LIBERIA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,506	7	1,885	+ 4,621
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,082	15	650	+ 2,432
Lung Disease	3	2,339	26	294	+ 2,045
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,716	29	235	+ 1,482
Kidney Disease	5	1,696	16	609	+ 1,088
Stroke	6	1,683	11	1,578	+ 105
Asthma	7	1,601	31	200	+ 1,401
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,266	2	2,693	- 1,427
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,039	5	1,920	- 882
Suicide	10	736	30	220	+ 517
Oral Cancer	11	716	48	50	+ 665
Lung Cancers	12	439	44	66	+ 373
Oesophagus Cancer	13	382	60	16	+ 366
Other Injuries	14	378	22	380	- 2
Breast Cancer	15	342	27	246	+ 97
Stomach Cancer	16	327	37	122	+ 205
Liver Disease	17	322	13	858	- 536
Leukemia	18	286	58	23	+ 263
Liver Cancer	19	270	20	439	- 170
Hypertension	20	261	23	371	- 110
Lymphomas	21	254	39	93	+ 161
Congenital Anomalies	22	245	14	833	- 588
Falls	23	238	33	155	+ 83
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	225	40	90	+ 136
Tuberculosis	25	190	1	2,766	- 2,576
Cervical Cancer	26	189	19	474	- 285
Drownings	27	181	35	127	+ 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	150	10	1,592	- 1,442
Low Birth Weight	29	133	8	1,652	- 1,519
Prostate Cancer	30	125	25	297	- 172
Violence	31	123	18	477	- 353
Endocrine Disorders	32	114	28	245	- 131
Anemia	33	110	83	0	+ 110
Bladder Cancer	34	107	59	19	+ 88
Inflammatory/Heart	35	105	38	115	- 10
Skin Disease	36	72	51	41	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	37	70	47	50	+ 19
War	38	69	70	1	+ 69
Epilepsy	39	67	42	81	- 14
Drug Use	40	64	50	42	+ 21
Fires	41	59	34	153	- 94
Uterin Cancer	42	54	55	28	+ 25
Pancreas Cancer	43	53	53	38	+ 15
Birth Trauma	44	48	9	1,601	- 1,554
Parkinson's Disease	45	41	43	72	- 31
Meningitis	46	36	17	552	- 516
Dengue	47	32	72	0	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	48	24	12	870	- 846
Poisonings	49	23	41	82	- 59
Other Neoplasms	50	21	62	6	+ 16
Alcohol	51	20	57	25	- 5
Skin Cancers	52	14	46	51	- 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	12	49	50	- 38
Malnutrition	54	11	24	353	- 343
HIV/AIDS	55	10	6	1,919	- 1,909
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	9	36	126	- 117
Tetanus	57	7	54	31	- 24
Syphilis	58	4	21	394	- 391
Pertussis	59	4	32	197	- 194
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	3	64	4	- 1
Encephalitis	61	3	56	27	- 25
Hepatitis B	62	1	52	39	- 38
Leprosy	63	1	75	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	64	1	61	12	- 11
Schizophrenia	65	1	80	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	67	3	- 2
Osteoarthritis	67	1	85	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	68	1	86	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	63	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	66	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	75	0	65	4	- 4
Otitis Media	76	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Schistosomiasis	81	0	45	51	- 51
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Sri Lanka

Liberia

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.