PAKISTAN VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	301,974	1	240,720	+ 61,254
Diabetes Mellitus	2	143,046	7	63,852	+ 79,194
Lung Disease	3	108,560	5	86,968	+ 21,592
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	79,656	22	15,216	+ 64,440
Kidney Disease	5	78,733	9	56,796	+ 21,937
Stroke	6	78,123	2	141,432	- 63,309
Asthma	7	74,288	17	20,750	+ 53,537
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	58,741	6	83,483	- 24,742
Road Traffic Accidents	9	48,213	12	28,170	+ 20,043
Suicide	10	34,181	18	19,331	+ 14,850
Oral Cancer	11	33,215	21	17,181	+ 16,034
Lung Cancers	12	20,376	26	9,688	+ 10,688
Oesophagus Cancer	13	17,727	29	7,866	+ 9,861
Other Injuries	14	17,557	13	27,010	- 9,453
Breast Cancer	15	15,877	20	18,009	- 2,132
Stomach Cancer	16	15,164	43	4,044	+ 11,120
Liver Disease	17	14,957	10	54,835	- 39,878
Leukemia	18	13,258	39	5,254	+ 8,005
Liver Cancer	19	12,518	41	4,427	+ 8,091
Hypertension	20	12,115	16	22,917	- 10,802
Lymphomas	21	11,793	31	7,020	+ 4,773
Congenital Anomalies	22	11,357	14	26,320	- 14,963
Falls	23	11,068	28	8,642	+ 2,425
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	10,463	38	5,279	+ 5,185
Tuberculosis	25	8,831	11	42,103	- 33,272
Cervical Cancer	26	8,751	44	4,009	+ 4,742
Drownings	27	8,387	37	5,376	+ 3,011
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	6,942	3	104,383	- 97,441
Low Birth Weight	29	6,155	4	93,373	- 87,218
Prostate Cancer	30	5,820	45	3,559	+ 2,261
Violence	31	5,730	23	12,925	- 7,195
Endocrine Disorders	32	5,309	25	11,439	- 6,131
Anemia	33	5,113	85	0	+ 5,113
Bladder Cancer	34	4,957	48	2,727	+ 2,230
Inflammatory/Heart	35	4,878	52	2,318	+ 2,560
Skin Disease	36	3,359	67	132	+ 3,227
Ovary Cancer	37	3,227	46	3,533	- 306
War	38	3,212	62	597	+ 2,615
Epilepsy	39	3,093	40	4,873	- 1,781
Drug Use	40	2,952	61	829	+ 2,123
Fires	41	2,740	42	4,305	- 1,565
Uterin Cancer	42	2,502	59	1,191	+ 1,310
Pancreas Cancer	43	2,452	60	1,069	+ 1,382
Birth Trauma	44	2,213	8	59,559	- 57,346
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,925	35	6,145	- 4,220
Meningitis	46	1,676	19	18,025	- 16,349
Dengue	47	1,504	55	1,429	+ 75
Maternal Conditions	48	1,103	24	12,392	- 11,289
Poisonings	49	1,072	47	3,364	- 2,293
Other Neoplasms	50	984	64	412	+ 572
Alcohol	51	945	50	2,520	- 1,575
Skin Cancers	52	669	54	1,539	- 870
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	568	15	26,017	- 25,449
Malnutrition	54	499	27	8,852	- 8,352
HIV/AIDS	55	451	32	6,797	- 6,346
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	437	36	5,450	- 5,013
Tetanus	57	315	30	7,541	- 7,226
Syphilis	58	170	57	1,289	- 1,119
Pertussis	59	167	34	6,358	- 6,191
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	126	56	1,388	- 1,262
Encephalitis	61	120	33	6,651	- 6,531
Hepatitis B	62	68	53	2,267	- 2,199
Leprosy	63	64	79	0	+ 64
Appendicitis	64	61	51	2,472	- 2,411
Schizophrenia	65	58	83	0	+ 58
Upper Respiratory	66	52	66	288	- 236
Osteoarthritis	67	40	80	0	+ 40
Oral conditions	68	37	82	0	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	69	26	65	411	- 385
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	20	81	0	+ 20
Hookworm Disease	71	4	78	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	72	3	68	75	- 72
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	4	- 4
Diphtheria	74	0	69	68	- 68
Hepatitis C	75	0	58	1,227	- 1,227
Otitis Media	76	0	71	28	- 28
Measles	77	0	49	2,579	- 2,579
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	63	587	- 587
Schistosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	44	- 44
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

Sri Lanka

Pakistan

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.