AFGHANISTAN VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,009	1	40,195	+ 7,814
Diabetes Mellitus	2	22,742	12	5,750	+ 16,992
Lung Disease	3	17,259	15	4,650	+ 12,609
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	12,664	23	1,765	+ 10,899
Kidney Disease	5	12,517	10	6,590	+ 5,927
Stroke	6	12,420	3	19,060	- 6,640
Asthma	7	11,811	17	3,403	+ 8,408
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,339	4	14,649	- 5,311
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,665	11	6,033	+ 1,632
Suicide	10	5,434	24	1,573	+ 3,862
Oral Cancer	11	5,281	27	1,467	+ 3,813
Lung Cancers	12	3,239	32	1,076	+ 2,163
Oesophagus Cancer	13	2,818	29	1,314	+ 1,504
Other Injuries	14	2,791	18	3,241	- 450
Breast Cancer	15	2,524	22	1,822	+ 702
Stomach Cancer	16	2,411	26	1,501	+ 910
Liver Disease	17	2,378	16	4,600	- 2,222
Leukemia	18	2,108	42	610	+ 1,498
Liver Cancer	19	1,990	40	657	+ 1,333
Hypertension	20	1,926	8	7,995	- 6,069
Lymphomas	21	1,875	36	946	+ 929
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,806	14	5,001	- 3,195
Falls	23	1,760	37	905	+ 854
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,664	39	741	+ 922
Tuberculosis	25	1,404	7	9,839	- 8,435
Cervical Cancer	26	1,391	44	541	+ 850
Drownings	27	1,333	34	996	+ 337
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,104	13	5,555	- 4,452
Low Birth Weight	29	979	5	12,631	- 11,652
Prostate Cancer	30	925	55	258	+ 667
Violence	31	911	19	3,217	- 2,306
Endocrine Disorders	32	844	28	1,364	- 520
Anemia	33	813	83	0	+ 813
Bladder Cancer	34	788	54	272	+ 516
Inflammatory/Heart	35	776	45	527	+ 249
Skin Disease	36	534	61	94	+ 440
Ovary Cancer	37	513	48	369	+ 144
War	38	511	2	25,620	- 25,109
Epilepsy	39	492	35	993	- 501
Drug Use	40	469	51	328	+ 141
Fires	41	436	50	348	+ 88
Uterin Cancer	42	398	53	289	+ 109
Pancreas Cancer	43	390	56	229	+ 160
Birth Trauma	44	352	6	10,723	- 10,371
Parkinson's Disease	45	306	41	628	- 321
Meningitis	46	267	20	2,626	- 2,359
Dengue	47	239	72	0	+ 239
Maternal Conditions	48	175	9	7,807	- 7,631
Poisonings	49	170	47	384	- 213
Other Neoplasms	50	156	63	29	+ 128
Alcohol	51	150	58	150	+ 0
Skin Cancers	52	106	59	145	- 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	90	33	1,041	- 950
Malnutrition	54	79	43	589	- 510
HIV/AIDS	55	72	46	464	- 392
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	70	25	1,505	- 1,435
Tetanus	57	50	30	1,254	- 1,204
Syphilis	58	27	60	94	- 67
Pertussis	59	27	21	2,107	- 2,081
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	20	65	25	- 5
Encephalitis	61	19	31	1,190	- 1,171
Hepatitis B	62	11	38	863	- 853
Leprosy	63	10	75	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	64	10	52	298	- 289
Schizophrenia	65	9	81	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	66	8	68	9	- 1
Osteoarthritis	67	6	84	0	+ 6
Oral conditions	68	6	86	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	69	4	62	84	- 80
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	3	85	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	1	66	17	- 16
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	67	16	- 16
Hepatitis C	75	0	64	28	- 28
Otitis Media	76	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	49	350	- 350
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	57	185	- 185
Schistosomiasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Sri Lanka

Afghanistan

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.