SRI LANKA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,009	8	5,117	+ 8,893
Tuberculosis	2	8,336	25	769	+ 7,566
Measles	3	8,049	77	0	+ 8,049
Malaria	4	7,965	80	0	+ 7,965
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,867	28	605	+ 7,263
Stroke	6	6,971	6	6,805	+ 166
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,612	1	26,304	- 19,692
Low Birth Weight	8	6,604	29	536	+ 6,068
Birth Trauma	9	6,300	44	193	+ 6,108
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,763	9	4,200	+ 1,564
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,097	22	989	+ 2,107
Hypertension	12	2,999	20	1,055	+ 1,943
Liver Disease	13	2,866	17	1,303	+ 1,563
Lung Disease	14	2,577	3	9,456	- 6,880
HIV/AIDS	15	2,531	55	39	+ 2,491
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,458	2	12,460	- 10,003
Meningitis	17	2,204	46	146	+ 2,058
Violence	18	2,118	31	499	+ 1,619
Maternal Conditions	19	2,003	48	96	+ 1,906
Kidney Disease	20	1,729	5	6,858	- 5,129
Malnutrition	21	1,697	54	43	+ 1,654
Other Injuries	22	1,576	14	1,529	+ 46
Pertussis	23	1,509	59	15	+ 1,494
Asthma	24	1,473	7	6,471	- 4,998
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,406	32	462	+ 943
Suicide	26	1,107	10	2,977	- 1,870
Cervical Cancer	27	919	26	762	+ 156
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	866	4	6,939	- 6,072
Inflammatory/Heart	29	771	35	425	+ 346
Prostate Cancer	30	752	30	507	+ 245
Liver Cancer	31	731	19	1,090	- 359
Syphilis	32	715	58	15	+ 700
Falls	33	663	23	964	- 301
Drownings	34	658	27	731	- 73
Breast Cancer	35	651	15	1,383	- 732
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	565	24	911	- 346
Stomach Cancer	37	491	16	1,321	- 830
Lymphomas	38	393	21	1,027	- 635
Fires	39	382	41	239	+ 144
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	366	56	38	+ 328
Leukemia	41	356	18	1,155	- 798
Poisonings	42	329	49	93	+ 236
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	329	53	49	+ 280
Epilepsy	44	329	39	269	+ 59
War	45	316	38	280	+ 36
Tetanus	46	222	57	27	+ 195
Lung Cancers	47	221	12	1,775	- 1,554
Schistosomiasis	48	204	81	0	+ 204
Parkinson's Disease	49	197	45	168	+ 29
Pancreas Cancer	50	194	43	214	- 20
Oral Cancer	51	191	11	2,893	- 2,702
Leishmaniasis	52	165	73	0	+ 165
Oesophagus Cancer	53	151	13	1,544	- 1,394
Skin Disease	54	149	36	293	- 144
Skin Cancers	55	146	52	58	+ 88
Appendicitis	56	134	64	5	+ 129
Encephalitis	57	129	61	10	+ 119
Ovary Cancer	58	125	37	281	- 156
Drug Use	59	122	40	257	- 136
Alcohol	60	121	51	82	+ 39
Hepatitis B	61	87	62	6	+ 81
Upper Respiratory	62	70	66	5	+ 66
Uterin Cancer	63	67	42	218	- 151
Trypanosomiasis	64	66	82	0	+ 66
Bladder Cancer	65	51	34	432	- 380
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	41	60	11	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	67	17	50	86	- 69
Ascariasis	68	15	72	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	69	13	75	0	+ 13
Diphtheria	70	9	74	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	71	8	69	2	+ 6
Otitis Media	72	7	76	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	73	3	84	0	+ 3
Dengue	74	0	47	131	- 131
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	33	445	- 445
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.