SRI LANKA VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,153	1	26,304	- 2,151
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,435	8	5,117	+ 12,318
Stroke	3	13,784	6	6,805	+ 6,979
Kidney Disease	4	7,319	5	6,858	+ 461
Hypertension	5	6,412	20	1,055	+ 5,357
Lung Disease	6	6,051	3	9,456	- 3,405
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,996	2	12,460	- 6,465
Tuberculosis	8	5,029	25	769	+ 4,260
Violence	9	2,757	31	499	+ 2,258
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,419	9	4,200	- 1,780
Asthma	11	2,119	7	6,471	- 4,351
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,945	32	462	+ 1,482
Lung Cancers	13	1,913	12	1,775	+ 139
Low Birth Weight	14	1,885	29	536	+ 1,349
Breast Cancer	15	1,822	15	1,383	+ 439
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,499	24	911	+ 587
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,496	22	989	+ 507
Birth Trauma	18	1,479	44	193	+ 1,287
Liver Cancer	19	1,424	19	1,090	+ 334
Liver Disease	20	1,315	17	1,303	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	1,276	56	38	+ 1,238
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,150	28	605	+ 546
Other Neoplasms	23	956	50	86	+ 871
Malnutrition	24	801	54	43	+ 758
Skin Disease	25	786	36	293	+ 493
Prostate Cancer	26	771	30	507	+ 264
Drownings	27	721	27	731	- 9
Falls	28	718	23	964	- 246
Leukemia	29	668	18	1,155	- 487
Inflammatory/Heart	30	659	35	425	+ 234
Other Injuries	31	657	14	1,529	- 872
Anemia	32	638	33	445	+ 193
Cervical Cancer	33	572	26	762	- 191
Oral Cancer	34	542	11	2,893	- 2,351
Suicide	35	432	10	2,977	- 2,545
Lymphomas	36	424	21	1,027	- 604
Pancreas Cancer	37	394	43	214	+ 181
Maternal Conditions	38	379	48	96	+ 283
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	374	4	6,939	- 6,565
Ovary Cancer	40	371	37	281	+ 89
Stomach Cancer	41	347	16	1,321	- 974
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	336	53	49	+ 286
Pertussis	43	327	59	15	+ 313
Syphilis	44	215	58	15	+ 200
Epilepsy	45	208	39	269	- 61
Dengue	46	197	47	131	+ 66
Meningitis	47	194	46	146	+ 47
Measles	48	166	77	0	+ 166
War	49	152	38	280	- 128
Uterin Cancer	50	141	42	218	- 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	140	70	2	+ 138
Drug Use	52	129	40	257	- 128
Oesophagus Cancer	53	125	13	1,544	- 1,419
Fires	54	111	41	239	- 127
Parkinson's Disease	55	110	45	168	- 57
Hepatitis B	56	110	62	6	+ 104
Osteoarthritis	57	106	67	3	+ 102
Bladder Cancer	58	106	34	432	- 326
Tetanus	59	97	57	27	+ 69
Alcohol	60	74	51	82	- 8
Skin Cancers	61	68	52	58	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	60	60	11	+ 49
Appendicitis	63	51	64	5	+ 46
Schistosomiasis	64	43	81	0	+ 43
Poisonings	65	42	49	93	- 51
HIV/AIDS	66	38	55	39	- 1
Encephalitis	67	34	61	10	+ 24
Schizophrenia	68	24	65	5	+ 19
Malaria	69	17	80	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	70	7	66	5	+ 3
Leprosy	71	7	63	6	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	6	69	2	+ 3
Oral conditions	73	5	68	3	+ 2
Otitis Media	74	4	76	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	75	3	74	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	76	2	72	0	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	78	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	78	1	84	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	79	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.