SRI LANKA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,103	8	5,117	+ 14,986
Malaria	2	12,857	80	0	+ 12,857
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,669	28	605	+ 10,064
Measles	4	9,469	77	0	+ 9,469
Stroke	5	9,080	6	6,805	+ 2,275
Coronary Heart Disease	6	8,904	1	26,304	- 17,400
Birth Trauma	7	7,539	44	193	+ 7,346
Low Birth Weight	8	6,788	29	536	+ 6,252
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,954	9	4,200	+ 1,754
HIV/AIDS	10	4,746	55	39	+ 4,707
Meningitis	11	4,138	46	146	+ 3,992
Liver Disease	12	4,008	17	1,303	+ 2,705
Tuberculosis	13	3,723	25	769	+ 2,954
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,428	22	989	+ 2,438
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,360	2	12,460	- 9,100
Kidney Disease	16	3,048	5	6,858	- 3,810
Maternal Conditions	17	2,818	48	96	+ 2,722
Other Injuries	18	2,364	14	1,529	+ 834
Cervical Cancer	19	2,344	26	762	+ 1,582
Lung Disease	20	2,158	3	9,456	- 7,299
Hypertension	21	2,119	20	1,055	+ 1,064
Asthma	22	1,853	7	6,471	- 4,618
Liver Cancer	23	1,835	19	1,090	+ 744
Pertussis	24	1,832	59	15	+ 1,817
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,791	32	462	+ 1,329
Violence	26	1,773	31	499	+ 1,274
Trypanosomiasis	27	1,685	82	0	+ 1,685
Malnutrition	28	1,622	54	43	+ 1,579
Suicide	29	1,402	10	2,977	- 1,576
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	910	4	6,939	- 6,029
Drownings	31	831	27	731	+ 100
Prostate Cancer	32	825	30	507	+ 318
Falls	33	754	23	964	- 210
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	704	56	38	+ 666
Inflammatory/Heart	35	691	35	425	+ 266
Fires	36	645	41	239	+ 406
Epilepsy	37	549	39	269	+ 280
Breast Cancer	38	542	15	1,383	- 841
Syphilis	39	516	58	15	+ 501
Poisonings	40	463	49	93	+ 370
Stomach Cancer	41	385	16	1,321	- 936
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	374	53	49	+ 324
Schistosomiasis	43	364	81	0	+ 364
Parkinson's Disease	44	333	45	168	+ 165
Tetanus	45	266	57	27	+ 239
Drug Use	46	265	40	257	+ 8
Hepatitis B	47	255	62	6	+ 249
Lymphomas	48	248	21	1,027	- 779
Skin Cancers	49	239	52	58	+ 181
Lung Cancers	50	201	12	1,775	- 1,574
Skin Disease	51	200	36	293	- 93
Oral Cancer	52	191	11	2,893	- 2,702
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	157	24	911	- 754
Ovary Cancer	54	146	37	281	- 136
Alcohol	55	131	51	82	+ 49
Encephalitis	56	127	61	10	+ 116
Appendicitis	57	65	64	5	+ 60
Diphtheria	58	62	74	0	+ 62
Uterin Cancer	59	59	42	218	- 159
Bladder Cancer	60	50	34	432	- 382
Hepatitis C	61	35	75	0	+ 35
Ascariasis	62	35	72	0	+ 35
Oesophagus Cancer	63	31	13	1,544	- 1,513
War	64	31	38	280	- 249
Pancreas Cancer	65	30	43	214	- 184
Multiple Sclerosis	66	28	69	2	+ 26
Leukemia	67	27	18	1,155	- 1,128
Other Neoplasms	68	25	50	86	- 61
Upper Respiratory	69	24	66	5	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	20	60	11	+ 9
Chlamydia	71	4	84	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	63	6	- 6
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	65	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	33	445	- 445
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

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.