SRI LANKA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	36,665	8	5,117	+ 31,548
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	25,943	28	605	+ 25,339
Measles	3	19,548	77	0	+ 19,548
Tuberculosis	4	17,328	25	769	+ 16,559
Birth Trauma	5	16,167	44	193	+ 15,974
Stroke	6	14,515	6	6,805	+ 7,710
Coronary Heart Disease	7	12,214	1	26,304	- 14,090
Low Birth Weight	8	10,555	29	536	+ 10,019
Meningitis	9	9,087	46	146	+ 8,941
Malnutrition	10	8,148	54	43	+ 8,104
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,145	9	4,200	+ 2,945
Maternal Conditions	12	6,969	48	96	+ 6,872
Liver Disease	13	6,614	17	1,303	+ 5,311
Other Injuries	14	6,082	14	1,529	+ 4,553
Congenital Anomalies	15	5,759	22	989	+ 4,769
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,877	2	12,460	- 7,583
Tetanus	17	4,472	57	27	+ 4,445
Hypertension	18	4,464	20	1,055	+ 3,409
Lung Disease	19	4,124	3	9,456	- 5,332
Pertussis	20	3,469	59	15	+ 3,454
Kidney Disease	21	3,464	5	6,858	- 3,395
Malaria	22	3,280	80	0	+ 3,280
Asthma	23	3,172	7	6,471	- 3,299
War	24	2,226	38	280	+ 1,946
Drownings	25	2,147	27	731	+ 1,417
Breast Cancer	26	2,080	15	1,383	+ 697
Suicide	27	2,059	10	2,977	- 919
Cervical Cancer	28	1,491	26	762	+ 729
Violence	29	1,399	31	499	+ 900
Fires	30	1,369	41	239	+ 1,130
Poisonings	31	1,280	49	93	+ 1,187
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,093	4	6,939	- 5,846
HIV/AIDS	33	1,030	55	39	+ 991
Lymphomas	34	1,021	21	1,027	- 6
Leukemia	35	948	18	1,155	- 207
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	944	56	38	+ 906
Falls	37	925	23	964	- 39
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	923	24	911	+ 11
Inflammatory/Heart	39	880	35	425	+ 455
Oesophagus Cancer	40	872	13	1,544	- 672
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	753	53	49	+ 704
Schistosomiasis	42	735	81	0	+ 735
Epilepsy	43	707	39	269	+ 438
Endocrine Disorders	44	686	32	462	+ 223
Syphilis	45	638	58	15	+ 623
Oral Cancer	46	554	11	2,893	- 2,340
Upper Respiratory	47	550	66	5	+ 545
Hepatitis B	48	531	62	6	+ 526
Stomach Cancer	49	523	16	1,321	- 798
Ovary Cancer	50	498	37	281	+ 217
Leishmaniasis	51	489	73	0	+ 489
Prostate Cancer	52	481	30	507	- 26
Liver Cancer	53	432	19	1,090	- 659
Lung Cancers	54	393	12	1,775	- 1,381
Appendicitis	55	317	64	5	+ 312
Parkinson's Disease	56	310	45	168	+ 143
Skin Cancers	57	276	52	58	+ 218
Skin Disease	58	255	36	293	- 37
Alcohol	59	255	51	82	+ 173
Diphtheria	60	253	74	0	+ 253
Bladder Cancer	61	252	34	432	- 180
Pancreas Cancer	62	182	43	214	- 32
Encephalitis	63	153	61	10	+ 143
Uterin Cancer	64	131	42	218	- 86
Drug Use	65	92	40	257	- 165
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	59	60	11	+ 48
Hepatitis C	67	58	75	0	+ 58
Otitis Media	68	53	76	0	+ 53
Ascariasis	69	50	72	0	+ 50
Other Neoplasms	70	21	50	86	- 65
Multiple Sclerosis	71	13	69	2	+ 11
Chlamydia	72	8	84	0	+ 8
Dengue	73	1	47	131	- 130
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	63	6	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	65	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	33	445	- 445
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Somalia

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.