SRI LANKA VS JORDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JORDAN		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,554	1	26,304	- 16,750
Stroke	2	5,722	6	6,805	- 1,083
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,378	9	4,200	- 822
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,313	2	12,460	- 9,148
Hypertension	5	3,013	20	1,055	+ 1,958
Kidney Disease	6	2,939	5	6,858	- 3,919
Lung Cancers	7	2,083	12	1,775	+ 308
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,844	8	5,117	- 3,272
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,838	22	989	+ 849
Low Birth Weight	10	1,686	29	536	+ 1,150
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,390	4	6,939	- 5,549
Breast Cancer	12	1,349	15	1,383	- 34
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,213	24	911	+ 301
Liver Disease	14	971	17	1,303	- 332
Lung Disease	15	874	3	9,456	- 8,583
Leukemia	16	727	18	1,155	- 428
Stomach Cancer	17	718	16	1,321	- 603
Lymphomas	18	636	21	1,027	- 391
Other Injuries	19	578	14	1,529	- 951
Birth Trauma	20	533	44	193	+ 340
Violence	21	529	31	499	+ 30
Pancreas Cancer	22	483	43	214	+ 269
Bladder Cancer	23	418	34	432	- 13
Falls	24	375	23	964	- 589
Liver Cancer	25	366	19	1,090	- 725
Endocrine Disorders	26	354	32	462	- 108
Parkinson's Disease	27	333	45	168	+ 165
Suicide	28	325	10	2,977	- 2,652
Fires	29	301	41	239	+ 62
Diarrhoeal diseases	30	299	28	605	- 305
Oral Cancer	31	281	11	2,893	- 2,612
Ovary Cancer	32	274	37	281	- 7
Prostate Cancer	33	258	30	507	- 249
Drug Use	34	226	40	257	- 31
Asthma	35	225	7	6,471	- 6,246
Drownings	36	211	27	731	- 520
Meningitis	37	154	46	146	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	38	146	35	425	- 279
Uterin Cancer	39	146	42	218	- 72
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	131	56	38	+ 93
Cervical Cancer	41	125	26	762	- 637
Oesophagus Cancer	42	124	13	1,544	- 1,420
Pertussis	43	107	59	15	+ 93
Maternal Conditions	44	103	48	96	+ 7
Syphilis	45	102	58	15	+ 87
Epilepsy	46	96	39	269	- 173
Poisonings	47	92	49	93	- 1
Skin Disease	48	83	36	293	- 209
Skin Cancers	49	74	52	58	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	44	53	49	- 5
Malnutrition	51	29	54	43	- 14
Encephalitis	52	27	61	10	+ 16
Tuberculosis	53	24	25	769	- 745
Multiple Sclerosis	54	23	69	2	+ 21
Alcohol	55	21	51	82	- 62
Tetanus	56	21	57	27	- 7
Other Neoplasms	57	18	50	86	- 68
Appendicitis	58	15	64	5	+ 10
War	59	12	38	280	- 268
Hepatitis B	60	8	62	6	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	8	60	11	- 3
Schistosomiasis	62	5	81	0	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	63	4	55	39	- 35
Hepatitis C	64	3	75	0	+ 3
Measles	65	1	77	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	66	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	69	0	66	5	- 4
Chlamydia	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	47	131	- 131
Hookworm Disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	63	6	- 6
Malaria	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	65	5	- 5
Anemia	82	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
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.