GHANA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,389	3	14,103	+ 27,286
Diabetes Mellitus	2	19,606	12	5,929	+ 13,677
Lung Disease	3	14,879	15	3,120	+ 11,759
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	10,918	29	1,294	+ 9,624
Kidney Disease	5	10,791	13	4,161	+ 6,630
Stroke	6	10,708	2	15,163	- 4,455
Asthma	7	10,182	23	1,979	+ 8,203
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,051	1	16,262	- 8,211
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,608	7	7,808	- 1,199
Suicide	10	4,685	21	1,993	+ 2,692
Oral Cancer	11	4,553	42	483	+ 4,070
Lung Cancers	12	2,793	55	237	+ 2,555
Oesophagus Cancer	13	2,430	49	285	+ 2,144
Other Injuries	14	2,406	18	2,433	- 26
Breast Cancer	15	2,176	25	1,937	+ 239
Stomach Cancer	16	2,078	33	870	+ 1,208
Liver Disease	17	2,050	11	6,053	- 4,003
Leukemia	18	1,817	45	340	+ 1,477
Liver Cancer	19	1,716	17	2,851	- 1,135
Hypertension	20	1,661	19	2,231	- 570
Lymphomas	21	1,616	32	875	+ 741
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,557	14	3,935	- 2,379
Falls	23	1,517	30	1,168	+ 349
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,434	34	803	+ 631
Tuberculosis	25	1,210	6	10,214	- 9,004
Cervical Cancer	26	1,199	20	2,161	- 962
Drownings	27	1,149	36	740	+ 409
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	951	9	6,538	- 5,587
Low Birth Weight	29	844	8	6,662	- 5,818
Prostate Cancer	30	798	31	1,031	- 233
Violence	31	785	27	1,857	- 1,072
Endocrine Disorders	32	728	24	1,965	- 1,237
Anemia	33	701	83	0	+ 701
Bladder Cancer	34	679	53	245	+ 434
Inflammatory/Heart	35	669	28	1,615	- 946
Skin Disease	36	460	50	264	+ 196
Ovary Cancer	37	442	38	698	- 256
War	38	440	64	29	+ 411
Epilepsy	39	424	47	329	+ 95
Drug Use	40	405	39	630	- 225
Fires	41	376	37	729	- 354
Uterin Cancer	42	343	57	219	+ 124
Pancreas Cancer	43	336	46	334	+ 2
Birth Trauma	44	303	10	6,194	- 5,891
Parkinson's Disease	45	264	43	387	- 123
Meningitis	46	230	16	2,983	- 2,754
Dengue	47	206	71	0	+ 206
Maternal Conditions	48	151	22	1,991	- 1,840
Poisonings	49	147	40	522	- 375
Other Neoplasms	50	135	63	48	+ 87
Alcohol	51	129	54	244	- 115
Skin Cancers	52	92	58	214	- 123
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	78	52	256	- 178
Malnutrition	54	68	26	1,868	- 1,800
HIV/AIDS	55	62	4	13,565	- 13,503
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	60	48	321	- 261
Tetanus	57	43	56	220	- 177
Syphilis	58	23	41	483	- 460
Pertussis	59	23	35	744	- 722
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	17	67	16	+ 1
Encephalitis	61	16	44	357	- 341
Hepatitis B	62	9	62	101	- 92
Leprosy	63	9	73	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	64	8	59	146	- 137
Schizophrenia	65	8	81	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	66	7	66	16	- 9
Osteoarthritis	67	5	84	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	68	5	86	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	69	4	61	113	- 109
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	3	85	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	68	12	- 12
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	4	- 4
Hepatitis C	75	0	65	28	- 28
Otitis Media	76	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	60	135	- 135
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Schistosomiasis	81	0	51	257	- 257
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.