TAJIKISTAN VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		TAJIKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,437	1	14,359	- 1,922
Diabetes Mellitus	2	5,892	6	1,617	+ 4,275
Lung Disease	3	4,471	10	1,177	+ 3,294
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	3,281	17	518	+ 2,763
Kidney Disease	5	3,243	19	408	+ 2,834
Stroke	6	3,218	2	6,170	- 2,952
Asthma	7	3,060	28	276	+ 2,784
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,419	3	3,121	- 701
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,986	8	1,461	+ 525
Suicide	10	1,408	20	399	+ 1,009
Oral Cancer	11	1,368	41	107	+ 1,261
Lung Cancers	12	839	24	305	+ 534
Oesophagus Cancer	13	730	16	543	+ 187
Other Injuries	14	723	27	288	+ 436
Breast Cancer	15	654	33	215	+ 439
Stomach Cancer	16	625	12	754	- 129
Liver Disease	17	616	4	2,062	- 1,446
Leukemia	18	546	42	106	+ 440
Liver Cancer	19	516	30	236	+ 279
Hypertension	20	499	5	1,721	- 1,222
Lymphomas	21	486	32	222	+ 264
Congenital Anomalies	22	468	11	1,084	- 616
Falls	23	456	21	370	+ 86
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	431	35	202	+ 229
Tuberculosis	25	364	14	733	- 369
Cervical Cancer	26	360	39	114	+ 246
Drownings	27	345	15	580	- 234
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	286	13	734	- 448
Low Birth Weight	29	254	7	1,562	- 1,309
Prostate Cancer	30	240	52	33	+ 207
Violence	31	236	36	170	+ 66
Endocrine Disorders	32	219	34	204	+ 15
Anemia	33	211	82	0	+ 211
Bladder Cancer	34	204	48	51	+ 153
Inflammatory/Heart	35	201	44	78	+ 122
Skin Disease	36	138	59	9	+ 129
Ovary Cancer	37	133	46	59	+ 74
War	38	132	66	1	+ 131
Epilepsy	39	127	18	426	- 299
Drug Use	40	122	55	21	+ 100
Fires	41	113	23	318	- 205
Uterin Cancer	42	103	40	111	- 8
Pancreas Cancer	43	101	43	97	+ 4
Birth Trauma	44	91	9	1,271	- 1,180
Parkinson's Disease	45	79	29	254	- 175
Meningitis	46	69	22	340	- 271
Dengue	47	62	69	0	+ 62
Maternal Conditions	48	45	45	63	- 17
Poisonings	49	44	50	39	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	50	41	61	7	+ 33
Alcohol	51	39	38	127	- 88
Skin Cancers	52	28	51	36	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	23	31	222	- 199
Malnutrition	54	21	64	3	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	55	19	25	292	- 273
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	18	37	161	- 143
Tetanus	57	13	57	20	- 7
Syphilis	58	7	56	20	- 13
Pertussis	59	7	26	290	- 283
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	5	53	28	- 22
Encephalitis	61	5	54	27	- 22
Hepatitis B	62	3	49	40	- 37
Leprosy	63	3	72	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	64	2	58	18	- 15
Schizophrenia	65	2	80	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	47	55	- 53
Osteoarthritis	67	2	84	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	68	2	86	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	62	7	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	85	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	63	4	- 4
Diphtheria	74	0	67	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	75	0	60	8	- 8
Otitis Media	76	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	65	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TAJIKISTAN

Sri Lanka

Tajikistan

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.