SRI LANKA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	41,500	6	6,805	+ 34,695
Coronary Heart Disease	2	26,198	1	26,304	- 106
Lung Disease	3	21,882	3	9,456	+ 12,425
Tuberculosis	4	14,559	25	769	+ 13,789
Lung Cancers	5	9,941	12	1,775	+ 8,167
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,208	8	5,117	+ 91
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,191	9	4,200	+ 991
Hypertension	8	4,487	20	1,055	+ 3,432
Liver Cancer	9	4,452	19	1,090	+ 3,361
Liver Disease	10	3,767	17	1,303	+ 2,464
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,628	4	6,939	- 3,311
Kidney Disease	12	3,309	5	6,858	- 3,549
Stomach Cancer	13	3,152	16	1,321	+ 1,831
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,068	2	12,460	- 9,392
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	2,701	24	911	+ 1,790
Suicide	16	2,012	10	2,977	- 965
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,749	53	49	+ 1,700
Falls	18	1,506	23	964	+ 542
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,431	56	38	+ 1,393
Other Injuries	20	1,280	14	1,529	- 250
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,275	43	214	+ 1,062
Asthma	22	1,203	7	6,471	- 5,268
Breast Cancer	23	1,142	15	1,383	- 241
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,022	13	1,544	- 522
Low Birth Weight	25	1,010	29	536	+ 474
Parkinson's Disease	26	965	45	168	+ 798
Drownings	27	941	27	731	+ 211
Violence	28	905	31	499	+ 405
Congenital Anomalies	29	828	22	989	- 161
Leukemia	30	807	18	1,155	- 348
HIV/AIDS	31	630	55	39	+ 590
Birth Trauma	32	615	44	193	+ 422
Cervical Cancer	33	589	26	762	- 174
Inflammatory/Heart	34	572	35	425	+ 147
Lymphomas	35	468	21	1,027	- 559
Ovary Cancer	36	444	37	281	+ 163
Oral Cancer	37	428	11	2,893	- 2,465
Bladder Cancer	38	418	34	432	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	39	378	32	462	- 85
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	313	28	605	- 292
Poisonings	41	306	49	93	+ 213
Drug Use	42	298	40	257	+ 41
Malnutrition	43	265	54	43	+ 222
Alcohol	44	254	51	82	+ 172
Epilepsy	45	222	39	269	- 47
Fires	46	212	41	239	- 27
Maternal Conditions	47	210	48	96	+ 114
Prostate Cancer	48	183	30	507	- 324
Meningitis	49	173	46	146	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	166	60	11	+ 155
Skin Cancers	51	141	52	58	+ 82
Skin Disease	52	132	36	293	- 160
Uterin Cancer	53	115	42	218	- 102
Encephalitis	54	98	61	10	+ 87
Hepatitis B	55	57	62	6	+ 51
Upper Respiratory	56	56	66	5	+ 51
Appendicitis	57	47	64	5	+ 42
Syphilis	58	45	58	15	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	59	37	50	86	- 49
Multiple Sclerosis	60	33	69	2	+ 31
Pertussis	61	29	59	15	+ 14
Tetanus	62	23	57	27	- 4
War	63	14	38	280	- 266
Hepatitis C	64	9	75	0	+ 9
Measles	65	3	77	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	66	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	63	6	- 6
Chagas disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	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
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.