ROMANIA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,716	1	71,810	- 50,094
Diabetes Mellitus	2	10,287	18	2,230	+ 8,056
Lung Disease	3	7,807	7	7,359	+ 448
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	5,728	15	2,839	+ 2,889
Kidney Disease	5	5,662	9	5,175	+ 487
Stroke	6	5,618	2	49,707	- 44,089
Asthma	7	5,342	45	225	+ 5,117
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,224	5	9,357	- 5,133
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,467	20	1,992	+ 1,475
Suicide	10	2,458	21	1,886	+ 572
Oral Cancer	11	2,389	17	2,290	+ 99
Lung Cancers	12	1,465	4	10,113	- 8,648
Oesophagus Cancer	13	1,275	30	755	+ 520
Other Injuries	14	1,263	19	2,139	- 877
Breast Cancer	15	1,142	11	3,851	- 2,709
Stomach Cancer	16	1,091	12	3,457	- 2,367
Liver Disease	17	1,076	6	8,920	- 7,844
Leukemia	18	953	26	1,342	- 389
Liver Cancer	19	900	13	3,114	- 2,213
Hypertension	20	871	3	11,007	- 10,136
Lymphomas	21	848	25	1,385	- 537
Congenital Anomalies	22	817	38	367	+ 450
Falls	23	796	24	1,504	- 708
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	752	8	6,835	- 6,083
Tuberculosis	25	635	28	1,015	- 380
Cervical Cancer	26	629	22	1,870	- 1,241
Drownings	27	603	32	596	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	499	46	223	+ 276
Low Birth Weight	29	443	41	317	+ 126
Prostate Cancer	30	419	16	2,449	- 2,030
Violence	31	412	44	255	+ 157
Endocrine Disorders	32	382	48	193	+ 189
Anemia	33	368	56	59	+ 309
Bladder Cancer	34	356	23	1,715	- 1,359
Inflammatory/Heart	35	351	10	4,433	- 4,082
Skin Disease	36	242	53	97	+ 144
Ovary Cancer	37	232	27	1,109	- 877
War	38	231	65	2	+ 229
Epilepsy	39	222	42	314	- 92
Drug Use	40	212	40	346	- 134
Fires	41	197	36	421	- 224
Uterin Cancer	42	180	34	522	- 342
Pancreas Cancer	43	176	14	2,935	- 2,759
Birth Trauma	44	159	57	38	+ 121
Parkinson's Disease	45	138	31	741	- 602
Meningitis	46	121	54	76	+ 44
Dengue	47	108	81	0	+ 108
Maternal Conditions	48	79	58	35	+ 44
Poisonings	49	77	39	366	- 289
Other Neoplasms	50	71	43	289	- 218
Alcohol	51	68	37	409	- 341
Skin Cancers	52	48	29	1,003	- 955
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	41	35	440	- 400
Malnutrition	54	36	50	142	- 106
HIV/AIDS	55	32	47	219	- 186
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	31	33	531	- 500
Tetanus	57	23	67	1	+ 21
Syphilis	58	12	66	1	+ 11
Pertussis	59	12	69	0	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	9	85	0	+ 9
Encephalitis	61	9	62	6	+ 3
Hepatitis B	62	5	59	30	- 26
Leprosy	63	5	72	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	64	4	60	21	- 17
Schizophrenia	65	4	51	103	- 99
Upper Respiratory	66	4	63	3	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	67	3	86	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	68	3	64	2	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	55	66	- 64
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	49	143	- 142
Hookworm Disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	52	98	- 98
Otitis Media	76	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	61	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Sri Lanka

Romania

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.