SRI LANKA VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,240	1	26,304	+ 35,936
Stroke	2	62,191	6	6,805	+ 55,386
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	12,927	4	6,939	+ 5,988
Lung Cancers	4	7,261	12	1,775	+ 5,486
Lung Disease	5	6,201	3	9,456	- 3,256
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,484	8	5,117	- 633
Stomach Cancer	7	3,489	16	1,321	+ 2,168
Inflammatory/Heart	8	3,289	35	425	+ 2,864
Liver Cancer	9	3,069	19	1,090	+ 1,978
Hypertension	10	3,008	20	1,055	+ 1,953
Kidney Disease	11	2,820	5	6,858	- 4,039
Liver Disease	12	2,661	17	1,303	+ 1,358
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,607	45	168	+ 2,440
Road Traffic Accidents	14	2,385	9	4,200	- 1,815
Bladder Cancer	15	2,333	34	432	+ 1,901
Prostate Cancer	16	2,198	30	507	+ 1,691
Breast Cancer	17	1,623	15	1,383	+ 240
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,589	43	214	+ 1,376
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,475	2	12,460	- 10,985
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,394	24	911	+ 482
Asthma	21	1,363	7	6,471	- 5,108
Leukemia	22	929	18	1,155	- 225
Falls	23	884	23	964	- 80
Suicide	24	884	10	2,977	- 2,093
Low Birth Weight	25	753	29	536	+ 216
Other Injuries	26	746	14	1,529	- 783
Violence	27	726	31	499	+ 227
Congenital Anomalies	28	725	22	989	- 264
Endocrine Disorders	29	642	32	462	+ 180
Oral Cancer	30	633	11	2,893	- 2,260
Lymphomas	31	487	21	1,027	- 541
Skin Cancers	32	450	52	58	+ 392
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	402	56	38	+ 364
Oesophagus Cancer	34	365	13	1,544	- 1,179
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	356	53	49	+ 306
Cervical Cancer	36	338	26	762	- 424
Epilepsy	37	312	39	269	+ 43
Uterin Cancer	38	297	42	218	+ 79
Ovary Cancer	39	279	37	281	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	40	274	69	2	+ 272
Birth Trauma	41	229	44	193	+ 36
HIV/AIDS	42	181	55	39	+ 142
Drownings	43	180	27	731	- 551
Drug Use	44	178	40	257	- 79
Fires	45	139	41	239	- 100
Encephalitis	46	139	61	10	+ 128
Other Neoplasms	47	137	50	86	+ 52
Alcohol	48	130	51	82	+ 48
Meningitis	49	97	46	146	- 49
Upper Respiratory	50	86	66	5	+ 82
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	78	60	11	+ 67
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	66	28	605	- 539
Poisonings	53	63	49	93	- 30
Tuberculosis	54	60	25	769	- 710
Skin Disease	55	42	36	293	- 250
Appendicitis	56	37	64	5	+ 32
Tetanus	57	19	57	27	- 8
Malnutrition	58	18	54	43	- 25
Maternal Conditions	59	14	48	96	- 82
Pertussis	60	10	59	15	- 5
Leishmaniasis	61	6	73	0	+ 6
Syphilis	62	6	58	15	- 9
Hepatitis B	63	3	62	6	- 2
War	64	2	38	280	- 277
Measles	65	1	77	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	75	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	33	445	- 445
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Albania

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.