ESTONIA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,428	1	3,009	- 1,580
Diabetes Mellitus	2	677	19	146	+ 531
Lung Disease	3	514	13	229	+ 285
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	377	12	229	+ 147
Kidney Disease	5	372	17	176	+ 196
Stroke	6	370	3	1,116	- 746
Asthma	7	351	44	24	+ 327
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	278	6	349	- 71
Road Traffic Accidents	9	228	35	59	+ 169
Suicide	10	162	16	197	- 36
Oral Cancer	11	157	25	110	+ 47
Lung Cancers	12	96	4	657	- 561
Oesophagus Cancer	13	84	27	99	- 15
Other Injuries	14	83	20	141	- 58
Breast Cancer	15	75	11	260	- 185
Stomach Cancer	16	72	9	290	- 218
Liver Disease	17	71	7	328	- 258
Leukemia	18	63	22	126	- 63
Liver Cancer	19	59	26	107	- 48
Hypertension	20	57	2	2,700	- 2,643
Lymphomas	21	56	15	213	- 157
Congenital Anomalies	22	54	43	25	+ 29
Falls	23	52	24	119	- 66
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	49	5	527	- 477
Tuberculosis	25	42	47	16	+ 25
Cervical Cancer	26	41	32	68	- 26
Drownings	27	40	40	30	+ 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	33	53	8	+ 25
Low Birth Weight	29	29	55	7	+ 22
Prostate Cancer	30	28	8	298	- 271
Violence	31	27	42	28	- 1
Endocrine Disorders	32	25	33	66	- 41
Anemia	33	24	51	9	+ 15
Bladder Cancer	34	23	21	126	- 102
Inflammatory/Heart	35	23	14	217	- 194
Skin Disease	36	16	41	29	- 13
Ovary Cancer	37	15	28	87	- 72
War	38	15	64	0	+ 15
Epilepsy	39	15	37	45	- 30
Drug Use	40	14	31	75	- 61
Fires	41	13	38	41	- 28
Uterin Cancer	42	12	34	60	- 48
Pancreas Cancer	43	12	10	268	- 257
Birth Trauma	44	10	57	5	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	45	9	29	82	- 73
Meningitis	46	8	54	7	+ 1
Dengue	47	7	75	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	48	5	61	1	+ 4
Poisonings	49	5	52	8	- 3
Other Neoplasms	50	5	23	123	- 119
Alcohol	51	4	18	148	- 144
Skin Cancers	52	3	30	79	- 76
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	3	45	22	- 19
Malnutrition	54	2	79	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	55	2	39	40	- 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	2	36	55	- 53
Tetanus	57	1	81	0	+ 1
Syphilis	58	1	62	1	- 0
Pertussis	59	1	83	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	46	17	- 17
Encephalitis	61	1	63	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	62	0	65	0	+ 0
Leprosy	63	0	68	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	64	0	59	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	65	0	56	6	- 6
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	67	0	50	10	- 10
Oral conditions	68	0	60	2	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	48	16	- 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	49	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	58	4	- 4
Otitis Media	76	0	67	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

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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.