SRI LANKA VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,354	8	5,117	+ 6,237
Stroke	2	8,885	6	6,805	+ 2,080
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,942	28	605	+ 7,338
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,463	1	26,304	- 18,841
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,595	9	4,200	+ 396
Liver Disease	6	4,209	17	1,303	+ 2,906
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,273	2	12,460	- 9,188
Hypertension	8	3,208	20	1,055	+ 2,152
Lung Disease	9	2,293	3	9,456	- 7,163
Malnutrition	10	2,286	54	43	+ 2,242
Birth Trauma	11	2,136	44	193	+ 1,943
Kidney Disease	12	2,002	5	6,858	- 4,856
Maternal Conditions	13	1,884	48	96	+ 1,787
Tuberculosis	14	1,883	25	769	+ 1,114
Other Injuries	15	1,871	14	1,529	+ 342
Low Birth Weight	16	1,840	29	536	+ 1,304
Malaria	17	1,514	80	0	+ 1,514
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,497	22	989	+ 508
Meningitis	19	1,401	46	146	+ 1,255
Violence	20	1,331	31	499	+ 832
Suicide	21	1,323	10	2,977	- 1,655
Asthma	22	1,130	7	6,471	- 5,341
Breast Cancer	23	1,079	15	1,383	- 304
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,073	4	6,939	- 5,865
HIV/AIDS	25	1,066	55	39	+ 1,026
Falls	26	582	23	964	- 382
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	509	56	38	+ 471
Lymphomas	28	509	21	1,027	- 519
Leukemia	29	499	18	1,155	- 656
Cervical Cancer	30	459	26	762	- 303
Fires	31	457	41	239	+ 218
Inflammatory/Heart	32	426	35	425	+ 1
Drownings	33	408	27	731	- 323
Poisonings	34	396	49	93	+ 302
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	392	24	911	- 520
Pertussis	36	310	59	15	+ 296
Parkinson's Disease	37	294	45	168	+ 126
Epilepsy	38	282	39	269	+ 13
Oesophagus Cancer	39	281	13	1,544	- 1,263
Ovary Cancer	40	275	37	281	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	266	53	49	+ 216
Schistosomiasis	42	252	81	0	+ 252
Endocrine Disorders	43	247	32	462	- 216
Oral Cancer	44	246	11	2,893	- 2,647
Liver Cancer	45	240	19	1,090	- 851
Lung Cancers	46	214	12	1,775	- 1,561
Prostate Cancer	47	188	30	507	- 319
Stomach Cancer	48	167	16	1,321	- 1,154
Alcohol	49	158	51	82	+ 75
Skin Disease	50	155	36	293	- 138
Bladder Cancer	51	145	34	432	- 286
Tetanus	52	130	57	27	+ 102
Drug Use	53	125	40	257	- 132
Syphilis	54	121	58	15	+ 106
Appendicitis	55	109	64	5	+ 103
Skin Cancers	56	103	52	58	+ 45
Hepatitis B	57	95	62	6	+ 90
Pancreas Cancer	58	68	43	214	- 146
Leishmaniasis	59	66	73	0	+ 66
Upper Respiratory	60	62	66	5	+ 57
Uterin Cancer	61	61	42	218	- 157
Encephalitis	62	54	61	10	+ 43
Measles	63	44	77	0	+ 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	41	60	11	+ 30
Hepatitis C	65	22	75	0	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	66	21	50	86	- 65
Multiple Sclerosis	67	13	69	2	+ 11
Ascariasis	68	6	72	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	69	6	76	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	70	4	84	0	+ 4
War	71	1	38	280	- 278
Diphtheria	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	47	131	- 131
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	5	- 5
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

Eritrea

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.