RUSSIA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	168,504	1	562,711	- 394,207
Diabetes Mellitus	2	79,821	18	18,345	+ 61,476
Lung Disease	3	60,577	9	36,600	+ 23,977
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	44,449	5	48,522	- 4,073
Kidney Disease	5	43,934	22	11,581	+ 32,353
Stroke	6	43,593	2	327,199	- 283,606
Asthma	7	41,453	46	1,764	+ 39,689
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	32,778	10	32,404	+ 374
Road Traffic Accidents	9	26,903	19	17,507	+ 9,396
Suicide	10	19,073	8	36,625	- 17,552
Oral Cancer	11	18,534	25	10,880	+ 7,654
Lung Cancers	12	11,370	3	54,361	- 42,991
Oesophagus Cancer	13	9,892	33	7,431	+ 2,460
Other Injuries	14	9,797	14	22,517	- 12,720
Breast Cancer	15	8,859	13	23,242	- 14,382
Stomach Cancer	16	8,462	11	29,386	- 20,924
Liver Disease	17	8,346	6	45,463	- 37,116
Leukemia	18	7,398	31	8,238	- 839
Liver Cancer	19	6,985	24	11,165	- 4,180
Hypertension	20	6,761	17	18,348	- 11,587
Lymphomas	21	6,581	29	8,919	- 2,339
Congenital Anomalies	22	6,337	41	4,201	+ 2,136
Falls	23	6,176	21	11,705	- 5,529
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	5,839	7	42,633	- 36,794
Tuberculosis	25	4,928	30	8,422	- 3,494
Cervical Cancer	26	4,883	34	7,423	- 2,540
Drownings	27	4,680	36	6,629	- 1,949
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	3,874	55	403	+ 3,470
Low Birth Weight	29	3,435	44	2,153	+ 1,282
Prostate Cancer	30	3,248	20	14,107	- 10,859
Violence	31	3,197	23	11,450	- 8,253
Endocrine Disorders	32	2,962	45	2,004	+ 959
Anemia	33	2,853	81	0	+ 2,853
Bladder Cancer	34	2,766	38	6,307	- 3,541
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,722	4	54,060	- 51,338
Skin Disease	36	1,874	43	2,735	- 861
Ovary Cancer	37	1,801	32	8,123	- 6,322
War	38	1,792	59	123	+ 1,669
Epilepsy	39	1,726	52	718	+ 1,007
Drug Use	40	1,647	27	9,113	- 7,465
Fires	41	1,529	37	6,387	- 4,858
Uterin Cancer	42	1,396	35	6,867	- 5,471
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,368	16	20,282	- 18,914
Birth Trauma	44	1,235	53	714	+ 521
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,074	26	9,371	- 8,296
Meningitis	46	935	48	1,037	- 102
Dengue	47	839	79	0	+ 839
Maternal Conditions	48	616	56	267	+ 348
Poisonings	49	598	40	5,565	- 4,967
Other Neoplasms	50	549	51	729	- 180
Alcohol	51	527	12	27,984	- 27,457
Skin Cancers	52	373	39	5,612	- 5,239
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	317	42	2,770	- 2,453
Malnutrition	54	279	57	242	+ 36
HIV/AIDS	55	252	15	21,262	- 21,010
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	244	28	8,938	- 8,694
Tetanus	57	176	63	3	+ 173
Syphilis	58	95	62	19	+ 76
Pertussis	59	93	65	2	+ 91
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	70	50	750	- 680
Encephalitis	61	67	47	1,076	- 1,009
Hepatitis B	62	38	60	43	- 5
Leprosy	63	36	75	0	+ 36
Appendicitis	64	34	54	409	- 375
Schizophrenia	65	32	83	0	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	66	29	58	158	- 129
Osteoarthritis	67	22	84	0	+ 22
Oral conditions	68	20	86	0	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	69	15	49	827	- 812
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	11	85	0	+ 11
Hookworm Disease	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	72	2	77	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	66	2	- 2
Otitis Media	76	0	64	3	- 3
Measles	77	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	61	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Sri Lanka

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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.