SRI LANKA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	123,051	1	26,304	+ 96,747
Stroke	2	37,927	6	6,805	+ 31,122
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	8,168	4	6,939	+ 1,229
Lung Cancers	4	6,825	12	1,775	+ 5,050
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,678	24	911	+ 5,766
Alcohol	6	6,388	51	82	+ 6,305
Lung Disease	7	5,108	3	9,456	- 4,348
Liver Disease	8	4,807	17	1,303	+ 3,504
Suicide	9	4,636	10	2,977	+ 1,659
Stomach Cancer	10	3,910	16	1,321	+ 2,589
Inflammatory/Heart	11	3,148	35	425	+ 2,723
Breast Cancer	12	2,847	15	1,383	+ 1,464
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,708	43	214	+ 2,495
Other Injuries	14	2,542	14	1,529	+ 1,013
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	2,514	8	5,117	- 2,603
Falls	16	2,202	23	964	+ 1,238
Prostate Cancer	17	2,165	30	507	+ 1,658
Oral Cancer	18	2,084	11	2,893	- 809
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,670	9	4,200	- 2,529
Lymphomas	20	1,554	21	1,027	+ 527
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,438	45	168	+ 1,270
Fires	22	1,435	41	239	+ 1,197
Leukemia	23	1,282	18	1,155	+ 127
Drownings	24	1,257	27	731	+ 526
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,140	13	1,544	- 404
Kidney Disease	26	1,110	5	6,858	- 5,748
Ovary Cancer	27	992	37	281	+ 711
Uterin Cancer	28	904	42	218	+ 686
Drug Use	29	900	40	257	+ 642
Diabetes Mellitus	30	862	2	12,460	- 11,598
Hypertension	31	850	20	1,055	- 206
Liver Cancer	32	840	19	1,090	- 250
Poisonings	33	720	49	93	+ 627
Cervical Cancer	34	702	26	762	- 61
Bladder Cancer	35	683	34	432	+ 252
Skin Cancers	36	629	52	58	+ 570
Tuberculosis	37	621	25	769	- 148
Violence	38	590	31	499	+ 91
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	554	53	49	+ 504
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	544	56	38	+ 506
Congenital Anomalies	41	467	22	989	- 522
HIV/AIDS	42	386	55	39	+ 347
Endocrine Disorders	43	326	32	462	- 137
Asthma	44	282	7	6,471	- 6,189
Epilepsy	45	268	39	269	- 1
Encephalitis	46	215	61	10	+ 205
Low Birth Weight	47	149	29	536	- 387
Other Neoplasms	48	121	50	86	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	49	97	69	2	+ 95
Meningitis	50	84	46	146	- 62
Skin Disease	51	71	36	293	- 221
Birth Trauma	52	58	44	193	- 135
Malnutrition	53	50	54	43	+ 7
Appendicitis	54	46	64	5	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	35	60	11	+ 24
Hepatitis B	56	32	62	6	+ 26
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	29	28	605	- 575
Upper Respiratory	58	12	66	5	+ 7
War	59	8	38	280	- 272
Maternal Conditions	60	5	48	96	- 91
Chlamydia	61	3	84	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	62	2	75	0	+ 2
Syphilis	63	1	58	15	- 14
Tetanus	64	0	57	27	- 27
Pertussis	65	0	59	15	- 14
Otitis Media	66	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	63	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
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

Belarus

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.