SRI LANKA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,602	8	5,117	+ 12,485
Malaria	2	14,205	80	0	+ 14,205
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,377	28	605	+ 12,772
Low Birth Weight	4	7,977	29	536	+ 7,441
Stroke	5	7,274	6	6,805	+ 469
Coronary Heart Disease	6	6,867	1	26,304	- 19,437
Birth Trauma	7	6,701	44	193	+ 6,508
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,962	9	4,200	+ 762
Meningitis	9	4,370	46	146	+ 4,224
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,626	22	989	+ 2,637
Liver Disease	11	3,435	17	1,303	+ 2,132
Other Injuries	12	3,192	14	1,529	+ 1,663
Tuberculosis	13	3,090	25	769	+ 2,321
Maternal Conditions	14	2,768	48	96	+ 2,672
Pertussis	15	2,385	59	15	+ 2,370
Kidney Disease	16	2,280	5	6,858	- 4,578
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,195	2	12,460	- 10,265
Measles	18	2,014	77	0	+ 2,014
Violence	19	1,872	31	499	+ 1,373
Lung Disease	20	1,813	3	9,456	- 7,644
Malnutrition	21	1,811	54	43	+ 1,767
Asthma	22	1,587	7	6,471	- 4,884
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,507	32	462	+ 1,045
Drownings	24	1,319	27	731	+ 589
Hypertension	25	1,131	20	1,055	+ 76
Falls	26	1,083	23	964	+ 119
Suicide	27	1,024	10	2,977	- 1,954
Fires	28	935	41	239	+ 696
Breast Cancer	29	897	15	1,383	- 486
HIV/AIDS	30	874	55	39	+ 835
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	872	56	38	+ 833
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	716	4	6,939	- 6,223
Poisonings	33	644	49	93	+ 550
Inflammatory/Heart	34	641	35	425	+ 216
Liver Cancer	35	622	19	1,090	- 469
Epilepsy	36	564	39	269	+ 295
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	435	24	911	- 476
Cervical Cancer	38	406	26	762	- 356
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	390	53	49	+ 340
Ovary Cancer	40	355	37	281	+ 73
War	41	342	38	280	+ 62
Tetanus	42	311	57	27	+ 283
Lymphomas	43	292	21	1,027	- 735
Stomach Cancer	44	251	16	1,321	- 1,070
Skin Cancers	45	239	52	58	+ 181
Hepatitis B	46	233	62	6	+ 227
Parkinson's Disease	47	230	45	168	+ 62
Leukemia	48	215	18	1,155	- 940
Oral Cancer	49	202	11	2,893	- 2,691
Schistosomiasis	50	198	81	0	+ 198
Leishmaniasis	51	198	73	0	+ 198
Skin Disease	52	178	36	293	- 115
Bladder Cancer	53	135	34	432	- 297
Pancreas Cancer	54	115	43	214	- 99
Oesophagus Cancer	55	110	13	1,544	- 1,434
Appendicitis	56	107	64	5	+ 101
Prostate Cancer	57	107	30	507	- 400
Drug Use	58	105	40	257	- 152
Ascariasis	59	104	72	0	+ 104
Alcohol	60	100	51	82	+ 18
Encephalitis	61	94	61	10	+ 83
Syphilis	62	92	58	15	+ 77
Upper Respiratory	63	78	66	5	+ 74
Uterin Cancer	64	72	42	218	- 146
Diphtheria	65	50	74	0	+ 50
Hepatitis C	66	38	75	0	+ 38
Lung Cancers	67	35	12	1,775	- 1,740
Other Neoplasms	68	20	50	86	- 66
Multiple Sclerosis	69	19	69	2	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	15	60	11	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	2	84	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	47	131	- 131
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	33	445	- 445
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.