SRI LANKA VS TAJIKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TAJIKISTAN		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,368	1	26,304	+ 4,064
Stroke	2	13,049	6	6,805	+ 6,244
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,600	8	5,117	+ 1,483
Liver Disease	4	4,362	17	1,303	+ 3,059
Hypertension	5	3,639	20	1,055	+ 2,584
Diabetes Mellitus	6	3,419	2	12,460	- 9,041
Low Birth Weight	7	3,304	29	536	+ 2,768
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,089	9	4,200	- 1,110
Birth Trauma	9	2,688	44	193	+ 2,495
Lung Disease	10	2,490	3	9,456	- 6,966
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,292	22	989	+ 1,303
Stomach Cancer	12	1,594	16	1,321	+ 273
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	1,552	28	605	+ 948
Tuberculosis	14	1,549	25	769	+ 780
Drownings	15	1,226	27	731	+ 496
Oesophagus Cancer	16	1,148	13	1,544	- 396
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	1,095	4	6,939	- 5,844
Epilepsy	18	902	39	269	+ 632
Kidney Disease	19	864	5	6,858	- 5,994
Suicide	20	843	10	2,977	- 2,134
Falls	21	782	23	964	- 182
Meningitis	22	719	46	146	+ 573
Fires	23	672	41	239	+ 434
Lung Cancers	24	646	12	1,775	- 1,129
HIV/AIDS	25	618	55	39	+ 578
Pertussis	26	613	59	15	+ 599
Other Injuries	27	608	14	1,529	- 921
Asthma	28	583	7	6,471	- 5,888
Parkinson's Disease	29	538	45	168	+ 370
Liver Cancer	30	500	19	1,090	- 591
Rheumatic Heart Disease	31	470	53	49	+ 420
Lymphomas	32	470	21	1,027	- 558
Breast Cancer	33	455	15	1,383	- 928
Endocrine Disorders	34	431	32	462	- 32
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	427	24	911	- 485
Violence	36	359	31	499	- 140
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	341	56	38	+ 303
Alcohol	38	269	51	82	+ 186
Cervical Cancer	39	242	26	762	- 521
Uterin Cancer	40	235	42	218	+ 17
Oral Cancer	41	227	11	2,893	- 2,666
Leukemia	42	224	18	1,155	- 931
Pancreas Cancer	43	205	43	214	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	44	166	35	425	- 259
Maternal Conditions	45	133	48	96	+ 37
Ovary Cancer	46	126	37	281	- 156
Upper Respiratory	47	116	66	5	+ 112
Bladder Cancer	48	108	34	432	- 323
Hepatitis B	49	85	62	6	+ 79
Poisonings	50	82	49	93	- 12
Skin Cancers	51	77	52	58	+ 19
Prostate Cancer	52	69	30	507	- 438
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	58	60	11	+ 47
Encephalitis	54	58	61	10	+ 48
Drug Use	55	45	40	257	- 212
Syphilis	56	43	58	15	+ 28
Tetanus	57	42	57	27	+ 15
Appendicitis	58	37	64	5	+ 32
Skin Disease	59	19	36	293	- 273
Hepatitis C	60	17	75	0	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	61	15	50	86	- 70
Multiple Sclerosis	62	15	69	2	+ 13
Leishmaniasis	63	8	73	0	+ 8
Malnutrition	64	5	54	43	- 38
Chlamydia	65	3	84	0	+ 3
War	66	2	38	280	- 278
Diphtheria	67	1	74	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	69	0	47	131	- 131
Otitis Media	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	63	6	- 6
Chagas disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Tajikistan

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.