ZAMBIA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,888	10	4,432	+ 20,456
Diabetes Mellitus	2	11,789	14	2,395	+ 9,394
Lung Disease	3	8,947	21	1,273	+ 7,675
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	6,565	29	590	+ 5,975
Kidney Disease	5	6,489	18	1,760	+ 4,729
Stroke	6	6,439	3	7,948	- 1,509
Asthma	7	6,123	26	741	+ 5,382
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,841	2	9,517	- 4,676
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,974	11	3,654	+ 320
Suicide	10	2,817	20	1,303	+ 1,515
Oral Cancer	11	2,738	48	155	+ 2,582
Lung Cancers	12	1,679	41	226	+ 1,454
Oesophagus Cancer	13	1,461	36	359	+ 1,102
Other Injuries	14	1,447	19	1,729	- 282
Breast Cancer	15	1,309	35	366	+ 943
Stomach Cancer	16	1,250	42	206	+ 1,043
Liver Disease	17	1,233	9	4,501	- 3,268
Leukemia	18	1,093	39	261	+ 832
Liver Cancer	19	1,032	46	177	+ 855
Hypertension	20	999	13	2,616	- 1,618
Lymphomas	21	972	31	548	+ 424
Congenital Anomalies	22	936	12	3,146	- 2,210
Falls	23	912	28	596	+ 316
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	862	43	203	+ 660
Tuberculosis	25	728	6	5,941	- 5,213
Cervical Cancer	26	721	17	1,799	- 1,077
Drownings	27	691	27	689	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	572	5	6,275	- 5,703
Low Birth Weight	29	507	8	4,857	- 4,350
Prostate Cancer	30	480	30	561	- 82
Violence	31	472	23	1,153	- 681
Endocrine Disorders	32	438	37	354	+ 84
Anemia	33	421	83	0	+ 421
Bladder Cancer	34	409	50	132	+ 277
Inflammatory/Heart	35	402	33	501	- 99
Skin Disease	36	277	52	126	+ 151
Ovary Cancer	37	266	57	82	+ 184
War	38	265	69	6	+ 258
Epilepsy	39	255	38	332	- 77
Drug Use	40	243	53	122	+ 121
Fires	41	226	32	546	- 320
Uterin Cancer	42	206	64	30	+ 176
Pancreas Cancer	43	202	62	42	+ 160
Birth Trauma	44	182	7	5,062	- 4,879
Parkinson's Disease	45	159	47	164	- 5
Meningitis	46	138	16	1,976	- 1,838
Dengue	47	124	74	1	+ 123
Maternal Conditions	48	91	22	1,188	- 1,097
Poisonings	49	88	34	456	- 368
Other Neoplasms	50	81	65	20	+ 61
Alcohol	51	78	49	140	- 62
Skin Cancers	52	55	54	108	- 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	47	45	190	- 143
Malnutrition	54	41	15	2,303	- 2,261
HIV/AIDS	55	37	1	17,234	- 17,197
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	36	40	246	- 209
Tetanus	57	26	44	190	- 164
Syphilis	58	14	24	885	- 871
Pertussis	59	14	25	743	- 729
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	10	63	30	- 20
Encephalitis	61	10	59	70	- 60
Hepatitis B	62	6	55	104	- 99
Leprosy	63	5	77	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	64	5	56	84	- 79
Schizophrenia	65	5	81	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	4	60	68	- 63
Osteoarthritis	67	3	85	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	68	3	86	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	67	13	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	2	84	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	68	9	- 8
Leishmaniasis	73	0	58	72	- 72
Diphtheria	74	0	73	3	- 3
Hepatitis C	75	0	66	18	- 18
Otitis Media	76	0	70	5	- 5
Measles	77	0	61	48	- 48
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Schistosomiasis	81	0	51	128	- 128
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Sri Lanka

Zambia

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.