SRI LANKA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	22,504	55	39	+ 22,464
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,172	8	5,117	+ 6,055
Malaria	3	8,171	80	0	+ 8,171
Low Birth Weight	4	5,593	29	536	+ 5,056
Birth Trauma	5	5,396	44	193	+ 5,204
Stroke	6	5,351	6	6,805	- 1,454
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,127	1	26,304	- 21,177
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,511	9	4,200	+ 311
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,270	28	605	+ 3,665
Tuberculosis	10	3,928	25	769	+ 3,158
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,662	2	12,460	- 8,798
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,051	22	989	+ 2,062
Liver Disease	13	2,439	17	1,303	+ 1,136
Kidney Disease	14	2,429	5	6,858	- 4,430
Measles	15	2,216	77	0	+ 2,216
Hypertension	16	2,021	20	1,055	+ 966
Maternal Conditions	17	1,698	48	96	+ 1,602
Syphilis	18	1,639	58	15	+ 1,624
Meningitis	19	1,555	46	146	+ 1,409
Lung Disease	20	1,475	3	9,456	- 7,982
Pertussis	21	1,335	59	15	+ 1,320
Suicide	22	1,311	10	2,977	- 1,666
Other Injuries	23	1,286	14	1,529	- 243
Breast Cancer	24	1,032	15	1,383	- 351
Endocrine Disorders	25	895	32	462	+ 432
Asthma	26	798	7	6,471	- 5,673
Inflammatory/Heart	27	772	35	425	+ 347
Cervical Cancer	28	686	26	762	- 76
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	679	4	6,939	- 6,259
Drug Use	30	616	40	257	+ 358
Malnutrition	31	589	54	43	+ 545
Falls	32	559	23	964	- 405
Violence	33	547	31	499	+ 48
Liver Cancer	34	527	19	1,090	- 564
Prostate Cancer	35	524	30	507	+ 17
Drownings	36	483	27	731	- 247
Oral Cancer	37	422	11	2,893	- 2,471
Epilepsy	38	395	39	269	+ 126
Fires	39	369	41	239	+ 130
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	350	24	911	- 561
Lung Cancers	41	327	12	1,775	- 1,448
Tetanus	42	285	57	27	+ 258
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	268	56	38	+ 230
Poisonings	44	258	49	93	+ 164
Lymphomas	45	237	21	1,027	- 790
Parkinson's Disease	46	215	45	168	+ 48
Trypanosomiasis	47	202	82	0	+ 202
Skin Cancers	48	198	52	58	+ 140
Stomach Cancer	49	191	16	1,321	- 1,130
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	174	53	49	+ 124
Skin Disease	51	159	36	293	- 133
Ovary Cancer	52	157	37	281	- 124
Alcohol	53	146	51	82	+ 63
Oesophagus Cancer	54	145	13	1,544	- 1,399
Pancreas Cancer	55	139	43	214	- 74
Bladder Cancer	56	104	34	432	- 328
Encephalitis	57	95	61	10	+ 84
Uterin Cancer	58	94	42	218	- 124
Appendicitis	59	68	64	5	+ 63
Schistosomiasis	60	52	81	0	+ 52
Leukemia	61	46	18	1,155	- 1,109
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	45	60	11	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	63	38	50	86	- 47
Diphtheria	64	38	74	0	+ 38
Hepatitis B	65	37	62	6	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	66	20	66	5	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	67	18	69	2	+ 15
Chlamydia	68	5	84	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	4	75	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	3	72	0	+ 3
War	71	2	38	280	- 278
Otitis Media	72	2	76	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	47	131	- 131
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	63	6	- 6
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	68	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	70	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	33	445	- 445
Schizophrenia	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Equ. Guinea

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.