SRI LANKA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	26,184	55	39	+ 26,145
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,308	8	5,117	+ 9,191
Coronary Heart Disease	3	11,907	1	26,304	- 14,397
Stroke	4	11,163	6	6,805	+ 4,358
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,979	2	12,460	- 1,481
Tuberculosis	6	7,989	25	769	+ 7,219
Violence	7	7,637	31	499	+ 7,138
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	5,762	28	605	+ 5,157
Kidney Disease	9	5,565	5	6,858	- 1,293
Suicide	10	5,010	10	2,977	+ 2,032
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,733	9	4,200	+ 533
Hypertension	12	4,651	20	1,055	+ 3,596
Lung Disease	13	4,326	3	9,456	- 5,130
Liver Disease	14	3,278	17	1,303	+ 1,975
Lung Cancers	15	2,802	12	1,775	+ 1,028
Low Birth Weight	16	2,273	29	536	+ 1,737
Other Injuries	17	2,187	14	1,529	+ 658
Asthma	18	2,170	7	6,471	- 4,301
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,142	32	462	+ 1,680
Cervical Cancer	20	2,020	26	762	+ 1,258
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,967	35	425	+ 1,542
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,701	4	6,939	- 5,238
Breast Cancer	23	1,649	15	1,383	+ 266
Prostate Cancer	24	1,591	30	507	+ 1,084
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,582	22	989	+ 593
Meningitis	26	1,331	46	146	+ 1,185
Fires	27	1,316	41	239	+ 1,077
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,304	24	911	+ 393
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,268	13	1,544	- 276
Birth Trauma	30	1,092	44	193	+ 900
Lymphomas	31	1,025	21	1,027	- 2
Drownings	32	874	27	731	+ 143
Liver Cancer	33	867	19	1,090	- 224
Malnutrition	34	866	54	43	+ 822
Pancreas Cancer	35	730	43	214	+ 516
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	689	56	38	+ 651
Epilepsy	37	680	39	269	+ 411
Maternal Conditions	38	618	48	96	+ 522
Stomach Cancer	39	558	16	1,321	- 763
Leukemia	40	532	18	1,155	- 623
Oral Cancer	41	511	11	2,893	- 2,382
Falls	42	509	23	964	- 455
Pertussis	43	415	59	15	+ 401
Syphilis	44	411	58	15	+ 396
Skin Disease	45	401	36	293	+ 108
Parkinson's Disease	46	392	45	168	+ 224
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	369	53	49	+ 320
Skin Cancers	48	361	52	58	+ 303
Alcohol	49	359	51	82	+ 277
Poisonings	50	355	49	93	+ 261
Ovary Cancer	51	346	37	281	+ 65
Bladder Cancer	52	302	34	432	- 130
Drug Use	53	280	40	257	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	54	186	42	218	- 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	137	60	11	+ 126
Appendicitis	56	100	64	5	+ 94
Measles	57	98	77	0	+ 98
Other Neoplasms	58	97	50	86	+ 11
Encephalitis	59	85	61	10	+ 75
Upper Respiratory	60	81	66	5	+ 77
Hepatitis B	61	51	62	6	+ 45
Multiple Sclerosis	62	41	69	2	+ 39
Malaria	63	30	80	0	+ 30
War	64	24	38	280	- 256
Tetanus	65	14	57	27	- 14
Schistosomiasis	66	13	81	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	67	7	76	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	68	7	84	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	69	6	74	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	70	3	75	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	63	6	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	65	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	33	445	- 445
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	68	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	85	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	70	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

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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.