MALI VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,314	7	5,907	+ 20,406
Diabetes Mellitus	2	12,465	16	2,289	+ 10,176
Lung Disease	3	9,460	19	1,973	+ 7,487
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	6,941	34	756	+ 6,186
Kidney Disease	5	6,861	17	2,185	+ 4,675
Stroke	6	6,808	6	6,163	+ 645
Asthma	7	6,473	23	1,492	+ 4,981
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,119	1	14,885	- 9,766
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,201	11	4,465	- 263
Suicide	10	2,979	32	806	+ 2,172
Oral Cancer	11	2,894	48	252	+ 2,643
Lung Cancers	12	1,776	49	252	+ 1,524
Oesophagus Cancer	13	1,545	58	159	+ 1,386
Other Injuries	14	1,530	15	2,310	- 780
Breast Cancer	15	1,383	30	947	+ 436
Stomach Cancer	16	1,321	27	1,063	+ 259
Liver Disease	17	1,303	14	2,733	- 1,429
Leukemia	18	1,155	56	192	+ 963
Liver Cancer	19	1,091	38	562	+ 529
Hypertension	20	1,056	25	1,291	- 235
Lymphomas	21	1,028	45	316	+ 712
Congenital Anomalies	22	990	12	3,743	- 2,753
Falls	23	964	31	867	+ 98
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	912	36	703	+ 209
Tuberculosis	25	769	24	1,491	- 722
Cervical Cancer	26	763	20	1,735	- 972
Drownings	27	731	28	1,053	- 322
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	605	2	13,419	- 12,814
Low Birth Weight	29	536	4	8,880	- 8,344
Prostate Cancer	30	507	44	362	+ 145
Violence	31	499	18	2,095	- 1,596
Endocrine Disorders	32	463	21	1,618	- 1,155
Anemia	33	446	85	0	+ 446
Bladder Cancer	34	432	42	431	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	35	425	40	549	- 124
Skin Disease	36	293	57	170	+ 123
Ovary Cancer	37	281	53	197	+ 84
War	38	280	26	1,099	- 819
Epilepsy	39	269	41	485	- 215
Drug Use	40	257	59	139	+ 118
Fires	41	239	35	750	- 511
Uterin Cancer	42	218	61	80	+ 138
Pancreas Cancer	43	214	47	258	- 44
Birth Trauma	44	193	5	8,310	- 8,117
Parkinson's Disease	45	168	50	236	- 68
Meningitis	46	146	10	4,531	- 4,385
Dengue	47	131	72	0	+ 131
Maternal Conditions	48	96	13	2,858	- 2,762
Poisonings	49	93	39	561	- 468
Other Neoplasms	50	86	67	21	+ 65
Alcohol	51	82	60	83	- 1
Skin Cancers	52	58	54	194	- 136
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	49	46	283	- 233
Malnutrition	54	43	8	5,848	- 5,804
HIV/AIDS	55	39	9	5,785	- 5,745
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	38	37	625	- 587
Tetanus	57	27	43	427	- 399
Syphilis	58	15	33	770	- 756
Pertussis	59	15	29	1,006	- 992
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	11	69	16	- 5
Encephalitis	61	10	55	193	- 183
Hepatitis B	62	6	52	207	- 201
Leprosy	63	6	75	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	64	5	62	70	- 64
Schizophrenia	65	5	84	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	5	65	31	- 26
Osteoarthritis	67	3	81	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	68	3	82	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	68	20	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	2	80	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	63	56	- 56
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	66	22	- 21
Hepatitis C	75	0	64	32	- 32
Otitis Media	76	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	22	1,548	- 1,548
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	3	11,678	- 11,678
Schistosomiasis	81	0	51	220	- 220
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALI

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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.