SOMALIA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,576	7	7,233	+ 8,343
Diabetes Mellitus	2	7,379	16	2,888	+ 4,491
Lung Disease	3	5,600	19	2,442	+ 3,157
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	4,109	32	647	+ 3,462
Kidney Disease	5	4,061	21	2,051	+ 2,010
Stroke	6	4,030	6	8,595	- 4,566
Asthma	7	3,832	23	1,878	+ 1,954
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,030	1	21,712	- 18,682
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,487	11	4,231	- 1,744
Suicide	10	1,763	27	1,219	+ 544
Oral Cancer	11	1,713	46	328	+ 1,385
Lung Cancers	12	1,051	54	233	+ 818
Oesophagus Cancer	13	914	40	516	+ 398
Other Injuries	14	906	14	3,602	- 2,696
Breast Cancer	15	819	26	1,232	- 413
Stomach Cancer	16	782	49	310	+ 472
Liver Disease	17	772	13	3,917	- 3,145
Leukemia	18	684	35	562	+ 122
Liver Cancer	19	646	53	256	+ 390
Hypertension	20	625	18	2,643	- 2,018
Lymphomas	21	608	34	605	+ 4
Congenital Anomalies	22	586	15	3,410	- 2,824
Falls	23	571	37	548	+ 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	540	38	546	- 7
Tuberculosis	25	456	4	10,261	- 9,806
Cervical Cancer	26	451	28	883	- 431
Drownings	27	433	25	1,272	- 839
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	358	2	15,363	- 15,005
Low Birth Weight	29	317	8	6,250	- 5,933
Prostate Cancer	30	300	52	285	+ 15
Violence	31	296	29	828	- 533
Endocrine Disorders	32	274	44	406	- 132
Anemia	33	264	83	0	+ 264
Bladder Cancer	34	256	61	149	+ 106
Inflammatory/Heart	35	252	39	521	- 269
Skin Disease	36	173	58	151	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	37	166	50	295	- 128
War	38	166	24	1,318	- 1,153
Epilepsy	39	160	43	419	- 259
Drug Use	40	152	65	54	+ 98
Fires	41	141	30	810	- 669
Uterin Cancer	42	129	64	78	+ 51
Pancreas Cancer	43	126	62	108	+ 19
Birth Trauma	44	114	5	9,573	- 9,459
Parkinson's Disease	45	99	56	184	- 85
Meningitis	46	86	9	5,381	- 5,295
Dengue	47	78	73	1	+ 77
Maternal Conditions	48	57	12	4,127	- 4,070
Poisonings	49	55	31	758	- 703
Other Neoplasms	50	51	70	12	+ 38
Alcohol	51	49	59	151	- 102
Skin Cancers	52	35	57	164	- 129
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	29	41	446	- 417
Malnutrition	54	26	10	4,825	- 4,799
HIV/AIDS	55	23	33	610	- 587
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	23	36	559	- 536
Tetanus	57	16	17	2,648	- 2,632
Syphilis	58	9	45	378	- 369
Pertussis	59	9	20	2,054	- 2,045
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	7	66	35	- 29
Encephalitis	61	6	63	91	- 85
Hepatitis B	62	4	48	315	- 311
Leprosy	63	3	77	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	64	3	55	188	- 185
Schizophrenia	65	3	81	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	3	47	326	- 323
Osteoarthritis	67	2	85	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	68	2	86	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	71	8	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	69	30	- 29
Leishmaniasis	73	0	51	290	- 290
Diphtheria	74	0	60	150	- 150
Hepatitis C	75	0	67	34	- 34
Otitis Media	76	0	68	32	- 32
Measles	77	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Schistosomiasis	81	0	42	435	- 435
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	72	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Sri Lanka

Somalia

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.