SRI LANKA VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,519	8	5,117	+ 3,402
Stroke	2	8,165	6	6,805	+ 1,360
Road Traffic Accidents	3	6,000	9	4,200	+ 1,800
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,818	1	26,304	- 20,486
Malaria	5	5,322	80	0	+ 5,322
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	5,036	28	605	+ 4,432
HIV/AIDS	7	4,559	55	39	+ 4,520
Liver Disease	8	4,112	17	1,303	+ 2,809
Low Birth Weight	9	3,538	29	536	+ 3,002
Birth Trauma	10	3,047	44	193	+ 2,854
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,999	2	12,460	- 9,462
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,868	22	989	+ 1,878
Lung Disease	13	2,508	3	9,456	- 6,948
Hypertension	14	2,190	20	1,055	+ 1,135
Kidney Disease	15	1,946	5	6,858	- 4,913
Malnutrition	16	1,884	54	43	+ 1,841
Other Injuries	17	1,523	14	1,529	- 6
Cervical Cancer	18	1,518	26	762	+ 755
Meningitis	19	1,367	46	146	+ 1,221
Stomach Cancer	20	1,259	16	1,321	- 62
Maternal Conditions	21	1,166	48	96	+ 1,070
Asthma	22	1,157	7	6,471	- 5,314
Liver Cancer	23	1,140	19	1,090	+ 49
Suicide	24	1,135	10	2,977	- 1,842
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,061	4	6,939	- 5,878
Tuberculosis	26	1,008	25	769	+ 239
Breast Cancer	27	968	15	1,383	- 415
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	954	24	911	+ 42
Violence	29	884	31	499	+ 385
Lymphomas	30	725	21	1,027	- 302
Falls	31	665	23	964	- 299
Prostate Cancer	32	639	30	507	+ 132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	585	56	38	+ 546
Inflammatory/Heart	34	560	35	425	+ 135
Leukemia	35	511	18	1,155	- 644
Drownings	36	459	27	731	- 271
Oral Cancer	37	439	11	2,893	- 2,454
Fires	38	435	41	239	+ 197
Lung Cancers	39	378	12	1,775	- 1,397
Poisonings	40	355	49	93	+ 262
Endocrine Disorders	41	354	32	462	- 108
Pertussis	42	351	59	15	+ 337
Pancreas Cancer	43	345	43	214	+ 131
Oesophagus Cancer	44	344	13	1,544	- 1,200
Epilepsy	45	309	39	269	+ 39
Syphilis	46	278	58	15	+ 264
Parkinson's Disease	47	236	45	168	+ 68
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	219	53	49	+ 170
Alcohol	49	202	51	82	+ 120
Skin Cancers	50	182	52	58	+ 124
Schistosomiasis	51	179	81	0	+ 179
Skin Disease	52	166	36	293	- 127
Ovary Cancer	53	149	37	281	- 133
Appendicitis	54	113	64	5	+ 108
Hepatitis B	55	110	62	6	+ 104
Uterin Cancer	56	94	42	218	- 124
Upper Respiratory	57	94	66	5	+ 89
Tetanus	58	85	57	27	+ 58
Measles	59	83	77	0	+ 83
Drug Use	60	72	40	257	- 185
Encephalitis	61	63	61	10	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	62	57	34	432	- 375
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	37	60	11	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	64	26	50	86	- 60
Hepatitis C	65	20	75	0	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	66	12	69	2	+ 9
Ascariasis	67	7	72	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	68	6	76	0	+ 6
War	69	4	38	280	- 276
Chlamydia	70	4	84	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	71	2	74	0	+ 2
Dengue	72	1	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	63	6	- 6
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	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
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	33	445	- 445
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Rwanda

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.