KENYA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,697	9	11,972	+ 57,724
Diabetes Mellitus	2	33,016	14	5,651	+ 27,364
Lung Disease	3	25,056	20	4,280	+ 20,776
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	18,385	31	1,827	+ 16,558
Kidney Disease	5	18,172	16	4,464	+ 13,708
Stroke	6	18,031	4	15,895	+ 2,136
Asthma	7	17,146	26	2,300	+ 14,846
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	13,558	1	22,571	- 9,014
Road Traffic Accidents	9	11,128	6	14,883	- 3,755
Suicide	10	7,889	23	3,214	+ 4,675
Oral Cancer	11	7,666	30	1,842	+ 5,824
Lung Cancers	12	4,703	47	669	+ 4,034
Oesophagus Cancer	13	4,091	18	4,373	- 281
Other Injuries	14	4,052	19	4,336	- 284
Breast Cancer	15	3,664	25	2,658	+ 1,007
Stomach Cancer	16	3,500	28	2,010	+ 1,490
Liver Disease	17	3,452	7	13,405	- 9,952
Leukemia	18	3,060	35	1,327	+ 1,733
Liver Cancer	19	2,889	34	1,351	+ 1,538
Hypertension	20	2,796	17	4,418	- 1,621
Lymphomas	21	2,722	29	1,931	+ 791
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,621	12	6,115	- 3,494
Falls	23	2,554	33	1,465	+ 1,089
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,415	32	1,477	+ 938
Tuberculosis	25	2,038	3	19,655	- 17,617
Cervical Cancer	26	2,020	22	3,389	- 1,369
Drownings	27	1,936	39	1,200	+ 736
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,602	5	15,420	- 13,818
Low Birth Weight	29	1,421	11	9,562	- 8,141
Prostate Cancer	30	1,343	37	1,292	+ 51
Violence	31	1,322	24	2,942	- 1,620
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,225	44	831	+ 394
Anemia	33	1,180	82	0	+ 1,180
Bladder Cancer	34	1,144	57	318	+ 826
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,126	40	1,121	+ 4
Skin Disease	36	775	51	455	+ 320
Ovary Cancer	37	745	45	795	- 50
War	38	741	65	89	+ 652
Epilepsy	39	714	43	832	- 119
Drug Use	40	681	62	113	+ 568
Fires	41	632	36	1,316	- 684
Uterin Cancer	42	577	56	323	+ 255
Pancreas Cancer	43	566	46	716	- 150
Birth Trauma	44	511	10	9,957	- 9,446
Parkinson's Disease	45	444	50	470	- 26
Meningitis	46	387	15	5,364	- 4,977
Dengue	47	347	73	0	+ 347
Maternal Conditions	48	255	13	5,651	- 5,397
Poisonings	49	247	38	1,269	- 1,021
Other Neoplasms	50	227	67	60	+ 167
Alcohol	51	218	55	355	- 137
Skin Cancers	52	154	48	638	- 484
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	131	53	408	- 276
Malnutrition	54	115	21	4,212	- 4,097
HIV/AIDS	55	104	2	20,885	- 20,781
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	101	41	1,089	- 988
Tetanus	57	73	27	2,129	- 2,056
Syphilis	58	39	52	449	- 410
Pertussis	59	39	42	1,014	- 975
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	29	66	84	- 55
Encephalitis	61	28	60	189	- 161
Hepatitis B	62	16	49	522	- 506
Leprosy	63	15	76	0	+ 15
Appendicitis	64	14	58	240	- 226
Schizophrenia	65	13	83	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	66	12	64	95	- 83
Osteoarthritis	67	9	84	0	+ 9
Oral conditions	68	8	86	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	69	6	68	39	- 33
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	5	85	0	+ 5
Hookworm Disease	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	1	71	9	- 8
Leishmaniasis	73	0	59	194	- 194
Diphtheria	74	0	69	13	- 13
Hepatitis C	75	0	61	152	- 152
Otitis Media	76	0	72	7	- 7
Measles	77	0	63	103	- 103
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Schistosomiasis	81	0	54	370	- 370
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.