney Disease	10	3,611	5	6,858	- 3,247
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,306	9	4,200	- 894
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,150	2	12,460	- 9,310
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	3,044	28	605	+ 2,439
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,740	22	989	+ 1,751
Lung Disease	15	2,548	3	9,456	- 6,909
Liver Disease	16	2,520	17	1,303	+ 1,217
Asthma	17	1,864	7	6,471	- 4,607
Other Injuries	18	1,776	14	1,529	+ 247
Violence	19	1,762	31	499	+ 1,263
Meningitis	20	1,439	46	146	+ 1,293
Pertussis	21	1,155	59	15	+ 1,140
Breast Cancer	22	998	15	1,383	- 385
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	967	4	6,939	- 5,972
Suicide	24	862	10	2,977	- 2,116
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	825	56	38	+ 786
Stomach Cancer	26	822	16	1,321	- 499
Oral Cancer	27	804	11	2,893	- 2,089
Endocrine Disorders	28	747	32	462	+ 285
Oesophagus Cancer	29	720	13	1,544	- 824
Tetanus	30	687	57	27	+ 660
Encephalitis	31	652	61	10	+ 642
Lung Cancers	32	589	12	1,775	- 1,185
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	570	53	49	+ 521
Drownings	34	546	27	731	- 185
Epilepsy	35	544	39	269	+ 274
Lymphomas	36	518	21	1,027	- 509
Falls	37	496	23	964	- 468
Hepatitis B	38	473	62	6	+ 467
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	406	24	911	- 505
Liver Cancer	40	360	19	1,090	- 730
Parkinson's Disease	41	344	45	168	+ 176
Leukemia	42	334	18	1,155	- 821
Malnutrition	43	323	54	43	+ 279
Cervical Cancer	44	296	26	762	- 466
Inflammatory/Heart	45	289	35	425	- 136
HIV/AIDS	46	254	55	39	+ 215
Poisonings	47	210	49	93	+ 117
Ovary Cancer	48	202	37	281	- 79
Measles	49	192	77	0	+ 192
Fires	50	191	41	239	- 48
Drug Use	51	180	40	257	- 77
Appendicitis	52	163	64	5	+ 158
Uterin Cancer	53	158	42	218	- 60
Bladder Cancer	54	149	34	432	- 283
Prostate Cancer	55	141	30	507	- 366
Pancreas Cancer	56	126	43	214	- 88
Malaria	57	102	80	0	+ 102
Alcohol	58	82	51	82	- 0
Skin Cancers	59	79	52	58	+ 21
Syphilis	60	52	58	15	+ 37
Skin Disease	61	51	36	293	- 241
Multiple Sclerosis	62	46	69	2	+ 44
Other Neoplasms	63	16	50	86	- 70
Hepatitis C	64	15	75	0	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	14	60	11	+ 3
Ascariasis	66	9	72	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	67	9	74	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	68	5	66	5	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	47	131	- 131
Hookworm Disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	65	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	33	445	- 445
Osteoarthritis	84	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Afghanistan

Sri Lanka

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.