SRI LANKA VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,151	1	26,304	- 7,153
Stroke	2	8,965	6	6,805	+ 2,160
Low Birth Weight	3	6,985	29	536	+ 6,449
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,497	8	5,117	+ 380
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,991	9	4,200	+ 791
Measles	6	4,051	77	0	+ 4,051
Birth Trauma	7	3,714	44	193	+ 3,521
Hypertension	8	3,174	20	1,055	+ 2,119
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,734	28	605	+ 2,129
Malaria	10	2,445	80	0	+ 2,445
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,399	22	989	+ 1,410
Kidney Disease	12	2,219	5	6,858	- 4,639
Lung Disease	13	1,909	3	9,456	- 7,548
Liver Disease	14	1,894	17	1,303	+ 591
Tuberculosis	15	1,851	25	769	+ 1,082
Breast Cancer	16	1,338	15	1,383	- 45
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,337	2	12,460	- 11,123
Other Injuries	18	1,268	14	1,529	- 261
Asthma	19	1,148	7	6,471	- 5,323
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,126	4	6,939	- 5,813
Violence	21	1,079	31	499	+ 580
HIV/AIDS	22	1,015	55	39	+ 976
Maternal Conditions	23	854	48	96	+ 758
Pertussis	24	827	59	15	+ 813
Leukemia	25	796	18	1,155	- 359
Drownings	26	734	27	731	+ 3
Suicide	27	716	10	2,977	- 2,261
Falls	28	679	23	964	- 285
Lymphomas	29	668	21	1,027	- 359
Endocrine Disorders	30	635	32	462	+ 173
Fires	31	571	41	239	+ 332
Oesophagus Cancer	32	490	13	1,544	- 1,054
Meningitis	33	476	46	146	+ 330
Malnutrition	34	474	54	43	+ 431
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	457	24	911	- 455
Drug Use	36	451	40	257	+ 194
Liver Cancer	37	412	19	1,090	- 678
Inflammatory/Heart	38	365	35	425	- 60
Ovary Cancer	39	346	37	281	+ 65
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	338	56	38	+ 300
Cervical Cancer	41	335	26	762	- 427
Poisonings	42	324	49	93	+ 231
Epilepsy	43	320	39	269	+ 51
Hepatitis B	44	318	62	6	+ 312
Parkinson's Disease	45	307	45	168	+ 139
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	298	53	49	+ 249
Syphilis	47	263	58	15	+ 248
Lung Cancers	48	237	12	1,775	- 1,538
Prostate Cancer	49	228	30	507	- 279
Oral Cancer	50	215	11	2,893	- 2,679
Stomach Cancer	51	208	16	1,321	- 1,113
Leishmaniasis	52	195	73	0	+ 195
Tetanus	53	165	57	27	+ 137
Bladder Cancer	54	161	34	432	- 271
Skin Cancers	55	155	52	58	+ 97
War	56	146	38	280	- 133
Encephalitis	57	132	61	10	+ 122
Pancreas Cancer	58	119	43	214	- 95
Appendicitis	59	67	64	5	+ 62
Skin Disease	60	49	36	293	- 244
Alcohol	61	37	51	82	- 45
Uterin Cancer	62	31	42	218	- 187
Schistosomiasis	63	30	81	0	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	64	23	69	2	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	65	15	50	86	- 71
Ascariasis	66	9	72	0	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	9	60	11	- 2
Hepatitis C	68	7	75	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	69	5	74	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	70	2	66	5	- 2
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	47	131	- 131
Otitis Media	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

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Sri Lanka

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.