NIGERIA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	283,288	7	61,374	+ 221,914
Diabetes Mellitus	2	134,195	18	22,497	+ 111,698
Lung Disease	3	101,842	22	12,569	+ 89,274
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	74,727	31	6,786	+ 67,941
Kidney Disease	5	73,861	20	18,189	+ 55,672
Stroke	6	73,289	8	57,744	+ 15,545
Asthma	7	69,691	27	8,192	+ 61,499
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	55,106	1	207,281	- 152,174
Road Traffic Accidents	9	45,230	12	41,693	+ 3,537
Suicide	10	32,066	30	7,019	+ 25,047
Oral Cancer	11	31,160	48	2,238	+ 28,922
Lung Cancers	12	19,115	57	1,295	+ 17,820
Oesophagus Cancer	13	16,630	64	560	+ 16,070
Other Injuries	14	16,471	17	22,696	- 6,225
Breast Cancer	15	14,894	23	11,884	+ 3,010
Stomach Cancer	16	14,226	50	2,129	+ 12,097
Liver Disease	17	14,032	13	38,326	- 24,294
Leukemia	18	12,438	47	2,257	+ 10,181
Liver Cancer	19	11,743	39	5,289	+ 6,455
Hypertension	20	11,366	24	10,692	+ 674
Lymphomas	21	11,063	40	5,202	+ 5,862
Congenital Anomalies	22	10,654	9	49,696	- 39,042
Falls	23	10,383	28	7,528	+ 2,855
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	9,816	43	4,152	+ 5,664
Tuberculosis	25	8,284	3	127,335	- 119,051
Cervical Cancer	26	8,209	25	10,574	- 2,365
Drownings	27	7,868	32	6,584	+ 1,283
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	6,512	2	144,724	- 138,212
Low Birth Weight	29	5,774	6	95,959	- 90,185
Prostate Cancer	30	5,460	35	5,914	- 455
Violence	31	5,375	19	18,407	- 13,032
Endocrine Disorders	32	4,980	21	15,799	- 10,819
Anemia	33	4,796	82	0	+ 4,796
Bladder Cancer	34	4,650	63	670	+ 3,980
Inflammatory/Heart	35	4,576	42	4,826	- 250
Skin Disease	36	3,151	56	1,468	+ 1,683
Ovary Cancer	37	3,028	49	2,133	+ 895
War	38	3,013	45	3,245	- 232
Epilepsy	39	2,901	41	5,001	- 2,100
Drug Use	40	2,769	34	6,273	- 3,504
Fires	41	2,570	29	7,132	- 4,561
Uterin Cancer	42	2,347	62	679	+ 1,668
Pancreas Cancer	43	2,300	51	1,975	+ 325
Birth Trauma	44	2,076	5	100,186	- 98,110
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,806	46	2,473	- 667
Meningitis	46	1,573	11	43,651	- 42,079
Dengue	47	1,411	73	2	+ 1,410
Maternal Conditions	48	1,035	15	23,540	- 22,505
Poisonings	49	1,005	33	6,570	- 5,565
Other Neoplasms	50	923	66	290	+ 633
Alcohol	51	886	58	1,031	- 145
Skin Cancers	52	627	53	1,933	- 1,306
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	533	52	1,946	- 1,413
Malnutrition	54	468	36	5,896	- 5,428
HIV/AIDS	55	423	10	44,124	- 43,701
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	410	37	5,846	- 5,436
Tetanus	57	296	26	8,355	- 8,059
Syphilis	58	159	38	5,449	- 5,290
Pertussis	59	157	16	23,282	- 23,125
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	118	69	165	- 46
Encephalitis	61	112	59	937	- 824
Hepatitis B	62	64	55	1,488	- 1,424
Leprosy	63	60	76	0	+ 60
Appendicitis	64	57	60	760	- 703
Schizophrenia	65	54	80	0	+ 54
Upper Respiratory	66	49	67	259	- 210
Osteoarthritis	67	37	85	0	+ 37
Oral conditions	68	34	86	0	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	69	25	68	179	- 154
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	19	84	0	+ 19
Hookworm Disease	71	3	74	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	72	3	61	685	- 682
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	23	- 23
Diphtheria	74	0	44	3,800	- 3,799
Hepatitis C	75	0	65	304	- 304
Otitis Media	76	0	72	3	- 3
Measles	77	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Schistosomiasis	81	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Sri Lanka

Nigeria

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.