SRI LANKA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,113	8	5,117	+ 5,996
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	8,226	28	605	+ 7,621
Stroke	3	7,299	6	6,805	+ 494
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,774	1	26,304	- 19,530
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,853	9	4,200	+ 1,653
Birth Trauma	6	5,768	44	193	+ 5,575
Low Birth Weight	7	5,196	29	536	+ 4,660
Liver Disease	8	5,057	17	1,303	+ 3,754
Tuberculosis	9	3,978	25	769	+ 3,209
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,015	2	12,460	- 9,446
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,900	22	989	+ 1,910
Hypertension	12	2,498	20	1,055	+ 1,442
Kidney Disease	13	2,244	5	6,858	- 4,614
Meningitis	14	2,229	46	146	+ 2,083
Lung Disease	15	2,201	3	9,456	- 7,255
Other Injuries	16	2,176	14	1,529	+ 647
HIV/AIDS	17	2,127	55	39	+ 2,088
Maternal Conditions	18	1,648	48	96	+ 1,552
Malnutrition	19	1,603	54	43	+ 1,559
Breast Cancer	20	1,573	15	1,383	+ 190
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,531	4	6,939	- 5,407
Violence	22	1,498	31	499	+ 998
Pertussis	23	1,279	59	15	+ 1,264
Measles	24	1,173	77	0	+ 1,173
Suicide	25	1,118	10	2,977	- 1,859
Malaria	26	1,043	80	0	+ 1,043
Cervical Cancer	27	931	26	762	+ 168
Falls	28	836	23	964	- 128
Asthma	29	831	7	6,471	- 5,640
Leukemia	30	783	18	1,155	- 372
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	696	24	911	- 215
Poisonings	32	680	49	93	+ 587
Lymphomas	33	666	21	1,027	- 362
Fires	34	604	41	239	+ 365
Drownings	35	581	27	731	- 150
Ovary Cancer	36	449	37	281	+ 168
Tetanus	37	408	57	27	+ 381
Lung Cancers	38	408	12	1,775	- 1,367
Inflammatory/Heart	39	402	35	425	- 23
Oesophagus Cancer	40	341	13	1,544	- 1,203
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	326	56	38	+ 288
Liver Cancer	42	321	19	1,090	- 770
Syphilis	43	315	58	15	+ 300
Epilepsy	44	301	39	269	+ 32
Endocrine Disorders	45	301	32	462	- 161
Parkinson's Disease	46	293	45	168	+ 125
Stomach Cancer	47	282	16	1,321	- 1,039
Oral Cancer	48	274	11	2,893	- 2,620
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	248	53	49	+ 199
Prostate Cancer	50	231	30	507	- 276
Bladder Cancer	51	200	34	432	- 232
Skin Cancers	52	187	52	58	+ 128
Skin Disease	53	168	36	293	- 125
Schistosomiasis	54	156	81	0	+ 156
Alcohol	55	139	51	82	+ 57
Hepatitis B	56	138	62	6	+ 132
Upper Respiratory	57	131	66	5	+ 127
Appendicitis	58	126	64	5	+ 120
Leishmaniasis	59	107	73	0	+ 107
Drug Use	60	95	40	257	- 162
Pancreas Cancer	61	90	43	214	- 123
Uterin Cancer	62	78	42	218	- 140
Encephalitis	63	72	61	10	+ 61
War	64	52	38	280	- 228
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	41	60	11	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	66	27	50	86	- 58
Diphtheria	67	27	74	0	+ 27
Ascariasis	68	24	72	0	+ 24
Hepatitis C	69	21	75	0	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	70	11	69	2	+ 9
Otitis Media	71	7	76	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	72	4	84	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	4	47	131	- 127
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	63	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	80	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Anemia	83	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Ethiopia

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.