CENTRAL AFRICA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,762	7	2,900	+ 3,862
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,203	15	1,141	+ 2,062
Lung Disease	3	2,431	18	956	+ 1,475
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,784	33	204	+ 1,580
Kidney Disease	5	1,763	21	710	+ 1,053
Stroke	6	1,749	5	3,284	- 1,534
Asthma	7	1,663	20	761	+ 903
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,315	1	5,231	- 3,916
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,080	10	1,790	- 710
Suicide	10	765	24	585	+ 180
Oral Cancer	11	744	46	91	+ 653
Lung Cancers	12	456	55	47	+ 409
Oesophagus Cancer	13	397	53	48	+ 349
Other Injuries	14	393	23	621	- 227
Breast Cancer	15	356	26	344	+ 11
Stomach Cancer	16	340	49	65	+ 274
Liver Disease	17	335	14	1,153	- 818
Leukemia	18	297	47	88	+ 209
Liver Cancer	19	280	44	117	+ 164
Hypertension	20	271	12	1,252	- 981
Lymphomas	21	264	42	119	+ 145
Congenital Anomalies	22	254	19	776	- 521
Falls	23	248	36	181	+ 67
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	234	45	116	+ 118
Tuberculosis	25	198	2	4,704	- 4,506
Cervical Cancer	26	196	32	230	- 34
Drownings	27	188	34	202	- 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	155	3	4,684	- 4,528
Low Birth Weight	29	138	8	2,228	- 2,090
Prostate Cancer	30	130	38	156	- 26
Violence	31	128	17	1,009	- 880
Endocrine Disorders	32	119	25	423	- 304
Anemia	33	114	84	0	+ 114
Bladder Cancer	34	111	64	23	+ 88
Inflammatory/Heart	35	109	30	270	- 161
Skin Disease	36	75	54	48	+ 27
Ovary Cancer	37	72	50	64	+ 8
War	38	72	28	314	- 242
Epilepsy	39	69	43	119	- 50
Drug Use	40	66	57	44	+ 22
Fires	41	61	39	142	- 80
Uterin Cancer	42	56	65	20	+ 36
Pancreas Cancer	43	55	60	37	+ 18
Birth Trauma	44	50	9	2,192	- 2,142
Parkinson's Disease	45	43	48	67	- 24
Meningitis	46	38	16	1,015	- 977
Dengue	47	34	74	0	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	48	25	13	1,174	- 1,150
Poisonings	49	24	40	134	- 110
Other Neoplasms	50	22	70	5	+ 17
Alcohol	51	21	52	62	- 41
Skin Cancers	52	15	58	43	- 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	13	35	194	- 181
Malnutrition	54	11	22	691	- 680
HIV/AIDS	55	10	4	3,753	- 3,743
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	10	27	317	- 307
Tetanus	57	7	29	280	- 273
Syphilis	58	4	41	120	- 116
Pertussis	59	4	31	265	- 261
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	3	66	15	- 12
Encephalitis	61	3	62	28	- 25
Hepatitis B	62	2	61	33	- 31
Leprosy	63	1	78	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	64	1	51	62	- 60
Schizophrenia	65	1	86	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	63	24	- 23
Osteoarthritis	67	1	81	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	72	4	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	71	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	73	0	56	46	- 45
Diphtheria	74	0	67	11	- 11
Hepatitis C	75	0	69	6	- 6
Otitis Media	76	0	68	6	- 6
Measles	77	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Schistosomiasis	81	0	37	169	- 169
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	59	40	- 40
Chagas disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Sri Lanka

Central Africa

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.