ANGOLA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,515	9	10,020	+ 34,496
Diabetes Mellitus	2	21,087	13	4,413	+ 16,674
Lung Disease	3	16,003	22	2,447	+ 13,556
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	11,742	29	1,198	+ 10,544
Kidney Disease	5	11,606	20	2,746	+ 8,860
Stroke	6	11,516	8	10,687	+ 830
Asthma	7	10,951	25	1,681	+ 9,270
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,659	1	24,897	- 16,238
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,107	10	8,317	- 1,209
Suicide	10	5,039	23	1,936	+ 3,103
Oral Cancer	11	4,896	41	507	+ 4,390
Lung Cancers	12	3,004	45	401	+ 2,603
Oesophagus Cancer	13	2,613	48	310	+ 2,304
Other Injuries	14	2,588	21	2,682	- 94
Breast Cancer	15	2,340	31	1,141	+ 1,200
Stomach Cancer	16	2,235	47	349	+ 1,887
Liver Disease	17	2,205	12	6,103	- 3,898
Leukemia	18	1,954	46	361	+ 1,594
Liver Cancer	19	1,845	39	579	+ 1,266
Hypertension	20	1,786	15	3,667	- 1,881
Lymphomas	21	1,738	38	608	+ 1,131
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,674	11	7,402	- 5,728
Falls	23	1,632	30	1,147	+ 485
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,542	42	477	+ 1,065
Tuberculosis	25	1,302	2	16,991	- 15,689
Cervical Cancer	26	1,290	24	1,931	- 641
Drownings	27	1,236	26	1,600	- 363
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,023	3	15,245	- 14,222
Low Birth Weight	29	907	7	11,184	- 10,277
Prostate Cancer	30	858	33	1,071	- 213
Violence	31	845	19	2,928	- 2,084
Endocrine Disorders	32	783	32	1,119	- 337
Anemia	33	754	82	0	+ 754
Bladder Cancer	34	731	58	162	+ 569
Inflammatory/Heart	35	719	28	1,305	- 586
Skin Disease	36	495	50	224	+ 271
Ovary Cancer	37	476	53	210	+ 265
War	38	473	68	23	+ 451
Epilepsy	39	456	36	647	- 191
Drug Use	40	435	55	206	+ 229
Fires	41	404	34	839	- 435
Uterin Cancer	42	369	64	76	+ 292
Pancreas Cancer	43	361	59	142	+ 220
Birth Trauma	44	326	5	12,983	- 12,657
Parkinson's Disease	45	284	49	293	- 9
Meningitis	46	247	16	3,564	- 3,317
Dengue	47	222	74	0	+ 221
Maternal Conditions	48	163	18	3,268	- 3,105
Poisonings	49	158	37	639	- 481
Other Neoplasms	50	145	67	40	+ 105
Alcohol	51	139	51	219	- 80
Skin Cancers	52	99	43	467	- 368
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	84	44	436	- 352
Malnutrition	54	74	17	3,509	- 3,435
HIV/AIDS	55	66	6	12,805	- 12,739
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	64	35	679	- 615
Tetanus	57	46	40	510	- 464
Syphilis	58	25	27	1,316	- 1,291
Pertussis	59	25	14	4,197	- 4,172
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	19	65	61	- 43
Encephalitis	61	18	56	190	- 173
Hepatitis B	62	10	61	117	- 107
Leprosy	63	9	78	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	64	9	54	207	- 198
Schizophrenia	65	8	81	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	66	8	60	130	- 122
Osteoarthritis	67	6	84	0	+ 6
Oral conditions	68	5	86	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	69	4	69	19	- 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	3	85	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	0	66	40	- 40
Leishmaniasis	73	0	57	166	- 166
Diphtheria	74	0	62	111	- 111
Hepatitis C	75	0	70	15	- 15
Otitis Media	76	0	72	8	- 8
Measles	77	0	63	95	- 95
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	4	13,608	- 13,608
Schistosomiasis	81	0	52	216	- 216
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	71	12	- 12
Chagas disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

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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.