SRI LANKA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,350	8	5,117	+ 15,233
Tuberculosis	2	18,298	25	769	+ 17,529
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,220	28	605	+ 17,616
HIV/AIDS	4	14,598	55	39	+ 14,559
Stroke	5	12,774	6	6,805	+ 5,969
Malaria	6	12,757	80	0	+ 12,757
Coronary Heart Disease	7	11,281	1	26,304	- 15,023
Low Birth Weight	8	8,666	29	536	+ 8,130
Birth Trauma	9	8,526	44	193	+ 8,333
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,963	9	4,200	+ 2,763
Measles	11	6,322	77	0	+ 6,322
Hypertension	12	4,871	20	1,055	+ 3,816
Maternal Conditions	13	4,568	48	96	+ 4,472
Liver Disease	14	4,486	17	1,303	+ 3,184
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,440	2	12,460	- 8,021
Meningitis	16	3,947	46	146	+ 3,801
Violence	17	3,923	31	499	+ 3,424
Lung Disease	18	3,719	3	9,456	- 5,737
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,017	22	989	+ 2,028
Asthma	20	2,959	7	6,471	- 3,511
Kidney Disease	21	2,763	5	6,858	- 4,096
Malnutrition	22	2,687	54	43	+ 2,643
Other Injuries	23	2,414	14	1,529	+ 885
Suicide	24	2,275	10	2,977	- 702
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,645	32	462	+ 1,183
Breast Cancer	26	1,339	15	1,383	- 44
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,234	56	38	+ 1,196
War	28	1,220	38	280	+ 940
Tetanus	29	1,090	57	27	+ 1,063
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,050	35	425	+ 625
Pertussis	31	1,032	59	15	+ 1,017
Cervical Cancer	32	895	26	762	+ 133
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	793	4	6,939	- 6,146
Drownings	34	787	27	731	+ 56
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	754	53	49	+ 705
Falls	36	705	23	964	- 259
Schistosomiasis	37	658	81	0	+ 658
Prostate Cancer	38	608	30	507	+ 101
Fires	39	552	41	239	+ 313
Poisonings	40	521	49	93	+ 428
Syphilis	41	467	58	15	+ 452
Lymphomas	42	463	21	1,027	- 564
Epilepsy	43	462	39	269	+ 193
Liver Cancer	44	454	19	1,090	- 637
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	453	24	911	- 458
Oral Cancer	46	354	11	2,893	- 2,539
Leukemia	47	343	18	1,155	- 812
Parkinson's Disease	48	261	45	168	+ 94
Stomach Cancer	49	255	16	1,321	- 1,066
Ovary Cancer	50	249	37	281	- 32
Appendicitis	51	240	64	5	+ 235
Alcohol	52	240	51	82	+ 158
Oesophagus Cancer	53	187	13	1,544	- 1,357
Skin Disease	54	187	36	293	- 105
Lung Cancers	55	182	12	1,775	- 1,593
Leishmaniasis	56	177	73	0	+ 177
Drug Use	57	171	40	257	- 87
Skin Cancers	58	167	52	58	+ 108
Trypanosomiasis	59	154	82	0	+ 154
Pancreas Cancer	60	142	43	214	- 71
Hepatitis B	61	128	62	6	+ 122
Encephalitis	62	109	61	10	+ 98
Upper Respiratory	63	95	66	5	+ 90
Bladder Cancer	64	91	34	432	- 341
Uterin Cancer	65	76	42	218	- 142
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	58	60	11	+ 47
Diphtheria	67	41	74	0	+ 41
Otitis Media	68	24	76	0	+ 24
Hepatitis C	69	22	75	0	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	70	19	50	86	- 67
Ascariasis	71	19	72	0	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	72	15	69	2	+ 12
Chlamydia	73	7	84	0	+ 7
Dengue	74	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	63	6	- 6
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Central Africa

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.