SRI LANKA VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	87,841	1	26,304	+ 61,537
Stroke	2	51,077	6	6,805	+ 44,272
Lung Cancers	3	8,486	12	1,775	+ 6,711
Inflammatory/Heart	4	8,439	35	425	+ 8,014
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	7,574	4	6,939	+ 636
Liver Disease	6	7,097	17	1,303	+ 5,794
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,655	24	911	+ 5,744
Suicide	8	5,717	10	2,977	+ 2,740
Lung Disease	9	5,713	3	9,456	- 3,743
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	5,058	8	5,117	- 58
Stomach Cancer	11	4,587	16	1,321	+ 3,266
Alcohol	12	4,368	51	82	+ 4,286
Breast Cancer	13	3,628	15	1,383	+ 2,245
Other Injuries	14	3,515	14	1,529	+ 1,986
HIV/AIDS	15	3,319	55	39	+ 3,280
Pancreas Cancer	16	3,166	43	214	+ 2,953
Hypertension	17	2,864	20	1,055	+ 1,809
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,864	2	12,460	- 9,597
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,733	9	4,200	- 1,467
Prostate Cancer	20	2,202	30	507	+ 1,695
Falls	21	1,827	23	964	+ 863
Kidney Disease	22	1,808	5	6,858	- 5,050
Violence	23	1,787	31	499	+ 1,288
Liver Cancer	24	1,743	19	1,090	+ 652
Oral Cancer	25	1,698	11	2,893	- 1,195
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,463	45	168	+ 1,295
Drug Use	27	1,423	40	257	+ 1,165
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,395	56	38	+ 1,357
Lymphomas	29	1,392	21	1,027	+ 365
Tuberculosis	30	1,315	25	769	+ 545
Leukemia	31	1,286	18	1,155	+ 131
Ovary Cancer	32	1,268	37	281	+ 987
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,160	13	1,544	- 384
Cervical Cancer	34	1,159	26	762	+ 396
Uterin Cancer	35	1,072	42	218	+ 854
Drownings	36	1,035	27	731	+ 304
Fires	37	997	41	239	+ 758
Bladder Cancer	38	985	34	432	+ 553
Skin Cancers	39	876	52	58	+ 818
Poisonings	40	869	49	93	+ 775
Congenital Anomalies	41	656	22	989	- 333
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	432	53	49	+ 383
Skin Disease	43	427	36	293	+ 134
Low Birth Weight	44	336	29	536	- 200
Endocrine Disorders	45	313	32	462	- 150
Asthma	46	275	7	6,471	- 6,196
Encephalitis	47	168	61	10	+ 158
Meningitis	48	162	46	146	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	49	129	69	2	+ 127
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	117	60	11	+ 106
Other Neoplasms	51	114	50	86	+ 28
Epilepsy	52	112	39	269	- 157
Birth Trauma	53	111	44	193	- 81
Appendicitis	54	64	64	5	+ 58
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	63	28	605	- 542
Maternal Conditions	56	42	48	96	- 54
Malnutrition	57	38	54	43	- 6
Upper Respiratory	58	25	66	5	+ 20
War	59	19	38	280	- 261
Hepatitis B	60	7	62	6	+ 1
Chlamydia	61	4	84	0	+ 4
Syphilis	62	3	58	15	- 12
Tetanus	63	1	57	27	- 27
Otitis Media	64	1	76	0	+ 1
Pertussis	65	0	59	15	- 14
Hepatitis C	66	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	63	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	47	131	- 131
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	5	- 5
Osteoarthritis	84	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
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.