SRI LANKA VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,500	1	26,304	- 804
Stroke	2	10,936	6	6,805	+ 4,131
Road Traffic Accidents	3	4,206	9	4,200	+ 6
Hypertension	4	3,913	20	1,055	+ 2,857
Kidney Disease	5	3,519	5	6,858	- 3,339
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,408	8	5,117	- 1,709
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,634	4	6,939	- 4,304
Low Birth Weight	8	2,544	29	536	+ 2,008
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,187	2	12,460	- 10,273
Lung Disease	10	2,182	3	9,456	- 7,274
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,037	22	989	+ 1,048
Lung Cancers	12	1,838	12	1,775	+ 63
Birth Trauma	13	1,777	44	193	+ 1,584
Breast Cancer	14	1,620	15	1,383	+ 237
Liver Disease	15	1,620	17	1,303	+ 317
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,468	24	911	+ 556
Tuberculosis	17	1,328	25	769	+ 559
Asthma	18	954	7	6,471	- 5,517
Stomach Cancer	19	950	16	1,321	- 371
Lymphomas	20	857	21	1,027	- 171
Bladder Cancer	21	665	34	432	+ 233
Other Injuries	22	655	14	1,529	- 874
Falls	23	615	23	964	- 349
Parkinson's Disease	24	584	45	168	+ 416
Leukemia	25	541	18	1,155	- 614
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	519	28	605	- 85
Cervical Cancer	27	509	26	762	- 254
Suicide	28	501	10	2,977	- 2,476
Prostate Cancer	29	500	30	507	- 7
Drug Use	30	460	40	257	+ 203
Pancreas Cancer	31	455	43	214	+ 241
Endocrine Disorders	32	433	32	462	- 30
Maternal Conditions	33	429	48	96	+ 332
Inflammatory/Heart	34	386	35	425	- 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	337	56	38	+ 299
Violence	36	333	31	499	- 166
Skin Cancers	37	333	52	58	+ 274
Oral Cancer	38	325	11	2,893	- 2,568
Fires	39	297	41	239	+ 59
Ovary Cancer	40	286	37	281	+ 5
Liver Cancer	41	258	19	1,090	- 833
Drownings	42	211	27	731	- 520
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	169	53	49	+ 120
Epilepsy	44	166	39	269	- 104
Meningitis	45	150	46	146	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	46	147	13	1,544	- 1,398
Poisonings	47	134	49	93	+ 41
HIV/AIDS	48	90	55	39	+ 51
Pertussis	49	79	59	15	+ 65
Hepatitis B	50	77	62	6	+ 71
Encephalitis	51	68	61	10	+ 57
Skin Disease	52	52	36	293	- 241
Malnutrition	53	38	54	43	- 5
Alcohol	54	38	51	82	- 44
Appendicitis	55	37	64	5	+ 32
Uterin Cancer	56	35	42	218	- 183
Multiple Sclerosis	57	34	69	2	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	58	27	50	86	- 59
Measles	59	26	77	0	+ 26
Tetanus	60	24	57	27	- 3
Syphilis	61	19	58	15	+ 4
War	62	19	38	280	- 261
Schistosomiasis	63	10	81	0	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	10	60	11	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	2	75	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	66	2	73	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	66	5	- 4
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Malaria	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	63	6	- 6
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	65	5	- 5
Anemia	82	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Algeria

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.