ARGENTINA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,233	1	48,765	+ 7,468
Diabetes Mellitus	2	26,638	9	6,838	+ 19,800
Lung Disease	3	20,216	3	23,234	- 3,018
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	14,833	19	3,737	+ 11,096
Kidney Disease	5	14,661	5	13,588	+ 1,073
Stroke	6	14,548	4	22,878	- 8,330
Asthma	7	13,834	47	403	+ 13,431
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	10,939	2	40,986	- 30,047
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,978	10	6,298	+ 2,681
Suicide	10	6,365	18	3,747	+ 2,618
Oral Cancer	11	6,185	35	1,073	+ 5,112
Lung Cancers	12	3,794	6	10,014	- 6,219
Oesophagus Cancer	13	3,301	29	2,054	+ 1,247
Other Injuries	14	3,269	12	5,642	- 2,372
Breast Cancer	15	2,957	8	7,063	- 4,106
Stomach Cancer	16	2,824	20	3,523	- 700
Liver Disease	17	2,785	16	4,029	- 1,244
Leukemia	18	2,469	27	2,189	+ 280
Liver Cancer	19	2,331	30	2,045	+ 286
Hypertension	20	2,256	11	5,799	- 3,543
Lymphomas	21	2,196	24	2,708	- 512
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,115	26	2,419	- 304
Falls	23	2,061	43	506	+ 1,555
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,948	7	8,931	- 6,982
Tuberculosis	25	1,644	41	655	+ 989
Cervical Cancer	26	1,630	25	2,480	- 850
Drownings	27	1,562	48	380	+ 1,182
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,293	42	578	+ 714
Low Birth Weight	29	1,146	28	2,183	- 1,037
Prostate Cancer	30	1,084	15	4,507	- 3,424
Violence	31	1,067	23	2,712	- 1,645
Endocrine Disorders	32	989	17	3,987	- 2,999
Anemia	33	952	40	691	+ 261
Bladder Cancer	34	923	31	1,675	- 752
Inflammatory/Heart	35	908	13	5,495	- 4,587
Skin Disease	36	626	22	3,171	- 2,545
Ovary Cancer	37	601	33	1,307	- 706
War	38	598	70	5	+ 593
Epilepsy	39	576	50	332	+ 244
Drug Use	40	550	39	826	- 276
Fires	41	510	52	280	+ 230
Uterin Cancer	42	466	37	944	- 478
Pancreas Cancer	43	457	14	4,607	- 4,150
Birth Trauma	44	412	49	373	+ 39
Parkinson's Disease	45	358	36	965	- 606
Meningitis	46	312	51	316	- 4
Dengue	47	280	80	0	+ 280
Maternal Conditions	48	205	53	279	- 73
Poisonings	49	200	55	193	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	50	183	21	3,224	- 3,041
Alcohol	51	176	46	442	- 266
Skin Cancers	52	125	34	1,073	- 948
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	106	56	139	- 33
Malnutrition	54	93	38	929	- 836
HIV/AIDS	55	84	32	1,481	- 1,397
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	81	44	488	- 406
Tetanus	57	59	71	3	+ 56
Syphilis	58	32	65	15	+ 17
Pertussis	59	31	68	10	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	24	54	243	- 220
Encephalitis	61	22	64	17	+ 5
Hepatitis B	62	13	62	56	- 43
Leprosy	63	12	69	5	+ 7
Appendicitis	64	11	60	71	- 59
Schizophrenia	65	11	61	59	- 49
Upper Respiratory	66	10	67	12	- 2
Osteoarthritis	67	7	59	73	- 66
Oral conditions	68	7	66	14	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	69	5	58	101	- 97
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	4	63	48	- 44
Hookworm Disease	71	1	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	1	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	2	- 2
Diphtheria	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	57	113	- 113
Otitis Media	76	0	73	2	- 2
Measles	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	45	451	- 451
Chlamydia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Sri Lanka

Argentina

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.