TURKMENISTAN VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		TURKMENISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,873	1	9,941	- 3,068
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,256	10	694	+ 2,562
Lung Disease	3	2,471	23	318	+ 2,153
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,813	16	441	+ 1,372
Kidney Disease	5	1,792	12	633	+ 1,159
Stroke	6	1,778	2	4,771	- 2,993
Asthma	7	1,691	49	44	+ 1,647
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,337	6	1,137	+ 200
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,097	8	800	+ 297
Suicide	10	778	21	337	+ 441
Oral Cancer	11	756	26	181	+ 575
Lung Cancers	12	464	17	417	+ 46
Oesophagus Cancer	13	403	19	392	+ 12
Other Injuries	14	400	22	336	+ 64
Breast Cancer	15	361	18	417	- 56
Stomach Cancer	16	345	15	443	- 97
Liver Disease	17	340	4	2,018	- 1,677
Leukemia	18	302	32	135	+ 167
Liver Cancer	19	285	24	279	+ 6
Hypertension	20	276	14	478	- 202
Lymphomas	21	268	33	131	+ 138
Congenital Anomalies	22	258	9	768	- 510
Falls	23	252	36	103	+ 149
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	238	27	177	+ 61
Tuberculosis	25	201	13	595	- 394
Cervical Cancer	26	199	25	250	- 51
Drownings	27	191	29	153	+ 37
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	158	20	350	- 192
Low Birth Weight	29	140	5	1,161	- 1,021
Prostate Cancer	30	132	45	60	+ 73
Violence	31	130	28	169	- 39
Endocrine Disorders	32	121	31	141	- 20
Anemia	33	116	81	0	+ 116
Bladder Cancer	34	113	43	69	+ 44
Inflammatory/Heart	35	111	11	663	- 552
Skin Disease	36	76	54	10	+ 66
Ovary Cancer	37	73	40	93	- 20
War	38	73	64	2	+ 71
Epilepsy	39	70	38	99	- 28
Drug Use	40	67	48	46	+ 21
Fires	41	62	35	122	- 59
Uterin Cancer	42	57	46	58	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	43	56	34	125	- 69
Birth Trauma	44	50	7	912	- 861
Parkinson's Disease	45	44	39	96	- 52
Meningitis	46	38	44	63	- 24
Dengue	47	34	68	0	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	48	25	59	4	+ 21
Poisonings	49	24	50	37	- 12
Other Neoplasms	50	22	57	7	+ 15
Alcohol	51	22	30	143	- 121
Skin Cancers	52	15	47	54	- 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	13	41	91	- 79
Malnutrition	54	11	56	8	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	55	10	3	3,008	- 2,997
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	10	37	103	- 93
Tetanus	57	7	53	15	- 8
Syphilis	58	4	67	0	+ 4
Pertussis	59	4	61	3	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	3	60	4	- 1
Encephalitis	61	3	42	73	- 70
Hepatitis B	62	2	51	35	- 34
Leprosy	63	1	72	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	64	1	58	7	- 5
Schizophrenia	65	1	83	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	52	25	- 24
Osteoarthritis	67	1	86	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	68	1	84	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	55	10	- 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	85	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	66	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	62	3	- 3
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	63	2	- 2
Otitis Media	76	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	65	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKMENISTAN

Sri Lanka

Turkmenistan

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.