DR CONGO VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	138,089	7	34,713	+ 103,376
Diabetes Mellitus	2	65,414	16	12,902	+ 52,511
Lung Disease	3	49,643	14	13,527	+ 36,117
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	36,426	28	4,548	+ 31,878
Kidney Disease	5	36,004	20	9,077	+ 26,927
Stroke	6	35,725	6	36,596	- 871
Asthma	7	33,971	24	7,733	+ 26,237
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	26,862	1	73,546	- 46,684
Road Traffic Accidents	9	22,047	10	30,256	- 8,209
Suicide	10	15,631	26	5,812	+ 9,819
Oral Cancer	11	15,189	51	1,003	+ 14,186
Lung Cancers	12	9,318	47	1,158	+ 8,160
Oesophagus Cancer	13	8,106	53	790	+ 7,316
Other Injuries	14	8,029	22	8,272	- 243
Breast Cancer	15	7,260	35	3,416	+ 3,845
Stomach Cancer	16	6,935	37	2,579	+ 4,355
Liver Disease	17	6,840	13	15,044	- 8,205
Leukemia	18	6,063	41	1,871	+ 4,192
Liver Cancer	19	5,724	31	3,840	+ 1,884
Hypertension	20	5,540	12	15,743	- 10,203
Lymphomas	21	5,393	38	2,061	+ 3,332
Congenital Anomalies	22	5,193	11	16,256	- 11,063
Falls	23	5,061	33	3,483	+ 1,578
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	4,785	36	2,966	+ 1,818
Tuberculosis	25	4,038	2	43,759	- 39,721
Cervical Cancer	26	4,002	27	4,823	- 821
Drownings	27	3,835	34	3,454	+ 382
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	3,174	5	41,301	- 38,127
Low Birth Weight	29	2,815	8	34,668	- 31,854
Prostate Cancer	30	2,661	30	3,948	- 1,287
Violence	31	2,620	18	11,120	- 8,500
Endocrine Disorders	32	2,428	25	7,380	- 4,952
Anemia	33	2,338	86	0	+ 2,338
Bladder Cancer	34	2,267	65	270	+ 1,997
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,231	29	4,045	- 1,814
Skin Disease	36	1,536	54	781	+ 755
Ovary Cancer	37	1,476	58	656	+ 820
War	38	1,469	45	1,658	- 190
Epilepsy	39	1,414	44	1,727	- 312
Drug Use	40	1,350	59	638	+ 712
Fires	41	1,253	39	2,007	- 755
Uterin Cancer	42	1,144	63	352	+ 792
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,121	50	1,017	+ 105
Birth Trauma	44	1,012	9	33,075	- 32,063
Parkinson's Disease	45	880	49	1,035	- 154
Meningitis	46	767	17	11,568	- 10,802
Dengue	47	688	74	1	+ 687
Maternal Conditions	48	505	19	10,513	- 10,008
Poisonings	49	490	42	1,729	- 1,239
Other Neoplasms	50	450	67	88	+ 362
Alcohol	51	432	60	635	- 203
Skin Cancers	52	306	55	765	- 460
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	260	43	1,728	- 1,468
Malnutrition	54	228	21	8,910	- 8,682
HIV/AIDS	55	206	15	13,286	- 13,080
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	200	40	1,923	- 1,723
Tetanus	57	144	46	1,166	- 1,022
Syphilis	58	78	32	3,751	- 3,674
Pertussis	59	76	23	7,921	- 7,845
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	58	66	217	- 159
Encephalitis	61	55	57	680	- 625
Hepatitis B	62	31	61	456	- 425
Leprosy	63	29	77	0	+ 29
Appendicitis	64	28	56	703	- 676
Schizophrenia	65	26	83	0	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	66	24	62	370	- 346
Osteoarthritis	67	18	80	0	+ 18
Oral conditions	68	17	82	0	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	69	12	71	44	- 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	9	81	0	+ 9
Hookworm Disease	71	2	75	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	72	1	68	80	- 78
Leishmaniasis	73	0	52	869	- 869
Diphtheria	74	0	70	47	- 47
Hepatitis C	75	0	69	69	- 69
Otitis Media	76	0	72	38	- 38
Measles	77	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Schistosomiasis	81	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	15	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Sri Lanka

DR Congo

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.