MOROCCO VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,737	1	77,340	- 32,603
Diabetes Mellitus	2	21,192	5	7,377	+ 13,815
Lung Disease	3	16,083	8	6,296	+ 9,787
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	11,801	10	4,967	+ 6,834
Kidney Disease	5	11,664	4	10,216	+ 1,448
Stroke	6	11,574	2	31,861	- 20,287
Asthma	7	11,006	13	3,342	+ 7,664
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,703	6	7,237	+ 1,466
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,143	9	6,185	+ 958
Suicide	10	5,064	16	2,617	+ 2,447
Oral Cancer	11	4,921	35	780	+ 4,140
Lung Cancers	12	3,019	7	6,585	- 3,566
Oesophagus Cancer	13	2,626	42	439	+ 2,187
Other Injuries	14	2,601	21	2,271	+ 330
Breast Cancer	15	2,352	12	3,604	- 1,251
Stomach Cancer	16	2,247	25	1,691	+ 555
Liver Disease	17	2,216	11	4,866	- 2,650
Leukemia	18	1,964	31	1,035	+ 930
Liver Cancer	19	1,855	44	423	+ 1,432
Hypertension	20	1,795	3	10,736	- 8,941
Lymphomas	21	1,747	20	2,274	- 527
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,682	22	2,124	- 442
Falls	23	1,640	19	2,456	- 816
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,550	17	2,556	- 1,006
Tuberculosis	25	1,308	15	2,870	- 1,562
Cervical Cancer	26	1,296	18	2,508	- 1,211
Drownings	27	1,243	43	426	+ 817
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,028	27	1,192	- 163
Low Birth Weight	29	912	14	3,305	- 2,393
Prostate Cancer	30	862	24	1,914	- 1,052
Violence	31	849	39	632	+ 217
Endocrine Disorders	32	786	28	1,129	- 343
Anemia	33	757	84	0	+ 757
Bladder Cancer	34	734	30	1,069	- 334
Inflammatory/Heart	35	723	32	1,022	- 300
Skin Disease	36	498	54	149	+ 349
Ovary Cancer	37	478	34	800	- 321
War	38	476	63	22	+ 454
Epilepsy	39	458	45	336	+ 122
Drug Use	40	437	47	321	+ 116
Fires	41	406	33	904	- 498
Uterin Cancer	42	371	53	154	+ 217
Pancreas Cancer	43	363	36	747	- 384
Birth Trauma	44	328	23	2,067	- 1,739
Parkinson's Disease	45	285	26	1,511	- 1,226
Meningitis	46	248	40	542	- 294
Dengue	47	223	77	0	+ 223
Maternal Conditions	48	163	38	704	- 540
Poisonings	49	159	50	266	- 107
Other Neoplasms	50	146	60	70	+ 76
Alcohol	51	140	57	109	+ 31
Skin Cancers	52	99	41	477	- 378
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	84	37	718	- 634
Malnutrition	54	74	51	200	- 126
HIV/AIDS	55	67	49	289	- 222
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	65	29	1,076	- 1,011
Tetanus	57	47	59	76	- 30
Syphilis	58	25	55	140	- 115
Pertussis	59	25	46	324	- 300
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	19	62	38	- 19
Encephalitis	61	18	52	176	- 159
Hepatitis B	62	10	48	316	- 306
Leprosy	63	9	72	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	64	9	56	130	- 121
Schizophrenia	65	9	86	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	66	8	67	4	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	67	6	81	0	+ 6
Oral conditions	68	5	82	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	69	4	58	106	- 102
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	3	80	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	0	66	5	- 4
Leishmaniasis	73	0	64	15	- 15
Diphtheria	74	0	69	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	75	0	65	7	- 7
Otitis Media	76	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	61	67	- 67
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

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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.