GUINEA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,736	6	5,665	+ 11,070
Diabetes Mellitus	2	7,928	15	2,138	+ 5,790
Lung Disease	3	6,016	20	1,373	+ 4,644
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	4,415	30	579	+ 3,836
Kidney Disease	5	4,363	16	1,939	+ 2,424
Stroke	6	4,330	5	5,777	- 1,448
Asthma	7	4,117	22	1,179	+ 2,938
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,255	1	12,790	- 9,535
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,672	9	3,788	- 1,116
Suicide	10	1,894	29	892	+ 1,002
Oral Cancer	11	1,841	52	122	+ 1,719
Lung Cancers	12	1,129	50	128	+ 1,001
Oesophagus Cancer	13	982	63	20	+ 963
Other Injuries	14	973	18	1,504	- 531
Breast Cancer	15	880	38	345	+ 535
Stomach Cancer	16	840	41	245	+ 595
Liver Disease	17	829	12	2,550	- 1,721
Leukemia	18	735	67	17	+ 718
Liver Cancer	19	694	23	1,167	- 474
Hypertension	20	671	21	1,348	- 677
Lymphomas	21	654	48	158	+ 496
Congenital Anomalies	22	629	14	2,181	- 1,551
Falls	23	613	33	480	+ 134
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	580	53	100	+ 480
Tuberculosis	25	489	13	2,369	- 1,879
Cervical Cancer	26	485	19	1,491	- 1,006
Drownings	27	465	31	528	- 64
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	385	3	6,788	- 6,403
Low Birth Weight	29	341	8	4,319	- 3,978
Prostate Cancer	30	323	32	525	- 203
Violence	31	318	26	1,128	- 811
Endocrine Disorders	32	294	25	1,140	- 845
Anemia	33	283	83	0	+ 283
Bladder Cancer	34	275	60	32	+ 243
Inflammatory/Heart	35	270	35	439	- 169
Skin Disease	36	186	51	127	+ 59
Ovary Cancer	37	179	54	93	+ 86
War	38	178	64	20	+ 158
Epilepsy	39	171	37	350	- 178
Drug Use	40	164	46	169	- 5
Fires	41	152	36	410	- 258
Uterin Cancer	42	139	59	38	+ 101
Pancreas Cancer	43	136	65	19	+ 117
Birth Trauma	44	123	7	4,797	- 4,674
Parkinson's Disease	45	107	44	212	- 105
Meningitis	46	93	11	2,633	- 2,540
Dengue	47	83	73	0	+ 83
Maternal Conditions	48	61	17	1,793	- 1,732
Poisonings	49	59	40	295	- 235
Other Neoplasms	50	55	68	16	+ 39
Alcohol	51	52	55	83	- 31
Skin Cancers	52	37	49	152	- 115
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	31	42	238	- 206
Malnutrition	54	28	28	1,032	- 1,004
HIV/AIDS	55	25	10	3,020	- 2,995
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	24	34	448	- 424
Tetanus	57	17	45	170	- 152
Syphilis	58	9	39	328	- 319
Pertussis	59	9	24	1,165	- 1,156
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	7	70	13	- 6
Encephalitis	61	7	56	81	- 74
Hepatitis B	62	4	47	162	- 158
Leprosy	63	4	79	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	64	3	57	41	- 38
Schizophrenia	65	3	81	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	3	69	15	- 12
Osteoarthritis	67	2	85	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	68	2	86	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	66	18	- 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	62	22	- 22
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	58	40	- 40
Hepatitis C	75	0	61	22	- 22
Otitis Media	76	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Schistosomiasis	81	0	43	232	- 232
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Chagas disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Sri Lanka

Guinea

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.