VENEZUELA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,394	1	26,905	+ 10,488
Diabetes Mellitus	2	17,714	4	11,176	+ 6,537
Lung Disease	3	13,443	10	5,150	+ 8,293
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	9,864	35	572	+ 9,292
Kidney Disease	5	9,750	8	5,932	+ 3,818
Stroke	6	9,674	3	12,133	- 2,459
Asthma	7	9,199	46	311	+ 8,888
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,274	7	7,188	+ 86
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,970	5	11,127	- 5,157
Suicide	10	4,233	34	585	+ 3,648
Oral Cancer	11	4,113	38	544	+ 3,569
Lung Cancers	12	2,523	11	3,900	- 1,377
Oesophagus Cancer	13	2,195	44	370	+ 1,825
Other Injuries	14	2,174	21	1,693	+ 481
Breast Cancer	15	1,966	15	2,563	- 597
Stomach Cancer	16	1,878	17	2,175	- 297
Liver Disease	17	1,852	16	2,340	- 488
Leukemia	18	1,642	27	1,007	+ 634
Liver Cancer	19	1,550	26	1,029	+ 521
Hypertension	20	1,500	9	5,195	- 3,695
Lymphomas	21	1,460	23	1,248	+ 213
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,406	14	2,846	- 1,439
Falls	23	1,371	28	865	+ 505
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,296	19	2,037	- 742
Tuberculosis	25	1,094	31	748	+ 346
Cervical Cancer	26	1,084	20	1,986	- 903
Drownings	27	1,039	43	388	+ 650
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	860	22	1,359	- 499
Low Birth Weight	29	762	12	3,088	- 2,326
Prostate Cancer	30	721	13	2,848	- 2,128
Violence	31	710	2	18,132	- 17,422
Endocrine Disorders	32	657	30	760	- 103
Anemia	33	633	55	126	+ 507
Bladder Cancer	34	614	45	365	+ 249
Inflammatory/Heart	35	604	33	599	+ 5
Skin Disease	36	416	66	18	+ 398
Ovary Cancer	37	400	36	563	- 163
War	38	398	51	185	+ 213
Epilepsy	39	383	41	411	- 28
Drug Use	40	366	50	225	+ 140
Fires	41	339	54	144	+ 195
Uterin Cancer	42	310	47	309	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	43	304	25	1,082	- 779
Birth Trauma	44	274	24	1,087	- 813
Parkinson's Disease	45	238	48	252	- 13
Meningitis	46	208	49	251	- 43
Dengue	47	186	59	65	+ 121
Maternal Conditions	48	137	39	422	- 286
Poisonings	49	133	58	68	+ 65
Other Neoplasms	50	122	18	2,167	- 2,046
Alcohol	51	117	62	34	+ 83
Skin Cancers	52	83	37	553	- 470
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	70	57	80	- 10
Malnutrition	54	62	32	629	- 567
HIV/AIDS	55	56	6	7,490	- 7,434
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	54	40	418	- 363
Tetanus	57	39	68	8	+ 31
Syphilis	58	21	67	15	+ 6
Pertussis	59	21	64	26	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	16	52	180	- 164
Encephalitis	61	15	61	37	- 22
Hepatitis B	62	8	63	30	- 21
Leprosy	63	8	71	4	+ 4
Appendicitis	64	8	56	98	- 90
Schizophrenia	65	7	69	6	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	6	74	1	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	67	5	72	3	+ 2
Oral conditions	68	5	86	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	60	51	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	3	53	151	- 148
Hookworm Disease	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	70	5	- 4
Leishmaniasis	73	0	73	3	- 3
Diphtheria	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	65	21	- 21
Otitis Media	76	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	42	402	- 402
Schistosomiasis	81	0	76	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	29	826	- 826
Chlamydia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Sri Lanka

Venezuela

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.