SRI LANKA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,926	1	26,304	- 7,378
Violence	2	12,755	31	499	+ 12,256
Stroke	3	8,535	6	6,805	+ 1,730
Diabetes Mellitus	4	7,862	2	12,460	- 4,598
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,827	9	4,200	+ 3,627
HIV/AIDS	6	5,269	55	39	+ 5,230
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,056	8	5,117	- 60
Kidney Disease	8	4,173	5	6,858	- 2,686
Hypertension	9	3,654	20	1,055	+ 2,599
Lung Disease	10	3,622	3	9,456	- 5,834
Lung Cancers	11	2,743	12	1,775	+ 968
Low Birth Weight	12	2,172	29	536	+ 1,636
Prostate Cancer	13	2,004	30	507	+ 1,497
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,002	22	989	+ 1,012
Breast Cancer	15	1,803	15	1,383	+ 420
Liver Disease	16	1,646	17	1,303	+ 343
Stomach Cancer	17	1,530	16	1,321	+ 209
Other Neoplasms	18	1,525	50	86	+ 1,439
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	1,433	24	911	+ 522
Cervical Cancer	20	1,397	26	762	+ 635
Other Injuries	21	1,191	14	1,529	- 338
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	956	28	605	+ 351
Lymphomas	23	878	21	1,027	- 150
Birth Trauma	24	765	44	193	+ 572
Pancreas Cancer	25	761	43	214	+ 548
Liver Cancer	26	724	19	1,090	- 366
Leukemia	27	709	18	1,155	- 446
Falls	28	609	23	964	- 355
Chagas disease	29	581	83	0	+ 581
Endocrine Disorders	30	535	32	462	+ 72
Tuberculosis	31	526	25	769	- 243
Malnutrition	32	442	54	43	+ 399
Inflammatory/Heart	33	421	35	425	- 4
Suicide	34	412	10	2,977	- 2,566
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	402	4	6,939	- 6,536
Ovary Cancer	36	396	37	281	+ 115
Skin Cancers	37	389	52	58	+ 331
Oral Cancer	38	383	11	2,893	- 2,511
Maternal Conditions	39	297	48	96	+ 201
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	294	56	38	+ 256
Epilepsy	41	289	39	269	+ 19
Malaria	42	283	80	0	+ 283
Drownings	43	273	27	731	- 457
Oesophagus Cancer	44	260	13	1,544	- 1,284
Bladder Cancer	45	256	34	432	- 175
Asthma	46	219	7	6,471	- 6,252
Uterin Cancer	47	218	42	218	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	48	177	45	168	+ 9
Meningitis	49	176	46	146	+ 30
Drug Use	50	158	40	257	- 99
War	51	130	38	280	- 150
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	127	60	11	+ 116
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	106	70	2	+ 104
Fires	54	102	41	239	- 137
Anemia	55	88	33	445	- 357
Appendicitis	56	69	64	5	+ 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	56	53	49	+ 7
Poisonings	58	47	49	93	- 46
Dengue	59	46	47	131	- 85
Multiple Sclerosis	60	36	69	2	+ 33
Encephalitis	61	26	61	10	+ 16
Alcohol	62	24	51	82	- 58
Hepatitis B	63	21	62	6	+ 15
Pertussis	64	18	59	15	+ 3
Hepatitis C	65	15	75	0	+ 15
Skin Disease	66	12	36	293	- 280
Syphilis	67	11	58	15	- 4
Tetanus	68	5	57	27	- 22
Schizophrenia	69	4	65	5	- 1
Ascariasis	70	3	72	0	+ 3
Leprosy	71	3	63	6	- 3
Osteoarthritis	72	2	67	3	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	2	73	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	74	1	66	5	- 4
Otitis Media	75	1	76	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	76	1	81	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Venezuela

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.