SUDAN VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,388	1	43,966	+ 16,422
Diabetes Mellitus	2	28,606	17	3,070	+ 25,536
Lung Disease	3	21,710	13	4,382	+ 17,328
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	15,930	20	2,584	+ 13,346
Kidney Disease	5	15,745	12	5,095	+ 10,650
Stroke	6	15,623	2	20,582	- 4,959
Asthma	7	14,856	19	2,636	+ 12,220
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	11,747	4	12,619	- 872
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,642	5	11,459	- 1,817
Suicide	10	6,836	27	1,644	+ 5,192
Oral Cancer	11	6,642	50	493	+ 6,150
Lung Cancers	12	4,075	48	545	+ 3,530
Oesophagus Cancer	13	3,545	32	1,126	+ 2,419
Other Injuries	14	3,511	18	2,912	+ 599
Breast Cancer	15	3,175	16	3,071	+ 104
Stomach Cancer	16	3,033	51	478	+ 2,555
Liver Disease	17	2,991	14	4,348	- 1,357
Leukemia	18	2,651	25	1,828	+ 823
Liver Cancer	19	2,503	37	946	+ 1,557
Hypertension	20	2,423	8	7,287	- 4,864
Lymphomas	21	2,358	29	1,533	+ 825
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,271	11	5,507	- 3,236
Falls	23	2,213	28	1,559	+ 654
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,092	35	1,049	+ 1,044
Tuberculosis	25	1,766	15	4,250	- 2,484
Cervical Cancer	26	1,750	41	770	+ 980
Drownings	27	1,677	26	1,684	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,388	9	6,277	- 4,889
Low Birth Weight	29	1,231	3	16,036	- 14,806
Prostate Cancer	30	1,164	49	523	+ 640
Violence	31	1,146	21	2,478	- 1,332
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,062	30	1,459	- 397
Anemia	33	1,022	84	0	+ 1,022
Bladder Cancer	34	991	54	369	+ 623
Inflammatory/Heart	35	975	38	839	+ 137
Skin Disease	36	672	60	112	+ 560
Ovary Cancer	37	645	39	794	- 148
War	38	642	56	336	+ 306
Epilepsy	39	618	43	735	- 116
Drug Use	40	590	36	1,036	- 446
Fires	41	548	31	1,310	- 762
Uterin Cancer	42	500	62	71	+ 429
Pancreas Cancer	43	490	58	272	+ 218
Birth Trauma	44	443	7	8,526	- 8,083
Parkinson's Disease	45	385	45	705	- 320
Meningitis	46	335	33	1,092	- 757
Dengue	47	301	72	0	+ 301
Maternal Conditions	48	221	23	1,961	- 1,740
Poisonings	49	214	42	744	- 530
Other Neoplasms	50	197	65	35	+ 162
Alcohol	51	189	61	84	+ 104
Skin Cancers	52	134	55	356	- 223
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	114	46	684	- 571
Malnutrition	54	100	34	1,089	- 989
HIV/AIDS	55	90	22	2,331	- 2,241
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	87	40	775	- 688
Tetanus	57	63	53	378	- 315
Syphilis	58	34	47	603	- 569
Pertussis	59	33	24	1,899	- 1,865
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	25	67	20	+ 5
Encephalitis	61	24	57	303	- 279
Hepatitis B	62	14	44	730	- 717
Leprosy	63	13	74	0	+ 13
Appendicitis	64	12	59	155	- 143
Schizophrenia	65	12	86	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	66	10	70	5	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	67	8	81	0	+ 8
Oral conditions	68	7	82	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	69	5	64	54	- 48
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	4	80	0	+ 4
Hookworm Disease	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	1	66	21	- 20
Leishmaniasis	73	0	52	448	- 448
Diphtheria	74	0	69	11	- 11
Hepatitis C	75	0	68	17	- 17
Otitis Media	76	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	6	9,301	- 9,301
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	10	5,614	- 5,614
Schistosomiasis	81	0	63	68	- 68
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Sri Lanka

Sudan

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.