USA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	409,188	1	504,904	- 95,716
Diabetes Mellitus	2	193,834	10	61,418	+ 132,416
Lung Disease	3	147,103	3	195,387	- 48,284
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	107,937	2	287,198	- 179,261
Kidney Disease	5	106,687	6	85,861	+ 20,826
Stroke	6	105,860	4	158,520	- 52,660
Asthma	7	100,663	46	3,818	+ 96,845
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	79,597	11	60,317	+ 19,280
Road Traffic Accidents	9	65,331	17	41,694	+ 23,637
Suicide	10	46,317	12	53,099	- 6,782
Oral Cancer	11	45,008	35	11,555	+ 33,453
Lung Cancers	12	27,610	5	155,533	- 127,923
Oesophagus Cancer	13	24,020	28	17,829	+ 6,191
Other Injuries	14	23,791	25	25,997	- 2,207
Breast Cancer	15	21,514	13	48,671	- 27,157
Stomach Cancer	16	20,549	33	13,077	+ 7,472
Liver Disease	17	20,268	16	43,402	- 23,135
Leukemia	18	17,966	24	26,966	- 9,000
Liver Cancer	19	16,962	23	27,064	- 10,102
Hypertension	20	16,417	8	65,960	- 49,543
Lymphomas	21	15,980	19	40,281	- 24,301
Congenital Anomalies	22	15,389	34	11,762	+ 3,627
Falls	23	14,997	18	40,418	- 25,421
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	14,178	9	61,827	- 47,649
Tuberculosis	25	11,966	62	546	+ 11,420
Cervical Cancer	26	11,858	38	6,984	+ 4,873
Drownings	27	11,364	45	4,070	+ 7,295
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	9,406	37	9,955	- 548
Low Birth Weight	29	8,340	39	6,924	+ 1,416
Prostate Cancer	30	7,886	20	35,612	- 27,726
Violence	31	7,764	27	18,976	- 11,212
Endocrine Disorders	32	7,193	14	46,985	- 39,792
Anemia	33	6,928	51	3,115	+ 3,813
Bladder Cancer	34	6,717	26	19,622	- 12,905
Inflammatory/Heart	35	6,610	22	32,529	- 25,919
Skin Disease	36	4,552	43	5,409	- 857
Ovary Cancer	37	4,373	31	14,591	- 10,218
War	38	4,352	55	1,198	+ 3,154
Epilepsy	39	4,191	50	3,162	+ 1,028
Drug Use	40	4,000	7	74,435	- 70,434
Fires	41	3,713	49	3,183	+ 530
Uterin Cancer	42	3,390	36	10,063	- 6,673
Pancreas Cancer	43	3,322	15	44,293	- 40,971
Birth Trauma	44	2,999	54	1,233	+ 1,765
Parkinson's Disease	45	2,608	21	34,491	- 31,883
Meningitis	46	2,271	60	606	+ 1,666
Dengue	47	2,039	76	0	+ 2,038
Maternal Conditions	48	1,495	56	779	+ 716
Poisonings	49	1,452	53	1,674	- 222
Other Neoplasms	50	1,333	29	17,743	- 16,410
Alcohol	51	1,280	30	14,659	- 13,379
Skin Cancers	52	906	32	14,311	- 13,404
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	770	47	3,646	- 2,876
Malnutrition	54	676	40	6,762	- 6,086
HIV/AIDS	55	611	42	5,660	- 5,049
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	593	48	3,461	- 2,869
Tetanus	57	427	71	2	+ 425
Syphilis	58	230	66	49	+ 181
Pertussis	59	226	69	16	+ 210
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	171	52	2,461	- 2,290
Encephalitis	61	162	68	25	+ 137
Hepatitis B	62	92	59	608	- 515
Leprosy	63	87	74	0	+ 86
Appendicitis	64	82	63	424	- 342
Schizophrenia	65	78	57	723	- 645
Upper Respiratory	66	71	65	229	- 158
Osteoarthritis	67	54	61	579	- 525
Oral conditions	68	49	64	286	- 236
Multiple Sclerosis	69	36	44	5,059	- 5,023
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	27	58	678	- 651
Hookworm Disease	71	5	81	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	72	4	82	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	41	5,684	- 5,684
Otitis Media	76	0	67	34	- 34
Measles	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	70	4	- 4
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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United States

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.