SRI LANKA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,701	1	26,304	- 4,603
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	12,913	4	6,939	+ 5,974
Stroke	3	10,129	6	6,805	+ 3,324
Lung Cancers	4	7,979	12	1,775	+ 6,204
Lung Disease	5	7,730	3	9,456	- 1,727
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,366	24	911	+ 5,455
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,919	8	5,117	- 1,198
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,274	2	12,460	- 9,187
Prostate Cancer	9	3,147	30	507	+ 2,640
Breast Cancer	10	3,138	15	1,383	+ 1,755
Falls	11	2,669	23	964	+ 1,705
Skin Cancers	12	2,605	52	58	+ 2,546
Lymphomas	13	2,590	21	1,027	+ 1,563
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,312	43	214	+ 2,099
Suicide	15	2,250	10	2,977	- 727
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,951	9	4,200	- 2,249
Kidney Disease	17	1,840	5	6,858	- 5,018
Leukemia	18	1,665	18	1,155	+ 510
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,504	45	168	+ 1,336
Hypertension	20	1,392	20	1,055	+ 337
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,382	32	462	+ 920
Stomach Cancer	22	1,375	16	1,321	+ 54
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,333	35	425	+ 908
Liver Cancer	24	1,226	19	1,090	+ 136
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,188	13	1,544	- 356
Bladder Cancer	26	1,136	34	432	+ 705
Other Neoplasms	27	1,043	50	86	+ 958
Other Injuries	28	929	14	1,529	- 600
Ovary Cancer	29	881	37	281	+ 600
Congenital Anomalies	30	748	22	989	- 242
Oral Cancer	31	697	11	2,893	- 2,196
Liver Disease	32	671	17	1,303	- 632
Uterin Cancer	33	615	42	218	+ 398
Skin Disease	34	502	36	293	+ 210
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	480	53	49	+ 430
Asthma	36	386	7	6,471	- 6,085
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	344	28	605	- 260
Low Birth Weight	38	334	29	536	- 202
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	299	56	38	+ 261
Drug Use	40	294	40	257	+ 37
Cervical Cancer	41	259	26	762	- 503
Violence	42	244	31	499	- 255
Epilepsy	43	234	39	269	- 35
Drownings	44	231	27	731	- 499
Alcohol	45	219	51	82	+ 137
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	200	60	11	+ 189
Multiple Sclerosis	47	185	69	2	+ 183
Hepatitis C	48	126	75	0	+ 126
Osteoarthritis	49	102	67	3	+ 99
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	94	70	2	+ 92
Anemia	51	74	33	445	- 371
Tuberculosis	52	73	25	769	- 696
Fires	53	72	41	239	- 167
Birth Trauma	54	62	44	193	- 131
Malnutrition	55	60	54	43	+ 16
Hepatitis B	56	59	62	6	+ 53
HIV/AIDS	57	44	55	39	+ 5
Poisonings	58	40	49	93	- 54
Meningitis	59	38	46	146	- 108
Schizophrenia	60	34	65	5	+ 29
Oral conditions	61	33	68	3	+ 30
Appendicitis	62	25	64	5	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	63	20	48	96	- 76
Upper Respiratory	64	16	66	5	+ 11
Pertussis	65	3	59	15	- 11
Encephalitis	66	3	61	10	- 7
Otitis Media	67	3	76	0	+ 3
War	68	2	38	280	- 277
Tetanus	69	2	57	27	- 26
Syphilis	70	1	58	15	- 13
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	63	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	47	131	- 131
Ascariasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	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.