SRI LANKA VS SERBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SERBIA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	71,961	1	26,304	+ 45,657
Stroke	2	53,669	6	6,805	+ 46,864
Inflammatory/Heart	3	50,473	35	425	+ 50,048
Lung Cancers	4	21,607	12	1,775	+ 19,833
Kidney Disease	5	13,776	5	6,858	+ 6,918
Lung Disease	6	12,731	3	9,456	+ 3,275
Diabetes Mellitus	7	11,932	2	12,460	- 528
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	11,332	24	911	+ 10,421
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	9,503	4	6,939	+ 2,565
Breast Cancer	10	7,549	15	1,383	+ 6,166
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	6,055	8	5,117	+ 938
Hypertension	12	5,356	20	1,055	+ 4,301
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,633	43	214	+ 4,419
Prostate Cancer	14	4,353	30	507	+ 3,846
Stomach Cancer	15	3,975	16	1,321	+ 2,654
Suicide	16	3,293	10	2,977	+ 315
Liver Cancer	17	3,034	19	1,090	+ 1,943
Bladder Cancer	18	2,950	34	432	+ 2,519
Liver Disease	19	2,933	17	1,303	+ 1,630
Lymphomas	20	2,747	21	1,027	+ 1,720
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,656	45	168	+ 2,489
Leukemia	22	2,348	18	1,155	+ 1,193
Oral Cancer	23	2,249	11	2,893	- 645
Road Traffic Accidents	24	2,166	9	4,200	- 2,034
Cervical Cancer	25	2,110	26	762	+ 1,348
Skin Cancers	26	2,110	52	58	+ 2,051
Other Neoplasms	27	1,987	50	86	+ 1,901
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,964	56	38	+ 1,926
Ovary Cancer	29	1,835	37	281	+ 1,553
Other Injuries	30	1,343	14	1,529	- 186
Asthma	31	1,288	7	6,471	- 5,183
Uterin Cancer	32	1,219	42	218	+ 1,001
Falls	33	1,195	23	964	+ 231
Alcohol	34	1,127	51	82	+ 1,045
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,096	13	1,544	- 449
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,020	32	462	+ 557
Epilepsy	37	736	39	269	+ 467
Low Birth Weight	38	619	29	536	+ 83
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	552	28	605	- 53
Congenital Anomalies	40	534	22	989	- 455
Anemia	41	502	33	445	+ 56
Multiple Sclerosis	42	484	69	2	+ 481
Skin Disease	43	374	36	293	+ 81
Schizophrenia	44	359	65	5	+ 354
Violence	45	355	31	499	- 144
Tuberculosis	46	332	25	769	- 438
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	258	53	49	+ 209
Drownings	48	242	27	731	- 489
Drug Use	49	237	40	257	- 20
Fires	50	211	41	239	- 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	169	70	2	+ 168
Birth Trauma	52	149	44	193	- 43
Hepatitis B	53	119	62	6	+ 113
Meningitis	54	117	46	146	- 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	113	60	11	+ 102
HIV/AIDS	56	82	55	39	+ 43
Poisonings	57	75	49	93	- 19
Appendicitis	58	53	64	5	+ 47
Maternal Conditions	59	40	48	96	- 57
Hepatitis C	60	39	75	0	+ 39
Malnutrition	61	33	54	43	- 11
Osteoarthritis	62	23	67	3	+ 20
Pertussis	63	21	59	15	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	64	8	66	5	+ 4
Tetanus	65	8	57	27	- 19
Encephalitis	66	6	61	10	- 4
Syphilis	67	6	58	15	- 9
Otitis Media	68	4	76	0	+ 4
Oral conditions	69	4	68	3	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	3	78	0	+ 3
War	71	3	38	280	- 277
Measles	72	2	77	0	+ 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	1	85	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	63	6	- 6
Dengue	82	0	47	131	- 131
Hookworm Disease	83	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Serbia

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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.