EGYPT VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	133,117	1	173,871	- 40,755
Diabetes Mellitus	2	63,058	8	19,131	+ 43,927
Lung Disease	3	47,855	9	13,393	+ 34,463
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	35,114	16	6,975	+ 28,139
Kidney Disease	5	34,707	6	21,087	+ 13,620
Stroke	6	34,438	3	43,839	- 9,401
Asthma	7	32,748	15	7,104	+ 25,644
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	25,894	7	20,695	+ 5,200
Road Traffic Accidents	9	21,253	12	10,141	+ 11,113
Suicide	10	15,068	25	3,022	+ 12,046
Oral Cancer	11	14,642	45	793	+ 13,849
Lung Cancers	12	8,982	18	5,677	+ 3,305
Oesophagus Cancer	13	7,814	41	951	+ 6,864
Other Injuries	14	7,740	21	3,819	+ 3,921
Breast Cancer	15	6,999	13	9,180	- 2,181
Stomach Cancer	16	6,685	32	1,844	+ 4,840
Liver Disease	17	6,593	2	60,122	- 53,529
Leukemia	18	5,845	22	3,763	+ 2,082
Liver Cancer	19	5,518	4	24,512	- 18,994
Hypertension	20	5,341	5	21,094	- 15,754
Lymphomas	21	5,199	14	7,539	- 2,340
Congenital Anomalies	22	5,006	10	12,163	- 7,157
Falls	23	4,879	30	2,019	+ 2,860
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	4,613	24	3,083	+ 1,530
Tuberculosis	25	3,893	51	432	+ 3,461
Cervical Cancer	26	3,858	48	625	+ 3,233
Drownings	27	3,697	37	1,122	+ 2,575
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	3,060	23	3,692	- 632
Low Birth Weight	29	2,713	11	11,391	- 8,678
Prostate Cancer	30	2,566	35	1,282	+ 1,283
Violence	31	2,526	20	4,165	- 1,639
Endocrine Disorders	32	2,340	29	2,372	- 32
Anemia	33	2,254	82	0	+ 2,254
Bladder Cancer	34	2,185	19	5,133	- 2,948
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,150	27	2,489	- 339
Skin Disease	36	1,481	55	219	+ 1,261
Ovary Cancer	37	1,423	31	1,944	- 521
War	38	1,416	47	714	+ 702
Epilepsy	39	1,363	50	451	+ 912
Drug Use	40	1,301	62	116	+ 1,185
Fires	41	1,208	33	1,568	- 360
Uterin Cancer	42	1,103	52	422	+ 681
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,081	26	2,906	- 1,826
Birth Trauma	44	975	17	6,109	- 5,133
Parkinson's Disease	45	849	28	2,391	- 1,543
Meningitis	46	739	43	827	- 88
Dengue	47	663	69	5	+ 658
Maternal Conditions	48	486	44	795	- 309
Poisonings	49	472	57	195	+ 277
Other Neoplasms	50	434	61	116	+ 317
Alcohol	51	416	60	141	+ 275
Skin Cancers	52	295	39	1,013	- 718
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	250	36	1,248	- 998
Malnutrition	54	220	46	759	- 539
HIV/AIDS	55	199	53	397	- 198
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	193	34	1,339	- 1,146
Tetanus	57	139	49	540	- 401
Syphilis	58	75	58	159	- 84
Pertussis	59	74	42	906	- 833
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	56	65	26	+ 30
Encephalitis	61	53	38	1,046	- 993
Hepatitis B	62	30	40	988	- 958
Leprosy	63	28	73	0	+ 28
Appendicitis	64	27	59	142	- 116
Schizophrenia	65	25	80	0	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	66	23	68	5	+ 18
Osteoarthritis	67	17	85	0	+ 17
Oral conditions	68	16	86	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	69	12	56	213	- 201
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	9	84	0	+ 9
Hookworm Disease	71	2	78	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	72	1	67	6	- 4
Leishmaniasis	73	0	66	13	- 13
Diphtheria	74	0	70	3	- 3
Hepatitis C	75	0	63	97	- 97
Otitis Media	76	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	64	43	- 43
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	54	220	- 220
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Sri Lanka

Egypt

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.