BRAZIL VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	263,310	1	165,788	+ 97,522
Diabetes Mellitus	2	124,731	5	59,608	+ 65,123
Lung Disease	3	94,660	6	59,373	+ 35,287
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	69,457	10	30,717	+ 38,741
Kidney Disease	5	68,652	7	37,690	+ 30,962
Stroke	6	68,120	2	123,207	- 55,086
Asthma	7	64,776	48	2,595	+ 62,182
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	51,220	3	94,705	- 43,485
Road Traffic Accidents	9	42,040	8	33,871	+ 8,169
Suicide	10	29,805	20	14,540	+ 15,265
Oral Cancer	11	28,963	28	9,951	+ 19,011
Lung Cancers	12	17,767	9	31,659	- 13,892
Oesophagus Cancer	13	15,457	26	10,466	+ 4,991
Other Injuries	14	15,309	21	13,807	+ 1,503
Breast Cancer	15	13,844	14	20,759	- 6,915
Stomach Cancer	16	13,223	17	17,992	- 4,769
Liver Disease	17	13,042	13	21,422	- 8,380
Leukemia	18	11,561	30	8,531	+ 3,030
Liver Cancer	19	10,915	25	11,514	- 599
Hypertension	20	10,564	11	28,822	- 18,258
Lymphomas	21	10,283	27	10,376	- 93
Congenital Anomalies	22	9,903	23	12,317	- 2,414
Falls	23	9,651	16	18,847	- 9,196
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	9,124	12	23,161	- 14,038
Tuberculosis	25	7,700	40	4,895	+ 2,805
Cervical Cancer	26	7,630	29	9,511	- 1,880
Drownings	27	7,313	39	4,937	+ 2,376
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	6,053	35	5,659	+ 393
Low Birth Weight	29	5,367	33	6,881	- 1,514
Prostate Cancer	30	5,075	15	19,001	- 13,926
Violence	31	4,996	4	68,779	- 63,783
Endocrine Disorders	32	4,629	19	16,927	- 12,298
Anemia	33	4,458	50	2,417	+ 2,041
Bladder Cancer	34	4,322	36	5,306	- 984
Inflammatory/Heart	35	4,253	18	17,508	- 13,255
Skin Disease	36	2,929	31	7,179	- 4,250
Ovary Cancer	37	2,814	43	4,355	- 1,541
War	38	2,800	56	1,090	+ 1,710
Epilepsy	39	2,697	46	3,263	- 566
Drug Use	40	2,574	49	2,467	+ 107
Fires	41	2,389	58	1,028	+ 1,362
Uterin Cancer	42	2,181	47	2,780	- 599
Pancreas Cancer	43	2,138	24	11,999	- 9,861
Birth Trauma	44	1,930	45	3,777	- 1,847
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,679	41	4,770	- 3,092
Meningitis	46	1,462	54	1,359	+ 103
Dengue	47	1,312	76	14	+ 1,298
Maternal Conditions	48	962	53	1,507	- 545
Poisonings	49	934	66	317	+ 618
Other Neoplasms	50	858	42	4,665	- 3,807
Alcohol	51	824	32	7,121	- 6,297
Skin Cancers	52	583	38	5,032	- 4,448
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	495	51	2,193	- 1,698
Malnutrition	54	435	34	6,695	- 6,260
HIV/AIDS	55	393	22	12,558	- 12,165
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	381	44	4,258	- 3,877
Tetanus	57	275	71	88	+ 187
Syphilis	58	148	68	223	- 75
Pertussis	59	146	75	30	+ 115
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	110	61	596	- 486
Encephalitis	61	104	72	65	+ 40
Hepatitis B	62	59	59	775	- 716
Leprosy	63	56	69	173	- 117
Appendicitis	64	53	57	1,067	- 1,015
Schizophrenia	65	50	60	661	- 611
Upper Respiratory	66	46	67	260	- 214
Osteoarthritis	67	34	65	330	- 296
Oral conditions	68	32	73	62	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	69	23	64	356	- 333
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	18	55	1,097	- 1,079
Hookworm Disease	71	3	85	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	72	3	78	7	- 5
Leishmaniasis	73	0	63	432	- 432
Diphtheria	74	0	79	7	- 7
Hepatitis C	75	0	52	1,955	- 1,955
Otitis Media	76	0	70	94	- 94
Measles	77	0	81	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	74	44	- 44
Schistosomiasis	81	0	62	593	- 593
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	83	1	- 1
Chagas disease	83	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Chlamydia	84	0	80	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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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.