IRAN VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	105,762	1	93,308	+ 12,454
Diabetes Mellitus	2	50,100	5	13,910	+ 36,190
Lung Disease	3	38,022	7	11,409	+ 26,613
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	27,898	9	11,046	+ 16,852
Kidney Disease	5	27,575	6	11,810	+ 15,765
Stroke	6	27,362	2	36,730	- 9,368
Asthma	7	26,018	22	3,360	+ 22,658
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	20,573	8	11,243	+ 9,330
Road Traffic Accidents	9	16,886	3	17,803	- 917
Suicide	10	11,972	16	4,334	+ 7,638
Oral Cancer	11	11,633	45	655	+ 10,979
Lung Cancers	12	7,136	11	6,784	+ 353
Oesophagus Cancer	13	6,209	30	2,371	+ 3,838
Other Injuries	14	6,149	17	4,048	+ 2,101
Breast Cancer	15	5,561	19	3,736	+ 1,825
Stomach Cancer	16	5,311	10	9,822	- 4,511
Liver Disease	17	5,239	12	6,637	- 1,399
Leukemia	18	4,644	18	3,966	+ 677
Liver Cancer	19	4,384	20	3,714	+ 670
Hypertension	20	4,243	4	16,415	- 12,172
Lymphomas	21	4,130	23	2,882	+ 1,249
Congenital Anomalies	22	3,978	14	4,844	- 866
Falls	23	3,876	24	2,821	+ 1,055
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	3,665	15	4,575	- 911
Tuberculosis	25	3,093	41	882	+ 2,211
Cervical Cancer	26	3,065	48	501	+ 2,564
Drownings	27	2,937	40	930	+ 2,007
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	2,431	33	1,836	+ 595
Low Birth Weight	29	2,156	13	4,861	- 2,705
Prostate Cancer	30	2,038	21	3,583	- 1,544
Violence	31	2,007	27	2,535	- 528
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,859	32	2,092	- 233
Anemia	33	1,791	82	0	+ 1,791
Bladder Cancer	34	1,736	36	1,410	+ 326
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,708	35	1,611	+ 98
Skin Disease	36	1,176	55	237	+ 939
Ovary Cancer	37	1,130	39	937	+ 193
War	38	1,125	42	848	+ 277
Epilepsy	39	1,083	44	719	+ 365
Drug Use	40	1,034	31	2,242	- 1,208
Fires	41	960	34	1,823	- 863
Uterin Cancer	42	876	51	355	+ 521
Pancreas Cancer	43	859	29	2,418	- 1,560
Birth Trauma	44	775	25	2,735	- 1,960
Parkinson's Disease	45	674	26	2,545	- 1,871
Meningitis	46	587	46	642	- 54
Dengue	47	527	74	0	+ 527
Maternal Conditions	48	386	52	285	+ 101
Poisonings	49	375	43	816	- 440
Other Neoplasms	50	345	58	112	+ 233
Alcohol	51	331	53	253	+ 78
Skin Cancers	52	234	47	518	- 284
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	199	38	996	- 797
Malnutrition	54	175	56	157	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	55	158	28	2,521	- 2,363
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	153	37	1,246	- 1,093
Tetanus	57	110	62	37	+ 74
Syphilis	58	59	61	52	+ 7
Pertussis	59	58	60	75	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	44	59	80	- 36
Encephalitis	61	42	54	246	- 204
Hepatitis B	62	24	49	425	- 401
Leprosy	63	22	72	0	+ 22
Appendicitis	64	21	57	155	- 134
Schizophrenia	65	20	81	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	66	18	63	16	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	67	14	84	0	+ 14
Oral conditions	68	13	86	0	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	69	9	50	405	- 396
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	7	85	0	+ 7
Hookworm Disease	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	1	67	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	73	0	64	8	- 8
Diphtheria	74	0	70	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	75	0	69	1	- 1
Otitis Media	76	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	68	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	66	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	65	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Sri Lanka

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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.