BELARUS VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,369	1	53,186	- 41,817
Diabetes Mellitus	2	5,386	30	373	+ 5,013
Lung Disease	3	4,087	7	2,208	+ 1,879
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	2,999	3	3,530	- 531
Kidney Disease	5	2,964	26	480	+ 2,484
Stroke	6	2,941	2	16,393	- 13,452
Asthma	7	2,797	44	122	+ 2,675
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,212	15	1,086	+ 1,125
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,815	19	722	+ 1,093
Suicide	10	1,287	9	2,004	- 717
Oral Cancer	11	1,251	18	901	+ 350
Lung Cancers	12	767	4	2,950	- 2,183
Oesophagus Cancer	13	667	25	493	+ 174
Other Injuries	14	661	14	1,099	- 438
Breast Cancer	15	598	12	1,230	- 633
Stomach Cancer	16	571	10	1,690	- 1,119
Liver Disease	17	563	8	2,078	- 1,515
Leukemia	18	499	23	554	- 55
Liver Cancer	19	471	32	363	+ 108
Hypertension	20	456	31	367	+ 89
Lymphomas	21	444	20	672	- 228
Congenital Anomalies	22	428	41	202	+ 226
Falls	23	417	16	952	- 535
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	394	5	2,886	- 2,492
Tuberculosis	25	332	37	269	+ 64
Cervical Cancer	26	329	34	303	+ 26
Drownings	27	316	24	543	- 228
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	261	57	13	+ 249
Low Birth Weight	29	232	47	64	+ 167
Prostate Cancer	30	219	17	936	- 717
Violence	31	216	38	255	- 39
Endocrine Disorders	32	200	43	141	+ 59
Anemia	33	192	83	0	+ 192
Bladder Cancer	34	187	35	295	- 109
Inflammatory/Heart	35	184	11	1,361	- 1,177
Skin Disease	36	126	51	31	+ 96
Ovary Cancer	37	122	27	429	- 307
War	38	121	59	3	+ 118
Epilepsy	39	116	45	116	+ 1
Drug Use	40	111	29	389	- 278
Fires	41	103	22	620	- 517
Uterin Cancer	42	94	28	391	- 296
Pancreas Cancer	43	92	13	1,171	- 1,078
Birth Trauma	44	83	52	25	+ 58
Parkinson's Disease	45	72	21	621	- 549
Meningitis	46	63	50	36	+ 27
Dengue	47	57	71	0	+ 57
Maternal Conditions	48	42	60	2	+ 40
Poisonings	49	40	33	311	- 271
Other Neoplasms	50	37	48	52	- 15
Alcohol	51	36	6	2,761	- 2,725
Skin Cancers	52	25	36	272	- 246
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	21	39	239	- 218
Malnutrition	54	19	53	22	- 3
HIV/AIDS	55	17	42	167	- 150
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	16	40	235	- 219
Tetanus	57	12	64	0	+ 12
Syphilis	58	6	63	1	+ 6
Pertussis	59	6	65	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	5	55	15	- 10
Encephalitis	61	5	46	93	- 89
Hepatitis B	62	3	56	14	- 11
Leprosy	63	2	73	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	64	2	54	20	- 18
Schizophrenia	65	2	80	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	58	5	- 3
Osteoarthritis	67	1	84	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	68	1	86	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	49	42	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	85	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	62	1	- 1
Otitis Media	76	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	61	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Sri Lanka

Belarus

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.