GERMANY VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	100,656	1	147,055	- 46,399
Diabetes Mellitus	2	47,681	13	15,560	+ 32,121
Lung Disease	3	36,186	5	42,797	- 6,611
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	26,551	2	51,168	- 24,617
Kidney Disease	5	26,244	8	22,770	+ 3,473
Stroke	6	26,040	3	49,794	- 23,753
Asthma	7	24,762	44	924	+ 23,838
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	19,580	9	20,712	- 1,132
Road Traffic Accidents	9	16,071	34	3,160	+ 12,911
Suicide	10	11,393	19	10,284	+ 1,109
Oral Cancer	11	11,072	29	6,023	+ 5,049
Lung Cancers	12	6,792	4	46,560	- 39,768
Oesophagus Cancer	13	5,909	27	6,212	- 304
Other Injuries	14	5,852	23	8,248	- 2,396
Breast Cancer	15	5,292	10	18,842	- 13,550
Stomach Cancer	16	5,055	20	9,658	- 4,603
Liver Disease	17	4,986	15	15,194	- 10,208
Leukemia	18	4,419	22	8,737	- 4,318
Liver Cancer	19	4,173	25	8,057	- 3,885
Hypertension	20	4,038	6	26,796	- 22,757
Lymphomas	21	3,931	17	12,249	- 8,318
Congenital Anomalies	22	3,785	36	2,291	+ 1,494
Falls	23	3,689	14	15,325	- 11,636
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	3,488	7	26,026	- 22,538
Tuberculosis	25	2,944	56	281	+ 2,663
Cervical Cancer	26	2,917	39	2,131	+ 786
Drownings	27	2,796	49	459	+ 2,337
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	2,314	32	3,830	- 1,516
Low Birth Weight	29	2,052	45	770	+ 1,281
Prostate Cancer	30	1,940	12	16,487	- 14,547
Violence	31	1,910	46	769	+ 1,141
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,769	18	10,677	- 8,908
Anemia	33	1,704	43	994	+ 711
Bladder Cancer	34	1,652	28	6,193	- 4,541
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,626	21	8,891	- 7,265
Skin Disease	36	1,120	42	1,543	- 423
Ovary Cancer	37	1,076	30	5,192	- 4,117
War	38	1,070	66	10	+ 1,060
Epilepsy	39	1,031	35	3,091	- 2,060
Drug Use	40	984	40	1,930	- 946
Fires	41	913	53	359	+ 555
Uterin Cancer	42	834	37	2,231	- 1,397
Pancreas Cancer	43	817	11	17,971	- 17,154
Birth Trauma	44	738	57	239	+ 498
Parkinson's Disease	45	642	16	12,594	- 11,952
Meningitis	46	559	60	168	+ 391
Dengue	47	501	83	0	+ 501
Maternal Conditions	48	368	64	38	+ 330
Poisonings	49	357	58	216	+ 141
Other Neoplasms	50	328	24	8,161	- 7,833
Alcohol	51	315	26	6,257	- 5,943
Skin Cancers	52	223	31	4,055	- 3,832
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	189	33	3,615	- 3,426
Malnutrition	54	166	50	450	- 284
HIV/AIDS	55	150	54	345	- 195
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	146	38	2,166	- 2,020
Tetanus	57	105	75	1	+ 105
Syphilis	58	57	68	6	+ 51
Pertussis	59	56	69	2	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	42	47	543	- 501
Encephalitis	61	40	67	8	+ 32
Hepatitis B	62	23	59	182	- 159
Leprosy	63	21	84	0	+ 21
Appendicitis	64	20	62	129	- 109
Schizophrenia	65	19	51	391	- 371
Upper Respiratory	66	17	61	138	- 121
Osteoarthritis	67	13	52	364	- 351
Oral conditions	68	12	63	62	- 50
Multiple Sclerosis	69	9	41	1,571	- 1,562
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	7	55	292	- 285
Hookworm Disease	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	1	81	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	48	507	- 507
Otitis Media	76	0	65	16	- 16
Measles	77	0	70	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	74	1	- 1
Chlamydia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.