FRANCE VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	81,816	1	63,181	+ 18,635
Diabetes Mellitus	2	38,757	12	10,912	+ 27,845
Lung Disease	3	29,413	7	18,232	+ 11,181
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	21,582	2	53,157	- 31,576
Kidney Disease	5	21,332	11	11,477	+ 9,855
Stroke	6	21,166	3	36,354	- 15,188
Asthma	7	20,127	42	1,039	+ 19,088
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	15,915	6	19,771	- 3,855
Road Traffic Accidents	9	13,063	31	3,339	+ 9,724
Suicide	10	9,261	16	8,961	+ 300
Oral Cancer	11	8,999	27	4,676	+ 4,323
Lung Cancers	12	5,521	4	35,657	- 30,137
Oesophagus Cancer	13	4,803	28	4,673	+ 130
Other Injuries	14	4,757	9	15,119	- 10,362
Breast Cancer	15	4,302	8	15,536	- 11,234
Stomach Cancer	16	4,109	26	5,530	- 1,422
Liver Disease	17	4,052	22	7,382	- 3,330
Leukemia	18	3,592	21	7,457	- 3,864
Liver Cancer	19	3,392	15	9,573	- 6,181
Hypertension	20	3,283	23	7,109	- 3,827
Lymphomas	21	3,195	14	10,067	- 6,872
Congenital Anomalies	22	3,077	35	2,012	+ 1,065
Falls	23	2,999	18	8,284	- 5,285
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,835	5	21,854	- 19,019
Tuberculosis	25	2,393	50	435	+ 1,957
Cervical Cancer	26	2,371	40	1,574	+ 797
Drownings	27	2,272	45	868	+ 1,404
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,881	38	1,807	+ 73
Low Birth Weight	29	1,668	47	651	+ 1,017
Prostate Cancer	30	1,577	13	10,873	- 9,296
Violence	31	1,552	49	538	+ 1,015
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,438	19	8,086	- 6,648
Anemia	33	1,385	44	973	+ 412
Bladder Cancer	34	1,343	24	6,566	- 5,223
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,322	25	6,065	- 4,744
Skin Disease	36	910	39	1,598	- 688
Ovary Cancer	37	874	30	3,964	- 3,089
War	38	870	67	7	+ 863
Epilepsy	39	838	37	1,865	- 1,027
Drug Use	40	800	36	1,881	- 1,081
Fires	41	742	53	403	+ 339
Uterin Cancer	42	678	34	2,721	- 2,043
Pancreas Cancer	43	664	10	12,360	- 11,695
Birth Trauma	44	600	55	309	+ 291
Parkinson's Disease	45	522	20	7,570	- 7,048
Meningitis	46	454	58	163	+ 291
Dengue	47	408	76	0	+ 407
Maternal Conditions	48	299	64	52	+ 247
Poisonings	49	290	57	228	+ 63
Other Neoplasms	50	267	17	8,771	- 8,504
Alcohol	51	256	33	3,189	- 2,933
Skin Cancers	52	181	32	3,256	- 3,074
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	154	41	1,384	- 1,230
Malnutrition	54	135	29	4,212	- 4,076
HIV/AIDS	55	122	54	362	- 240
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	118	43	986	- 868
Tetanus	57	85	70	2	+ 83
Syphilis	58	46	68	4	+ 42
Pertussis	59	45	69	3	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	34	51	426	- 392
Encephalitis	61	32	66	8	+ 24
Hepatitis B	62	18	59	135	- 117
Leprosy	63	17	72	1	+ 17
Appendicitis	64	16	61	90	- 73
Schizophrenia	65	16	48	647	- 632
Upper Respiratory	66	14	63	54	- 40
Osteoarthritis	67	11	56	245	- 235
Oral conditions	68	10	60	118	- 108
Multiple Sclerosis	69	7	46	752	- 745
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	5	62	75	- 70
Hookworm Disease	71	1	81	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	73	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	75	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	75	0	52	416	- 416
Otitis Media	76	0	65	16	- 16
Measles	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	84	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 FRANCE

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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.