SRI LANKA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	18,215	55	39	+ 18,176
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,058	8	5,117	+ 4,942
Stroke	3	8,400	6	6,805	+ 1,595
Malaria	4	8,330	80	0	+ 8,330
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,632	28	605	+ 6,028
Tuberculosis	6	6,279	25	769	+ 5,510
Birth Trauma	7	5,350	44	193	+ 5,157
Low Birth Weight	8	5,133	29	536	+ 4,597
Liver Disease	9	4,757	17	1,303	+ 3,454
Coronary Heart Disease	10	4,684	1	26,304	- 21,620
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,862	9	4,200	- 338
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,325	22	989	+ 2,335
Hypertension	13	2,765	20	1,055	+ 1,710
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,531	2	12,460	- 9,929
Malnutrition	15	2,434	54	43	+ 2,390
Meningitis	16	2,088	46	146	+ 1,942
Cervical Cancer	17	1,901	26	762	+ 1,139
Kidney Disease	18	1,861	5	6,858	- 4,998
Other Injuries	19	1,827	14	1,529	+ 298
Suicide	20	1,377	10	2,977	- 1,601
Lung Disease	21	1,345	3	9,456	- 8,111
Maternal Conditions	22	1,256	48	96	+ 1,159
Violence	23	1,219	31	499	+ 720
Syphilis	24	935	58	15	+ 920
Pertussis	25	785	59	15	+ 770
Asthma	26	783	7	6,471	- 5,688
Drownings	27	728	27	731	- 2
Falls	28	630	23	964	- 334
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	623	4	6,939	- 6,315
Prostate Cancer	30	593	30	507	+ 86
Lymphomas	31	579	21	1,027	- 448
Fires	32	577	41	239	+ 339
Inflammatory/Heart	33	530	35	425	+ 105
Poisonings	34	482	49	93	+ 389
Breast Cancer	35	387	15	1,383	- 996
Oesophagus Cancer	36	379	13	1,544	- 1,165
Endocrine Disorders	37	374	32	462	- 89
Epilepsy	38	351	39	269	+ 81
Leukemia	39	276	18	1,155	- 879
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	259	56	38	+ 221
Lung Cancers	41	239	12	1,775	- 1,536
Stomach Cancer	42	218	16	1,321	- 1,103
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	214	24	911	- 697
Tetanus	44	201	57	27	+ 173
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	200	53	49	+ 151
Liver Cancer	46	187	19	1,090	- 904
Parkinson's Disease	47	173	45	168	+ 6
Oral Cancer	48	164	11	2,893	- 2,729
Alcohol	49	148	51	82	+ 66
Bladder Cancer	50	139	34	432	- 293
Schistosomiasis	51	136	81	0	+ 136
Skin Disease	52	133	36	293	- 160
Drug Use	53	129	40	257	- 128
Skin Cancers	54	114	52	58	+ 56
Hepatitis B	55	110	62	6	+ 104
Appendicitis	56	89	64	5	+ 83
Ovary Cancer	57	87	37	281	- 194
Leishmaniasis	58	77	73	0	+ 77
Encephalitis	59	74	61	10	+ 64
Upper Respiratory	60	72	66	5	+ 67
Measles	61	51	77	0	+ 51
Pancreas Cancer	62	45	43	214	- 169
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	32	60	11	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	64	31	42	218	- 186
Other Neoplasms	65	21	50	86	- 65
Hepatitis C	66	19	75	0	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	67	14	69	2	+ 12
Ascariasis	68	9	72	0	+ 9
War	69	7	38	280	- 273
Otitis Media	70	5	76	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	4	84	0	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	72	3	82	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	73	3	74	0	+ 3
Dengue	74	1	47	131	- 130
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	65	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	33	445	- 445
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Zambia

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.