SRI LANKA VS SEYCHELLES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SEYCHELLES		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,263	1	26,304	- 3,041
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,763	8	5,117	+ 11,646
Stroke	3	14,888	6	6,805	+ 8,083
Kidney Disease	4	9,551	5	6,858	+ 2,693
Hypertension	5	9,389	20	1,055	+ 8,334
Liver Disease	6	7,000	17	1,303	+ 5,698
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,718	2	12,460	- 6,743
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	5,528	24	911	+ 4,616
Lung Disease	9	5,027	3	9,456	- 4,429
Prostate Cancer	10	4,484	30	507	+ 3,977
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	4,192	4	6,939	- 2,747
Lung Cancers	12	4,074	12	1,775	+ 2,299
Breast Cancer	13	3,243	15	1,383	+ 1,860
Violence	14	3,241	31	499	+ 2,741
Oral Cancer	15	2,984	11	2,893	+ 91
Drownings	16	2,611	27	731	+ 1,880
Road Traffic Accidents	17	2,465	9	4,200	- 1,735
Inflammatory/Heart	18	2,228	35	425	+ 1,803
Cervical Cancer	19	2,033	26	762	+ 1,271
Lymphomas	20	1,894	21	1,027	+ 866
Suicide	21	1,770	10	2,977	- 1,207
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,676	43	214	+ 1,462
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	1,569	56	38	+ 1,531
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,561	22	989	+ 571
Stomach Cancer	25	1,532	16	1,321	+ 211
Leukemia	26	1,401	18	1,155	+ 246
Asthma	27	1,383	7	6,471	- 5,088
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,341	45	168	+ 1,173
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,327	28	605	+ 722
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,322	32	462	+ 860
Liver Cancer	31	1,312	19	1,090	+ 222
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,302	13	1,544	- 242
Low Birth Weight	33	1,256	29	536	+ 720
Falls	34	1,247	23	964	+ 283
Ovary Cancer	35	1,128	37	281	+ 847
Bladder Cancer	36	992	34	432	+ 560
Other Injuries	37	954	14	1,529	- 575
Meningitis	38	529	46	146	+ 383
Birth Trauma	39	407	44	193	+ 214
Skin Disease	40	404	36	293	+ 112
Fires	41	398	41	239	+ 159
Malnutrition	42	380	54	43	+ 336
Uterin Cancer	43	380	42	218	+ 162
Skin Cancers	44	265	52	58	+ 207
Maternal Conditions	45	211	48	96	+ 115
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	189	53	49	+ 139
Drug Use	47	184	40	257	- 73
Encephalitis	48	181	61	10	+ 170
Alcohol	49	142	51	82	+ 60
Epilepsy	50	123	39	269	- 146
Poisonings	51	116	49	93	+ 23
Appendicitis	52	111	64	5	+ 106
Other Neoplasms	53	94	50	86	+ 9
Pertussis	54	85	59	15	+ 71
Multiple Sclerosis	55	56	69	2	+ 54
Hepatitis B	56	51	62	6	+ 45
Syphilis	57	48	58	15	+ 33
Dengue	58	34	47	131	- 97
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	19	60	11	+ 8
Tetanus	60	19	57	27	- 9
War	61	17	38	280	- 263
Hepatitis C	62	9	75	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	63	4	66	5	- 0
Chlamydia	64	4	84	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	65	2	72	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	66	1	25	769	- 768
Diphtheria	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	63	6	- 6
Measles	70	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	55	39	- 39
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	68	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	82	0	67	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	33	445	- 445
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Seychelles

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.