ETHIOPIA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	141,855	4	36,530	+ 105,326
Diabetes Mellitus	2	67,197	10	16,258	+ 50,940
Lung Disease	3	50,997	15	11,870	+ 39,127
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	37,419	21	8,258	+ 29,162
Kidney Disease	5	36,986	13	12,103	+ 24,883
Stroke	6	36,699	3	39,362	- 2,662
Asthma	7	34,897	29	4,484	+ 30,414
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	27,594	1	59,931	- 32,336
Road Traffic Accidents	9	22,649	5	31,564	- 8,916
Suicide	10	16,057	25	6,030	+ 10,027
Oral Cancer	11	15,603	48	1,477	+ 14,127
Lung Cancers	12	9,572	38	2,202	+ 7,370
Oesophagus Cancer	13	8,327	40	1,839	+ 6,489
Other Injuries	14	8,248	16	11,735	- 3,487
Breast Cancer	15	7,458	20	8,485	- 1,027
Stomach Cancer	16	7,124	47	1,519	+ 5,605
Liver Disease	17	7,026	8	27,270	- 20,244
Leukemia	18	6,228	30	4,222	+ 2,006
Liver Cancer	19	5,880	42	1,730	+ 4,151
Hypertension	20	5,691	12	13,470	- 7,779
Lymphomas	21	5,540	33	3,590	+ 1,950
Congenital Anomalies	22	5,335	11	15,638	- 10,303
Falls	23	5,199	28	4,510	+ 689
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	4,915	31	3,755	+ 1,161
Tuberculosis	25	4,148	9	21,455	- 17,307
Cervical Cancer	26	4,111	27	5,019	- 908
Drownings	27	3,940	35	3,133	+ 807
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	3,261	2	44,361	- 41,100
Low Birth Weight	29	2,891	7	28,020	- 25,129
Prostate Cancer	30	2,734	50	1,244	+ 1,490
Violence	31	2,692	22	8,076	- 5,384
Endocrine Disorders	32	2,494	45	1,623	+ 871
Anemia	33	2,402	83	0	+ 2,402
Bladder Cancer	34	2,329	51	1,080	+ 1,249
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,291	39	2,168	+ 123
Skin Disease	36	1,578	53	904	+ 674
Ovary Cancer	37	1,516	36	2,424	- 908
War	38	1,509	64	281	+ 1,228
Epilepsy	39	1,453	44	1,625	- 172
Drug Use	40	1,387	60	513	+ 874
Fires	41	1,287	34	3,255	- 1,968
Uterin Cancer	42	1,175	62	421	+ 754
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,152	61	488	+ 664
Birth Trauma	44	1,040	6	31,107	- 30,067
Parkinson's Disease	45	904	46	1,578	- 674
Meningitis	46	787	14	12,019	- 11,232
Dengue	47	707	73	20	+ 686
Maternal Conditions	48	518	18	8,887	- 8,368
Poisonings	49	503	32	3,668	- 3,165
Other Neoplasms	50	462	66	148	+ 314
Alcohol	51	444	55	750	- 306
Skin Cancers	52	314	52	1,006	- 692
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	267	49	1,339	- 1,072
Malnutrition	54	234	19	8,643	- 8,408
HIV/AIDS	55	212	17	11,471	- 11,260
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	205	41	1,758	- 1,553
Tetanus	57	148	37	2,203	- 2,054
Syphilis	58	80	43	1,699	- 1,619
Pertussis	59	78	23	6,896	- 6,818
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	59	65	221	- 161
Encephalitis	61	56	63	386	- 329
Hepatitis B	62	32	56	742	- 710
Leprosy	63	30	79	0	+ 30
Appendicitis	64	29	58	677	- 649
Schizophrenia	65	27	86	0	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	66	25	57	709	- 684
Osteoarthritis	67	19	80	0	+ 19
Oral conditions	68	17	82	0	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	69	12	70	61	- 49
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	10	81	0	+ 10
Hookworm Disease	71	2	74	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	72	1	68	130	- 128
Leishmaniasis	73	0	59	579	- 578
Diphtheria	74	0	67	146	- 146
Hepatitis C	75	0	69	115	- 114
Otitis Media	76	0	71	39	- 39
Measles	77	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Schistosomiasis	81	0	54	839	- 839
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	72	21	- 21
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.