NEPAL VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,241	2	19,677	+ 17,564
Diabetes Mellitus	2	17,641	14	2,929	+ 14,712
Lung Disease	3	13,388	1	27,027	- 13,639
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	9,823	19	2,022	+ 7,802
Kidney Disease	5	9,710	10	4,284	+ 5,426
Stroke	6	9,634	4	12,909	- 3,274
Asthma	7	9,161	8	5,930	+ 3,231
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,244	6	6,237	+ 1,007
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,946	9	4,654	+ 1,291
Suicide	10	4,215	16	2,571	+ 1,644
Oral Cancer	11	4,096	24	1,389	+ 2,708
Lung Cancers	12	2,513	12	3,586	- 1,073
Oesophagus Cancer	13	2,186	38	491	+ 1,695
Other Injuries	14	2,165	22	1,655	+ 511
Breast Cancer	15	1,958	27	1,038	+ 920
Stomach Cancer	16	1,870	25	1,379	+ 491
Liver Disease	17	1,845	5	6,383	- 4,538
Leukemia	18	1,635	36	668	+ 967
Liver Cancer	19	1,544	46	256	+ 1,288
Hypertension	20	1,494	18	2,092	- 597
Lymphomas	21	1,454	32	768	+ 687
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,401	21	1,949	- 548
Falls	23	1,365	13	3,321	- 1,956
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,290	26	1,167	+ 123
Tuberculosis	25	1,089	3	16,535	- 15,445
Cervical Cancer	26	1,079	20	1,969	- 890
Drownings	27	1,034	23	1,505	- 471
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	856	7	6,071	- 5,215
Low Birth Weight	29	759	11	3,822	- 3,063
Prostate Cancer	30	718	58	85	+ 632
Violence	31	707	35	704	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	32	655	45	257	+ 397
Anemia	33	631	86	0	+ 631
Bladder Cancer	34	611	44	325	+ 287
Inflammatory/Heart	35	602	48	217	+ 384
Skin Disease	36	414	67	17	+ 397
Ovary Cancer	37	398	37	585	- 187
War	38	396	65	24	+ 372
Epilepsy	39	381	30	874	- 493
Drug Use	40	364	57	93	+ 271
Fires	41	338	50	184	+ 154
Uterin Cancer	42	309	60	56	+ 252
Pancreas Cancer	43	302	41	445	- 143
Birth Trauma	44	273	15	2,676	- 2,403
Parkinson's Disease	45	237	33	760	- 522
Meningitis	46	207	43	377	- 171
Dengue	47	186	55	120	+ 66
Maternal Conditions	48	136	28	977	- 841
Poisonings	49	132	39	474	- 341
Other Neoplasms	50	121	61	50	+ 72
Alcohol	51	116	52	168	- 51
Skin Cancers	52	82	42	400	- 317
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	70	17	2,320	- 2,250
Malnutrition	54	62	31	845	- 783
HIV/AIDS	55	56	34	737	- 681
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	54	49	191	- 137
Tetanus	57	39	53	134	- 95
Syphilis	58	21	54	134	- 113
Pertussis	59	21	40	453	- 432
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	16	51	173	- 157
Encephalitis	61	15	29	882	- 867
Hepatitis B	62	8	56	117	- 108
Leprosy	63	8	76	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	64	7	47	220	- 213
Schizophrenia	65	7	84	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	6	66	24	- 17
Osteoarthritis	67	5	81	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	68	5	82	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	63	38	- 35
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	2	80	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	69	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	73	0	62	39	- 39
Diphtheria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	75	0	64	29	- 29
Otitis Media	76	0	70	4	- 4
Measles	77	0	59	60	- 60
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.