INDIA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,686,140	1	1,520,034	+ 166,106
Diabetes Mellitus	2	798,732	7	271,495	+ 527,236
Lung Disease	3	606,168	2	879,732	- 273,565
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	444,778	17	126,593	+ 318,185
Kidney Disease	5	439,623	11	222,903	+ 216,720
Stroke	6	436,218	3	697,038	- 260,820
Asthma	7	414,802	13	196,051	+ 218,752
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	327,996	6	392,425	- 64,429
Road Traffic Accidents	9	269,209	12	212,596	+ 56,613
Suicide	10	190,858	14	173,347	+ 17,511
Oral Cancer	11	185,466	16	134,187	+ 51,279
Lung Cancers	12	113,772	21	88,276	+ 25,496
Oesophagus Cancer	13	98,981	34	38,898	+ 60,083
Other Injuries	14	98,035	15	149,570	- 51,536
Breast Cancer	15	88,652	22	82,821	+ 5,831
Stomach Cancer	16	84,674	24	81,058	+ 3,616
Liver Disease	17	83,517	8	268,580	- 185,063
Leukemia	18	74,032	35	33,383	+ 40,649
Liver Cancer	19	69,897	39	30,369	+ 39,528
Hypertension	20	67,650	19	108,050	- 40,401
Lymphomas	21	65,849	33	40,159	+ 25,690
Congenital Anomalies	22	63,413	23	82,769	- 19,356
Falls	23	61,798	10	225,755	- 163,957
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	58,425	25	77,368	- 18,943
Tuberculosis	25	49,308	5	435,882	- 386,573
Cervical Cancer	26	48,862	30	45,319	+ 3,543
Drownings	27	46,830	28	48,774	- 1,945
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	38,761	4	670,315	- 631,554
Low Birth Weight	29	34,368	9	238,739	- 204,371
Prostate Cancer	30	32,497	38	30,945	+ 1,553
Violence	31	31,994	27	51,767	- 19,773
Endocrine Disorders	32	29,642	47	15,264	+ 14,377
Anemia	33	28,548	81	0	+ 28,548
Bladder Cancer	34	27,678	48	14,081	+ 13,597
Inflammatory/Heart	35	27,237	49	12,651	+ 14,587
Skin Disease	36	18,756	45	17,857	+ 898
Ovary Cancer	37	18,021	44	21,947	- 3,926
War	38	17,932	67	890	+ 17,042
Epilepsy	39	17,269	40	30,307	- 13,039
Drug Use	40	16,484	52	11,747	+ 4,737
Fires	41	15,299	42	23,265	- 7,966
Uterin Cancer	42	13,968	59	6,841	+ 7,127
Pancreas Cancer	43	13,689	37	32,812	- 19,123
Birth Trauma	44	12,356	20	102,819	- 90,463
Parkinson's Disease	45	10,749	32	43,398	- 32,649
Meningitis	46	9,360	36	33,337	- 23,977
Dengue	47	8,400	46	17,546	- 9,146
Maternal Conditions	48	6,160	41	25,917	- 19,757
Poisonings	49	5,983	61	3,540	+ 2,443
Other Neoplasms	50	5,493	62	2,968	+ 2,525
Alcohol	51	5,275	43	23,097	- 17,822
Skin Cancers	52	3,735	60	5,054	- 1,319
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	3,171	18	126,079	- 122,908
Malnutrition	54	2,787	55	8,626	- 5,840
HIV/AIDS	55	2,518	31	44,406	- 41,887
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	2,442	26	68,108	- 65,666
Tetanus	57	1,761	58	7,093	- 5,331
Syphilis	58	949	64	2,007	- 1,059
Pertussis	59	932	54	10,094	- 9,162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	705	50	11,931	- 11,226
Encephalitis	61	669	29	48,080	- 47,412
Hepatitis B	62	380	56	8,184	- 7,804
Leprosy	63	357	73	0	+ 357
Appendicitis	64	339	53	11,245	- 10,907
Schizophrenia	65	322	83	0	+ 322
Upper Respiratory	66	292	68	584	- 291
Osteoarthritis	67	221	85	0	+ 221
Oral conditions	68	204	84	0	+ 204
Multiple Sclerosis	69	147	63	2,328	- 2,181
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	113	86	0	+ 113
Hookworm Disease	71	20	75	0	+ 20
Ascariasis	72	18	70	126	- 109
Leishmaniasis	73	2	66	973	- 972
Diphtheria	74	1	72	65	- 64
Hepatitis C	75	0	65	1,364	- 1,364
Otitis Media	76	0	71	68	- 68
Measles	77	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Schistosomiasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	379	- 379
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.