SRI LANKA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,517	8	5,117	+ 9,400
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	8,871	28	605	+ 8,267
Stroke	3	8,685	6	6,805	+ 1,880
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,514	1	26,304	- 17,790
Low Birth Weight	5	8,018	29	536	+ 7,482
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,522	9	4,200	+ 1,322
Birth Trauma	7	5,148	44	193	+ 4,956
Liver Disease	8	3,899	17	1,303	+ 2,597
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,328	2	12,460	- 9,132
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,192	22	989	+ 2,202
Meningitis	11	2,820	46	146	+ 2,674
Hypertension	12	2,810	20	1,055	+ 1,755
Cervical Cancer	13	2,551	26	762	+ 1,789
Kidney Disease	14	2,475	5	6,858	- 4,383
Malnutrition	15	2,341	54	43	+ 2,298
Other Injuries	16	2,203	14	1,529	+ 673
Lung Disease	17	2,039	3	9,456	- 7,417
Pertussis	18	1,954	59	15	+ 1,939
Tuberculosis	19	1,926	25	769	+ 1,157
Violence	20	1,544	31	499	+ 1,045
Asthma	21	1,194	7	6,471	- 5,277
Maternal Conditions	22	1,146	48	96	+ 1,050
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,134	4	6,939	- 5,805
Suicide	24	1,119	10	2,977	- 1,859
Drownings	25	849	27	731	+ 118
Oesophagus Cancer	26	822	13	1,544	- 722
Prostate Cancer	27	802	30	507	+ 295
Liver Cancer	28	710	19	1,090	- 380
Malaria	29	708	80	0	+ 708
Fires	30	660	41	239	+ 421
Inflammatory/Heart	31	641	35	425	+ 216
Falls	32	640	23	964	- 324
Breast Cancer	33	551	15	1,383	- 832
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	513	56	38	+ 475
Poisonings	35	490	49	93	+ 397
Endocrine Disorders	36	476	32	462	+ 13
Lymphomas	37	471	21	1,027	- 557
Syphilis	38	467	58	15	+ 452
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	456	24	911	- 456
Epilepsy	40	423	39	269	+ 154
Oral Cancer	41	378	11	2,893	- 2,516
Skin Cancers	42	304	52	58	+ 245
Tetanus	43	290	57	27	+ 263
Parkinson's Disease	44	280	45	168	+ 112
Stomach Cancer	45	275	16	1,321	- 1,046
Bladder Cancer	46	251	34	432	- 181
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	248	53	49	+ 199
Skin Disease	48	225	36	293	- 67
Drug Use	49	163	40	257	- 94
Appendicitis	50	143	64	5	+ 138
Alcohol	51	141	51	82	+ 59
Hepatitis B	52	125	62	6	+ 119
Upper Respiratory	53	103	66	5	+ 98
Encephalitis	54	102	61	10	+ 91
Uterin Cancer	55	76	42	218	- 142
Ovary Cancer	56	76	37	281	- 206
Leukemia	57	75	18	1,155	- 1,080
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	41	60	11	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	59	27	50	86	- 59
Lung Cancers	60	25	12	1,775	- 1,750
Hepatitis C	61	24	75	0	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	62	18	69	2	+ 15
Ascariasis	63	9	72	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	64	8	76	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	65	6	74	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	66	6	84	0	+ 6
War	67	2	38	280	- 277
Dengue	68	1	47	131	- 130
Hookworm Disease	69	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	63	6	- 6
Leishmaniasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	55	39	- 39
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	33	445	- 445
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	43	214	- 214
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	5	- 5
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

Comoros

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.