BOLIVIA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,732	1	11,051	+ 3,681
Diabetes Mellitus	2	6,979	5	4,927	+ 2,052
Lung Disease	3	5,296	7	3,735	+ 1,561
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	3,886	8	2,479	+ 1,407
Kidney Disease	5	3,841	4	5,879	- 2,038
Stroke	6	3,811	3	7,206	- 3,395
Asthma	7	3,624	38	258	+ 3,366
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,866	2	8,069	- 5,203
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,352	9	2,430	- 78
Suicide	10	1,668	26	715	+ 952
Oral Cancer	11	1,620	56	91	+ 1,530
Lung Cancers	12	994	20	901	+ 93
Oesophagus Cancer	13	865	48	133	+ 732
Other Injuries	14	857	11	1,279	- 423
Breast Cancer	15	775	29	482	+ 293
Stomach Cancer	16	740	23	785	- 45
Liver Disease	17	730	6	3,987	- 3,258
Leukemia	18	647	34	380	+ 267
Liver Cancer	19	611	25	720	- 110
Hypertension	20	591	10	1,927	- 1,336
Lymphomas	21	575	41	219	+ 356
Congenital Anomalies	22	554	15	1,080	- 526
Falls	23	540	17	1,066	- 526
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	510	30	407	+ 103
Tuberculosis	25	431	13	1,187	- 756
Cervical Cancer	26	427	16	1,071	- 644
Drownings	27	409	31	406	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	339	21	883	- 544
Low Birth Weight	29	300	12	1,265	- 964
Prostate Cancer	30	284	28	550	- 266
Violence	31	280	14	1,097	- 817
Endocrine Disorders	32	259	32	384	- 125
Anemia	33	249	84	0	+ 249
Bladder Cancer	34	242	59	43	+ 199
Inflammatory/Heart	35	238	35	374	- 136
Skin Disease	36	164	55	101	+ 63
Ovary Cancer	37	157	54	102	+ 55
War	38	157	63	9	+ 148
Epilepsy	39	151	42	199	- 49
Drug Use	40	144	40	244	- 100
Fires	41	134	44	181	- 48
Uterin Cancer	42	122	47	151	- 29
Pancreas Cancer	43	120	36	332	- 212
Birth Trauma	44	108	19	984	- 876
Parkinson's Disease	45	94	22	852	- 758
Meningitis	46	82	49	128	- 46
Dengue	47	73	66	4	+ 69
Maternal Conditions	48	54	39	245	- 192
Poisonings	49	52	57	66	- 13
Other Neoplasms	50	48	58	43	+ 5
Alcohol	51	46	33	384	- 338
Skin Cancers	52	33	43	190	- 158
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	28	37	292	- 264
Malnutrition	54	24	18	1,031	- 1,007
HIV/AIDS	55	22	45	174	- 152
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	21	27	678	- 657
Tetanus	57	15	60	31	- 15
Syphilis	58	8	53	105	- 97
Pertussis	59	8	50	121	- 113
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	6	51	111	- 105
Encephalitis	61	6	52	110	- 104
Hepatitis B	62	3	64	6	- 2
Leprosy	63	3	72	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	64	3	46	156	- 153
Schizophrenia	65	3	85	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	3	62	15	- 13
Osteoarthritis	67	2	82	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	68	2	80	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	61	22	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	69	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	5	- 5
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	67	3	- 3
Otitis Media	76	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	24	755	- 755
Chlamydia	84	0	68	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Sri Lanka

Bolivia

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.