NIGER VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,521	6	8,229	+ 23,292
Diabetes Mellitus	2	14,932	17	2,630	+ 12,302
Lung Disease	3	11,332	20	2,172	+ 9,160
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	8,315	32	858	+ 7,457
Kidney Disease	5	8,218	16	2,732	+ 5,486
Stroke	6	8,155	5	8,717	- 562
Asthma	7	7,754	22	1,902	+ 5,852
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,132	1	21,093	- 14,962
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,033	8	5,946	- 913
Suicide	10	3,568	27	1,227	+ 2,341
Oral Cancer	11	3,467	49	242	+ 3,225
Lung Cancers	12	2,127	67	42	+ 2,085
Oesophagus Cancer	13	1,850	55	132	+ 1,719
Other Injuries	14	1,833	12	3,826	- 1,993
Breast Cancer	15	1,657	29	1,075	+ 582
Stomach Cancer	16	1,583	44	300	+ 1,282
Liver Disease	17	1,561	11	4,116	- 2,555
Leukemia	18	1,384	48	258	+ 1,126
Liver Cancer	19	1,307	35	745	+ 562
Hypertension	20	1,265	25	1,356	- 91
Lymphomas	21	1,231	43	350	+ 881
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,185	10	4,346	- 3,160
Falls	23	1,155	26	1,297	- 142
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,092	37	522	+ 570
Tuberculosis	25	922	13	3,703	- 2,781
Cervical Cancer	26	913	38	487	+ 427
Drownings	27	875	24	1,581	- 705
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	725	3	16,030	- 15,306
Low Birth Weight	29	642	4	9,560	- 8,917
Prostate Cancer	30	608	57	128	+ 480
Violence	31	598	19	2,244	- 1,646
Endocrine Disorders	32	554	23	1,806	- 1,252
Anemia	33	534	85	0	+ 534
Bladder Cancer	34	517	53	161	+ 356
Inflammatory/Heart	35	509	34	769	- 259
Skin Disease	36	351	52	213	+ 138
Ovary Cancer	37	337	40	425	- 88
War	38	335	41	409	- 74
Epilepsy	39	323	36	676	- 353
Drug Use	40	308	58	126	+ 182
Fires	41	286	28	1,120	- 834
Uterin Cancer	42	261	64	86	+ 175
Pancreas Cancer	43	256	54	138	+ 118
Birth Trauma	44	231	7	8,030	- 7,799
Parkinson's Disease	45	201	47	275	- 74
Meningitis	46	175	9	5,237	- 5,062
Dengue	47	157	73	0	+ 157
Maternal Conditions	48	115	14	3,317	- 3,202
Poisonings	49	112	33	771	- 660
Other Neoplasms	50	103	68	24	+ 79
Alcohol	51	99	60	120	- 22
Skin Cancers	52	70	45	287	- 217
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	59	39	467	- 408
Malnutrition	54	52	21	2,170	- 2,118
HIV/AIDS	55	47	30	1,048	- 1,001
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	46	31	1,044	- 999
Tetanus	57	33	42	372	- 340
Syphilis	58	18	62	110	- 92
Pertussis	59	17	15	2,858	- 2,840
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	13	70	18	- 5
Encephalitis	61	13	61	112	- 100
Hepatitis B	62	7	46	279	- 272
Leprosy	63	7	76	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	64	6	56	128	- 122
Schizophrenia	65	6	83	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	5	63	94	- 88
Osteoarthritis	67	4	81	0	+ 4
Oral conditions	68	4	82	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	69	22	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	2	80	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	59	125	- 124
Leishmaniasis	73	0	51	237	- 237
Diphtheria	74	0	65	60	- 60
Hepatitis C	75	0	66	46	- 46
Otitis Media	76	0	72	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Schistosomiasis	81	0	50	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.