SRI LANKA VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,976	1	26,304	- 14,328
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,003	4	6,939	+ 65
Kidney Disease	3	5,697	5	6,858	- 1,161
Stroke	4	5,684	6	6,805	- 1,121
Lung Cancers	5	4,736	12	1,775	+ 2,961
Diabetes Mellitus	6	4,473	2	12,460	- 7,988
Lung Disease	7	3,615	3	9,456	- 5,841
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,551	8	5,117	- 1,565
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,531	24	911	+ 2,619
Breast Cancer	10	2,892	15	1,383	+ 1,509
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,391	43	214	+ 2,177
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,343	32	462	+ 1,881
Lymphomas	13	2,163	21	1,027	+ 1,136
Other Injuries	14	1,935	14	1,529	+ 406
Leukemia	15	1,430	18	1,155	+ 275
Stomach Cancer	16	1,321	16	1,321	+ 0
Prostate Cancer	17	1,219	30	507	+ 712
Bladder Cancer	18	1,160	34	432	+ 729
Suicide	19	1,060	10	2,977	- 1,917
Other Neoplasms	20	982	50	86	+ 896
Hypertension	21	936	20	1,055	- 119
Parkinson's Disease	22	930	45	168	+ 763
Skin Cancers	23	886	52	58	+ 828
Skin Disease	24	860	36	293	+ 567
Liver Cancer	25	807	19	1,090	- 284
Road Traffic Accidents	26	779	9	4,200	- 3,421
Ovary Cancer	27	754	37	281	+ 473
Liver Disease	28	683	17	1,303	- 620
Congenital Anomalies	29	680	22	989	- 309
Inflammatory/Heart	30	501	35	425	+ 77
Uterin Cancer	31	472	42	218	+ 254
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	389	28	605	- 216
Oral Cancer	33	351	11	2,893	- 2,542
Anemia	34	349	33	445	- 97
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	337	53	49	+ 287
Asthma	36	331	7	6,471	- 6,140
Oesophagus Cancer	37	322	13	1,544	- 1,222
Cervical Cancer	38	311	26	762	- 451
Falls	39	289	23	964	- 676
Epilepsy	40	254	39	269	- 16
Violence	41	243	31	499	- 256
Low Birth Weight	42	220	29	536	- 316
Drug Use	43	158	40	257	- 99
Schizophrenia	44	155	65	5	+ 150
Drownings	45	91	27	731	- 639
Hepatitis C	46	91	75	0	+ 91
Multiple Sclerosis	47	91	69	2	+ 89
Malnutrition	48	91	54	43	+ 47
Alcohol	49	90	51	82	+ 8
Birth Trauma	50	82	44	193	- 111
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	78	56	38	+ 40
HIV/AIDS	52	59	55	39	+ 20
Fires	53	57	41	239	- 182
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	54	60	11	+ 43
Meningitis	55	47	46	146	- 99
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	41	70	2	+ 39
Tuberculosis	57	38	25	769	- 731
Hepatitis B	58	37	62	6	+ 31
Osteoarthritis	59	18	67	3	+ 15
War	60	17	38	280	- 263
Maternal Conditions	61	13	48	96	- 83
Upper Respiratory	62	13	66	5	+ 8
Poisonings	63	9	49	93	- 84
Appendicitis	64	9	64	5	+ 4
Oral conditions	65	9	68	3	+ 6
Encephalitis	66	8	61	10	- 2
Otitis Media	67	2	76	0	+ 2
Leprosy	68	1	63	6	- 5
Pertussis	69	0	59	15	- 14
Leishmaniasis	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Syphilis	71	0	58	15	- 15
Diphtheria	72	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	57	27	- 27
Measles	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	47	131	- 131
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

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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.