SRI LANKA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	16,257	55	39	+ 16,218
Tuberculosis	2	10,026	25	769	+ 9,257
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,287	8	5,117	+ 4,170
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,992	1	26,304	- 17,312
Stroke	5	8,171	6	6,805	+ 1,366
Malaria	6	7,127	80	0	+ 7,127
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,762	9	4,200	+ 1,562
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,702	28	605	+ 4,097
Low Birth Weight	9	4,625	29	536	+ 4,089
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,784	2	12,460	- 8,676
Birth Trauma	11	3,596	44	193	+ 3,403
Hypertension	12	3,362	20	1,055	+ 2,306
Liver Disease	13	3,355	17	1,303	+ 2,052
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,628	22	989	+ 1,639
Kidney Disease	15	2,210	5	6,858	- 4,649
Maternal Conditions	16	2,082	48	96	+ 1,986
Lung Disease	17	1,950	3	9,456	- 7,507
Violence	18	1,942	31	499	+ 1,443
Suicide	19	1,257	10	2,977	- 1,720
Other Injuries	20	1,201	14	1,529	- 328
Pertussis	21	1,187	59	15	+ 1,172
Meningitis	22	1,078	46	146	+ 932
Asthma	23	1,048	7	6,471	- 5,423
Malnutrition	24	980	54	43	+ 936
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	830	4	6,939	- 6,109
Inflammatory/Heart	26	792	35	425	+ 367
Endocrine Disorders	27	749	32	462	+ 287
Prostate Cancer	28	713	30	507	+ 206
Cervical Cancer	29	707	26	762	- 55
Liver Cancer	30	611	19	1,090	- 479
Measles	31	574	77	0	+ 574
Breast Cancer	32	572	15	1,383	- 811
Falls	33	536	23	964	- 428
Syphilis	34	384	58	15	+ 369
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	379	56	38	+ 341
Drownings	36	374	27	731	- 356
Fires	37	325	41	239	+ 87
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	320	24	911	- 591
Stomach Cancer	39	317	16	1,321	- 1,004
Epilepsy	40	274	39	269	+ 4
Poisonings	41	254	49	93	+ 161
Parkinson's Disease	42	249	45	168	+ 81
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	240	53	49	+ 190
Drug Use	44	236	40	257	- 21
Lymphomas	45	220	21	1,027	- 807
Leukemia	46	207	18	1,155	- 948
Lung Cancers	47	193	12	1,775	- 1,581
Ovary Cancer	48	178	37	281	- 103
Alcohol	49	166	51	82	+ 84
Skin Disease	50	165	36	293	- 128
Schistosomiasis	51	161	81	0	+ 161
Pancreas Cancer	52	151	43	214	- 63
Skin Cancers	53	130	52	58	+ 71
Oral Cancer	54	118	11	2,893	- 2,776
Tetanus	55	83	57	27	+ 56
Encephalitis	56	71	61	10	+ 61
Oesophagus Cancer	57	70	13	1,544	- 1,474
Appendicitis	58	67	64	5	+ 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	54	60	11	+ 43
Uterin Cancer	60	53	42	218	- 165
Bladder Cancer	61	53	34	432	- 379
Hepatitis B	62	52	62	6	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	63	27	50	86	- 58
Upper Respiratory	64	24	66	5	+ 20
Trypanosomiasis	65	24	82	0	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	69	2	+ 11
Hepatitis C	67	9	75	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	68	7	74	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	69	4	72	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	4	84	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	2	76	0	+ 2
War	72	2	38	280	- 278
Dengue	73	0	47	131	- 131
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	63	6	- 6
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
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

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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.