SRI LANKA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	22,961	55	39	+ 22,922
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,482	8	5,117	+ 6,365
Tuberculosis	3	11,105	25	769	+ 10,335
Stroke	4	10,451	6	6,805	+ 3,646
Coronary Heart Disease	5	9,571	1	26,304	- 16,733
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,808	9	4,200	+ 2,608
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,680	2	12,460	- 6,781
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	5,056	28	605	+ 4,451
Low Birth Weight	9	4,045	29	536	+ 3,509
Lung Disease	10	3,616	3	9,456	- 5,840
Violence	11	3,526	31	499	+ 3,027
Hypertension	12	3,355	20	1,055	+ 2,300
Birth Trauma	13	2,702	44	193	+ 2,509
Liver Disease	14	2,631	17	1,303	+ 1,328
Kidney Disease	15	2,522	5	6,858	- 4,337
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,220	22	989	+ 1,231
Suicide	17	1,903	10	2,977	- 1,074
Malnutrition	18	1,753	54	43	+ 1,709
Other Injuries	19	1,621	14	1,529	+ 91
Asthma	20	1,572	7	6,471	- 4,899
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,377	4	6,939	- 5,562
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,269	35	425	+ 844
Cervical Cancer	23	1,041	26	762	+ 279
Breast Cancer	24	950	15	1,383	- 433
Maternal Conditions	25	863	48	96	+ 767
Drownings	26	859	27	731	+ 129
Meningitis	27	853	46	146	+ 707
Fires	28	853	41	239	+ 614
Skin Cancers	29	845	52	58	+ 787
Oral Cancer	30	782	11	2,893	- 2,111
Prostate Cancer	31	739	30	507	+ 232
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	594	56	38	+ 556
Endocrine Disorders	33	571	32	462	+ 109
Falls	34	487	23	964	- 477
Lung Cancers	35	461	12	1,775	- 1,314
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	427	24	911	- 485
Pertussis	37	425	59	15	+ 410
Epilepsy	38	386	39	269	+ 116
Poisonings	39	363	49	93	+ 270
Lymphomas	40	359	21	1,027	- 668
Liver Cancer	41	352	19	1,090	- 738
Parkinson's Disease	42	340	45	168	+ 173
Syphilis	43	273	58	15	+ 258
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	259	53	49	+ 210
Stomach Cancer	45	255	16	1,321	- 1,066
Drug Use	46	249	40	257	- 9
Skin Disease	47	242	36	293	- 50
Alcohol	48	220	51	82	+ 138
Leukemia	49	186	18	1,155	- 969
Ovary Cancer	50	182	37	281	- 99
Malaria	51	169	80	0	+ 169
Oesophagus Cancer	52	164	13	1,544	- 1,380
Pancreas Cancer	53	137	43	214	- 76
Bladder Cancer	54	123	34	432	- 309
Schistosomiasis	55	107	81	0	+ 107
Uterin Cancer	56	89	42	218	- 129
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	74	60	11	+ 63
Appendicitis	58	69	64	5	+ 64
Encephalitis	59	63	61	10	+ 53
Other Neoplasms	60	60	50	86	- 25
Upper Respiratory	61	50	66	5	+ 45
Tetanus	62	47	57	27	+ 20
Hepatitis B	63	35	62	6	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	64	18	69	2	+ 15
Measles	65	16	77	0	+ 16
Hepatitis C	66	4	75	0	+ 4
War	67	4	38	280	- 276
Chlamydia	68	3	84	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	72	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	2	76	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	2	74	0	+ 2
Leprosy	72	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	68	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	70	2	- 2
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

Namibia

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.