TANZANIA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	80,724	9	13,215	+ 67,510
Diabetes Mellitus	2	38,239	15	6,247	+ 31,993
Lung Disease	3	29,020	22	3,051	+ 25,969
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	21,294	27	2,048	+ 19,246
Kidney Disease	5	21,047	19	4,547	+ 16,500
Stroke	6	20,884	7	16,894	+ 3,990
Asthma	7	19,859	30	1,700	+ 18,159
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	15,703	2	26,028	- 10,325
Road Traffic Accidents	9	12,888	5	18,054	- 5,165
Suicide	10	9,137	24	2,474	+ 6,663
Oral Cancer	11	8,879	31	1,646	+ 7,233
Lung Cancers	12	5,447	61	159	+ 5,288
Oesophagus Cancer	13	4,739	25	2,247	+ 2,492
Other Injuries	14	4,693	20	4,270	+ 423
Breast Cancer	15	4,244	37	1,285	+ 2,959
Stomach Cancer	16	4,054	39	1,190	+ 2,864
Liver Disease	17	3,998	13	6,586	- 2,587
Leukemia	18	3,544	47	416	+ 3,128
Liver Cancer	19	3,346	36	1,413	+ 1,933
Hypertension	20	3,239	17	5,209	- 1,970
Lymphomas	21	3,153	41	805	+ 2,347
Congenital Anomalies	22	3,036	11	9,791	- 6,755
Falls	23	2,959	34	1,533	+ 1,425
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,797	33	1,567	+ 1,230
Tuberculosis	25	2,361	4	20,269	- 17,908
Cervical Cancer	26	2,339	14	6,424	- 4,084
Drownings	27	2,242	32	1,642	+ 600
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,856	6	17,587	- 15,731
Low Birth Weight	29	1,645	10	12,173	- 10,527
Prostate Cancer	30	1,556	28	1,819	- 263
Violence	31	1,532	18	4,713	- 3,181
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,419	29	1,778	- 359
Anemia	33	1,367	82	0	+ 1,367
Bladder Cancer	34	1,325	44	667	+ 658
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,304	38	1,227	+ 77
Skin Disease	36	898	52	359	+ 538
Ovary Cancer	37	863	53	337	+ 526
War	38	859	67	30	+ 829
Epilepsy	39	827	43	707	+ 120
Drug Use	40	789	48	404	+ 385
Fires	41	732	35	1,424	- 692
Uterin Cancer	42	669	57	218	+ 451
Pancreas Cancer	43	655	62	158	+ 498
Birth Trauma	44	592	8	15,086	- 14,494
Parkinson's Disease	45	515	45	513	+ 1
Meningitis	46	448	21	3,188	- 2,740
Dengue	47	402	73	2	+ 400
Maternal Conditions	48	295	12	6,835	- 6,540
Poisonings	49	286	40	1,170	- 883
Other Neoplasms	50	263	64	58	+ 205
Alcohol	51	253	56	270	- 18
Skin Cancers	52	179	42	744	- 566
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	152	50	401	- 249
Malnutrition	54	133	16	5,574	- 5,441
HIV/AIDS	55	121	1	27,402	- 27,281
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	117	46	462	- 345
Tetanus	57	84	49	402	- 317
Syphilis	58	45	26	2,115	- 2,070
Pertussis	59	45	23	2,774	- 2,729
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	34	63	81	- 47
Encephalitis	61	32	59	199	- 166
Hepatitis B	62	18	60	168	- 150
Leprosy	63	17	76	0	+ 17
Appendicitis	64	16	58	218	- 201
Schizophrenia	65	15	80	0	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	66	14	54	299	- 285
Osteoarthritis	67	11	85	0	+ 11
Oral conditions	68	10	84	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	69	7	68	27	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	5	86	0	+ 5
Hookworm Disease	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	1	65	56	- 55
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	11	- 11
Hepatitis C	75	0	66	40	- 40
Otitis Media	76	0	69	17	- 17
Measles	77	0	55	295	- 295
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Schistosomiasis	81	0	51	371	- 371
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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.