YEMEN VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,459	1	30,158	+ 8,301
Diabetes Mellitus	2	18,218	19	1,794	+ 16,424
Lung Disease	3	13,826	11	3,196	+ 10,630
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	10,145	22	1,405	+ 8,740
Kidney Disease	5	10,027	15	2,679	+ 7,349
Stroke	6	9,950	2	13,570	- 3,620
Asthma	7	9,461	17	2,106	+ 7,355
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,481	4	11,978	- 4,497
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,140	6	8,561	- 2,420
Suicide	10	4,353	21	1,699	+ 2,655
Oral Cancer	11	4,230	42	547	+ 3,683
Lung Cancers	12	2,595	41	569	+ 2,026
Oesophagus Cancer	13	2,258	35	765	+ 1,493
Other Injuries	14	2,236	16	2,225	+ 11
Breast Cancer	15	2,022	26	1,134	+ 888
Stomach Cancer	16	1,931	31	902	+ 1,029
Liver Disease	17	1,905	13	2,891	- 986
Leukemia	18	1,689	34	776	+ 912
Liver Cancer	19	1,594	39	609	+ 985
Hypertension	20	1,543	8	5,293	- 3,750
Lymphomas	21	1,502	45	433	+ 1,069
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,446	10	4,291	- 2,844
Falls	23	1,410	24	1,170	+ 240
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,333	30	913	+ 420
Tuberculosis	25	1,125	18	1,899	- 775
Cervical Cancer	26	1,114	57	119	+ 995
Drownings	27	1,068	25	1,142	- 74
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	884	9	4,372	- 3,488
Low Birth Weight	29	784	5	8,810	- 8,026
Prostate Cancer	30	741	63	39	+ 702
Violence	31	730	14	2,839	- 2,109
Endocrine Disorders	32	676	36	738	- 62
Anemia	33	651	84	0	+ 651
Bladder Cancer	34	631	55	160	+ 471
Inflammatory/Heart	35	621	40	585	+ 36
Skin Disease	36	428	61	44	+ 384
Ovary Cancer	37	411	52	188	+ 223
War	38	409	3	12,915	- 12,506
Epilepsy	39	394	43	539	- 145
Drug Use	40	376	38	613	- 237
Fires	41	349	29	991	- 642
Uterin Cancer	42	319	69	5	+ 313
Pancreas Cancer	43	312	51	283	+ 29
Birth Trauma	44	282	7	5,939	- 5,658
Parkinson's Disease	45	245	49	362	- 116
Meningitis	46	213	28	1,018	- 805
Dengue	47	192	60	71	+ 120
Maternal Conditions	48	141	32	890	- 749
Poisonings	49	136	44	532	- 395
Other Neoplasms	50	125	64	21	+ 105
Alcohol	51	120	59	78	+ 42
Skin Cancers	52	85	58	100	- 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	72	37	707	- 634
Malnutrition	54	64	27	1,058	- 995
HIV/AIDS	55	57	46	396	- 339
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	56	33	833	- 778
Tetanus	57	40	47	395	- 354
Syphilis	58	22	53	175	- 154
Pertussis	59	21	23	1,239	- 1,218
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	16	66	14	+ 2
Encephalitis	61	15	48	369	- 354
Hepatitis B	62	9	50	299	- 291
Leprosy	63	8	74	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	64	8	54	162	- 154
Schizophrenia	65	7	86	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	7	70	5	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	67	5	81	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	68	5	82	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	62	42	- 38
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	3	80	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	65	17	- 17
Leishmaniasis	73	0	71	2	- 2
Diphtheria	74	0	67	14	- 14
Hepatitis C	75	0	68	8	- 8
Otitis Media	76	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Schistosomiasis	81	0	56	124	- 124
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	72	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

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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.