ZIMBABWE VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,522	3	8,493	+ 12,029
Diabetes Mellitus	2	9,721	9	3,344	+ 6,377
Lung Disease	3	7,378	23	1,163	+ 6,214
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	5,413	31	768	+ 4,646
Kidney Disease	5	5,351	12	2,214	+ 3,137
Stroke	6	5,309	5	5,126	+ 183
Asthma	7	5,049	21	1,531	+ 3,518
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,992	2	10,779	- 6,787
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,277	4	6,037	- 2,761
Suicide	10	2,323	13	2,069	+ 254
Oral Cancer	11	2,257	49	208	+ 2,050
Lung Cancers	12	1,385	43	286	+ 1,099
Oesophagus Cancer	13	1,205	29	801	+ 403
Other Injuries	14	1,193	20	1,656	- 462
Breast Cancer	15	1,079	28	839	+ 240
Stomach Cancer	16	1,031	33	559	+ 472
Liver Disease	17	1,016	17	1,941	- 925
Leukemia	18	901	45	244	+ 657
Liver Cancer	19	851	38	510	+ 341
Hypertension	20	823	24	1,146	- 322
Lymphomas	21	801	26	960	- 158
Congenital Anomalies	22	772	11	2,217	- 1,446
Falls	23	752	41	465	+ 287
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	711	40	505	+ 206
Tuberculosis	25	600	16	1,999	- 1,399
Cervical Cancer	26	595	14	2,023	- 1,428
Drownings	27	570	27	956	- 386
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	472	6	4,595	- 4,123
Low Birth Weight	29	418	7	4,038	- 3,619
Prostate Cancer	30	396	32	628	- 232
Violence	31	389	18	1,916	- 1,527
Endocrine Disorders	32	361	34	553	- 193
Anemia	33	347	84	0	+ 347
Bladder Cancer	34	337	54	125	+ 212
Inflammatory/Heart	35	332	25	1,047	- 716
Skin Disease	36	228	52	173	+ 55
Ovary Cancer	37	219	51	173	+ 46
War	38	218	65	26	+ 192
Epilepsy	39	210	39	508	- 298
Drug Use	40	201	48	213	- 12
Fires	41	186	30	793	- 606
Uterin Cancer	42	170	50	182	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	43	167	47	217	- 50
Birth Trauma	44	150	8	3,405	- 3,255
Parkinson's Disease	45	131	46	226	- 95
Meningitis	46	114	22	1,325	- 1,211
Dengue	47	102	73	0	+ 102
Maternal Conditions	48	75	19	1,749	- 1,674
Poisonings	49	73	37	515	- 442
Other Neoplasms	50	67	62	37	+ 30
Alcohol	51	64	61	48	+ 16
Skin Cancers	52	45	44	264	- 219
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	39	36	542	- 503
Malnutrition	54	34	10	2,396	- 2,362
HIV/AIDS	55	31	1	19,988	- 19,958
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	30	35	548	- 518
Tetanus	57	21	57	102	- 80
Syphilis	58	12	55	124	- 113
Pertussis	59	11	42	419	- 407
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	9	64	26	- 18
Encephalitis	61	8	56	117	- 109
Hepatitis B	62	5	60	57	- 52
Leprosy	63	4	78	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	64	4	58	66	- 62
Schizophrenia	65	4	86	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	4	59	65	- 62
Osteoarthritis	67	3	81	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	68	2	82	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	67	14	- 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	70	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	72	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	75	0	66	14	- 14
Otitis Media	76	0	68	3	- 3
Measles	77	0	63	30	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Schistosomiasis	81	0	53	172	- 172
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Sri Lanka

Zimbabwe

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.