SRI LANKA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,247	8	5,117	+ 14,130
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	13,438	28	605	+ 12,833
Tuberculosis	3	11,823	25	769	+ 11,054
Malaria	4	9,375	80	0	+ 9,375
Birth Trauma	5	9,303	44	193	+ 9,110
Low Birth Weight	6	8,910	29	536	+ 8,374
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,699	1	26,304	- 20,605
Stroke	8	5,362	6	6,805	- 1,443
Congenital Anomalies	9	4,614	22	989	+ 3,625
HIV/AIDS	10	4,097	55	39	+ 4,058
Meningitis	11	4,053	46	146	+ 3,907
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,871	9	4,200	- 328
Liver Disease	13	3,559	17	1,303	+ 2,256
Measles	14	2,733	77	0	+ 2,733
Maternal Conditions	15	2,186	48	96	+ 2,090
Pertussis	16	2,162	59	15	+ 2,147
Other Injuries	17	2,107	14	1,529	+ 578
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,089	2	12,460	- 10,371
Violence	19	1,709	31	499	+ 1,210
Kidney Disease	20	1,689	5	6,858	- 5,169
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,467	32	462	+ 1,005
Lung Disease	22	1,167	3	9,456	- 8,289
Breast Cancer	23	1,103	15	1,383	- 279
Hypertension	24	993	20	1,055	- 63
Cervical Cancer	25	982	26	762	+ 220
Tetanus	26	776	57	27	+ 748
Asthma	27	761	7	6,471	- 5,710
Falls	28	699	23	964	- 265
Fires	29	662	41	239	+ 424
Suicide	30	652	10	2,977	- 2,326
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	630	4	6,939	- 6,309
Drownings	32	611	27	731	- 119
Poisonings	33	610	49	93	+ 517
Drug Use	34	582	40	257	+ 325
Prostate Cancer	35	549	30	507	+ 42
Malnutrition	36	547	54	43	+ 504
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	543	56	38	+ 505
Syphilis	38	506	58	15	+ 491
Liver Cancer	39	491	19	1,090	- 599
Lymphomas	40	483	21	1,027	- 544
Epilepsy	41	464	39	269	+ 195
Inflammatory/Heart	42	448	35	425	+ 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	386	24	911	- 526
Diphtheria	44	353	74	0	+ 353
War	45	301	38	280	+ 22
Parkinson's Disease	46	230	45	168	+ 62
Leukemia	47	210	18	1,155	- 945
Oral Cancer	48	208	11	2,893	- 2,685
Ovary Cancer	49	198	37	281	- 83
Stomach Cancer	50	198	16	1,321	- 1,123
Pancreas Cancer	51	183	43	214	- 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	181	53	49	+ 131
Skin Cancers	53	180	52	58	+ 121
Schistosomiasis	54	140	81	0	+ 140
Hepatitis B	55	138	62	6	+ 132
Skin Disease	56	136	36	293	- 156
Lung Cancers	57	120	12	1,775	- 1,655
Alcohol	58	96	51	82	+ 13
Encephalitis	59	87	61	10	+ 77
Appendicitis	60	71	64	5	+ 65
Ascariasis	61	64	72	0	+ 63
Uterin Cancer	62	63	42	218	- 155
Bladder Cancer	63	62	34	432	- 370
Oesophagus Cancer	64	52	13	1,544	- 1,492
Hepatitis C	65	28	75	0	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	66	27	50	86	- 59
Upper Respiratory	67	24	66	5	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	68	17	69	2	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	15	60	11	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	70	2	73	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	76	0	+ 0
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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Nigeria

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.