SRI LANKA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,429	1	26,304	+ 12,125
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,372	4	6,939	+ 6,433
Stroke	3	13,012	6	6,805	+ 6,207
Lung Cancers	4	12,167	12	1,775	+ 10,393
Lung Disease	5	11,184	3	9,456	+ 1,728
Hypertension	6	7,002	20	1,055	+ 5,947
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,801	24	911	+ 5,890
Kidney Disease	8	5,951	5	6,858	- 908
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,413	8	5,117	+ 296
Breast Cancer	10	4,924	15	1,383	+ 3,541
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,696	43	214	+ 4,483
Prostate Cancer	12	4,309	30	507	+ 3,802
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,066	2	12,460	- 8,394
Falls	14	4,005	23	964	+ 3,041
Liver Disease	15	3,971	17	1,303	+ 2,668
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,291	45	168	+ 3,123
Lymphomas	17	3,201	21	1,027	+ 2,174
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,790	32	462	+ 2,328
Suicide	19	2,688	10	2,977	- 290
Stomach Cancer	20	2,524	16	1,321	+ 1,203
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,324	35	425	+ 1,899
Leukemia	22	2,283	18	1,155	+ 1,128
Other Injuries	23	2,156	14	1,529	+ 626
Other Neoplasms	24	2,133	50	86	+ 2,047
Liver Cancer	25	2,106	19	1,090	+ 1,015
Alcohol	26	1,635	51	82	+ 1,553
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,623	13	1,544	+ 79
Bladder Cancer	28	1,618	34	432	+ 1,187
Oral Cancer	29	1,574	11	2,893	- 1,319
Ovary Cancer	30	1,357	37	281	+ 1,076
Skin Cancers	31	1,060	52	58	+ 1,002
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,001	28	605	+ 396
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	945	53	49	+ 895
Road Traffic Accidents	34	826	9	4,200	- 3,374
Epilepsy	35	808	39	269	+ 538
Congenital Anomalies	36	599	22	989	- 390
Uterin Cancer	37	583	42	218	+ 365
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	566	56	38	+ 528
Cervical Cancer	39	557	26	762	- 205
Drug Use	40	504	40	257	+ 247
Multiple Sclerosis	41	410	69	2	+ 408
Skin Disease	42	403	36	293	+ 111
Anemia	43	260	33	445	- 186
Asthma	44	242	7	6,471	- 6,229
Low Birth Weight	45	201	29	536	- 335
Violence	46	201	31	499	- 298
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	142	60	11	+ 131
Hepatitis C	48	132	75	0	+ 132
Drownings	49	120	27	731	- 611
Malnutrition	50	118	54	43	+ 74
Schizophrenia	51	102	65	5	+ 97
Osteoarthritis	52	95	67	3	+ 92
Fires	53	94	41	239	- 145
HIV/AIDS	54	90	55	39	+ 51
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	76	70	2	+ 74
Tuberculosis	56	73	25	769	- 696
Birth Trauma	57	62	44	193	- 130
Poisonings	58	57	49	93	- 37
Hepatitis B	59	47	62	6	+ 42
Meningitis	60	44	46	146	- 102
Upper Respiratory	61	36	66	5	+ 32
Appendicitis	62	34	64	5	+ 28
Oral conditions	63	16	68	3	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	64	10	48	96	- 86
Otitis Media	65	4	76	0	+ 4
War	66	3	38	280	- 277
Encephalitis	67	2	61	10	- 8
Syphilis	68	1	58	15	- 13
Pertussis	69	1	59	15	- 14
Measles	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	57	27	- 27
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	47	131	- 131
Leprosy	84	0	63	6	- 6
Chlamydia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
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.