SOUTH AFRICA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,325	3	32,739	+ 39,586
Diabetes Mellitus	2	34,261	5	30,188	+ 4,073
Lung Disease	3	26,001	13	11,895	+ 14,106
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	19,078	22	4,676	+ 14,402
Kidney Disease	5	18,857	9	15,302	+ 3,555
Stroke	6	18,711	4	30,693	- 11,982
Asthma	7	17,792	18	5,966	+ 11,826
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	14,069	2	39,341	- 25,272
Road Traffic Accidents	9	11,547	11	13,014	- 1,467
Suicide	10	8,187	10	13,774	- 5,587
Oral Cancer	11	7,955	41	1,406	+ 6,550
Lung Cancers	12	4,880	15	7,705	- 2,825
Oesophagus Cancer	13	4,246	29	3,486	+ 760
Other Injuries	14	4,205	17	6,014	- 1,809
Breast Cancer	15	3,803	23	4,533	- 731
Stomach Cancer	16	3,632	39	1,535	+ 2,097
Liver Disease	17	3,582	14	9,013	- 5,431
Leukemia	18	3,175	40	1,464	+ 1,712
Liver Cancer	19	2,998	33	2,383	+ 615
Hypertension	20	2,902	12	12,789	- 9,887
Lymphomas	21	2,824	31	2,818	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,720	25	4,351	- 1,631
Falls	23	2,651	42	1,399	+ 1,252
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,506	28	3,587	- 1,081
Tuberculosis	25	2,115	6	21,965	- 19,850
Cervical Cancer	26	2,096	20	5,555	- 3,460
Drownings	27	2,009	32	2,403	- 395
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,663	8	15,843	- 14,181
Low Birth Weight	29	1,474	16	6,250	- 4,776
Prostate Cancer	30	1,394	24	4,374	- 2,980
Violence	31	1,372	7	21,000	- 19,627
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,271	19	5,890	- 4,619
Anemia	33	1,225	82	0	+ 1,225
Bladder Cancer	34	1,187	52	829	+ 358
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,168	21	5,408	- 4,240
Skin Disease	36	805	45	1,101	- 297
Ovary Cancer	37	773	51	951	- 178
War	38	769	64	66	+ 704
Epilepsy	39	741	37	1,870	- 1,129
Drug Use	40	707	53	770	- 63
Fires	41	656	27	3,618	- 2,961
Uterin Cancer	42	599	54	512	+ 87
Pancreas Cancer	43	587	35	2,007	- 1,420
Birth Trauma	44	530	30	3,004	- 2,474
Parkinson's Disease	45	461	46	1,077	- 616
Meningitis	46	401	26	3,660	- 3,259
Dengue	47	360	73	0	+ 360
Maternal Conditions	48	264	38	1,700	- 1,435
Poisonings	49	257	50	975	- 719
Other Neoplasms	50	236	58	267	- 31
Alcohol	51	226	49	987	- 761
Skin Cancers	52	160	48	993	- 833
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	136	47	1,015	- 879
Malnutrition	54	120	34	2,381	- 2,261
HIV/AIDS	55	108	1	71,996	- 71,888
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	105	36	1,894	- 1,789
Tetanus	57	76	65	38	+ 38
Syphilis	58	41	44	1,130	- 1,089
Pertussis	59	40	43	1,142	- 1,102
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	30	55	376	- 345
Encephalitis	61	29	59	234	- 205
Hepatitis B	62	16	61	139	- 123
Leprosy	63	15	75	0	+ 15
Appendicitis	64	15	56	274	- 259
Schizophrenia	65	14	80	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	66	13	60	223	- 210
Osteoarthritis	67	9	85	0	+ 9
Oral conditions	68	9	84	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	69	6	62	113	- 107
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	5	86	0	+ 5
Hookworm Disease	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	1	71	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	16	- 16
Hepatitis C	75	0	70	8	- 8
Otitis Media	76	0	67	19	- 19
Measles	77	0	57	270	- 270
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	63	83	- 83
Schistosomiasis	81	0	66	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

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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.