SRI LANKA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	25,620	55	39	+ 25,581
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,817	8	5,117	+ 8,700
Coronary Heart Disease	3	10,886	1	26,304	- 15,418
Road Traffic Accidents	4	7,738	9	4,200	+ 3,539
Stroke	5	6,570	6	6,805	- 235
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	5,889	28	605	+ 5,285
Low Birth Weight	7	5,175	29	536	+ 4,639
Birth Trauma	8	4,365	44	193	+ 4,172
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,286	2	12,460	- 8,174
Malnutrition	10	3,071	54	43	+ 3,028
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,842	22	989	+ 1,853
Kidney Disease	12	2,837	5	6,858	- 4,021
Suicide	13	2,651	10	2,977	- 326
Cervical Cancer	14	2,593	26	762	+ 1,831
Malaria	15	2,567	80	0	+ 2,567
Tuberculosis	16	2,562	25	769	+ 1,793
Liver Disease	17	2,488	17	1,303	+ 1,185
Violence	18	2,456	31	499	+ 1,957
Maternal Conditions	19	2,242	48	96	+ 2,146
Other Injuries	20	2,122	14	1,529	+ 593
Asthma	21	1,962	7	6,471	- 4,509
Meningitis	22	1,698	46	146	+ 1,552
Lung Disease	23	1,491	3	9,456	- 7,965
Hypertension	24	1,469	20	1,055	+ 413
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,342	35	425	+ 917
Lymphomas	26	1,230	21	1,027	+ 203
Drownings	27	1,225	27	731	+ 495
Breast Cancer	28	1,076	15	1,383	- 307
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,027	13	1,544	- 517
Fires	30	1,016	41	239	+ 777
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	984	4	6,939	- 5,955
Prostate Cancer	32	805	30	507	+ 298
Stomach Cancer	33	716	16	1,321	- 605
Endocrine Disorders	34	709	32	462	+ 247
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	703	56	38	+ 664
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	695	53	49	+ 645
Poisonings	37	660	49	93	+ 567
Liver Cancer	38	653	19	1,090	- 437
Epilepsy	39	651	39	269	+ 381
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	647	24	911	- 264
Falls	41	596	23	964	- 368
Pertussis	42	537	59	15	+ 522
Lung Cancers	43	366	12	1,775	- 1,409
Skin Cancers	44	338	52	58	+ 280
Leukemia	45	312	18	1,155	- 843
Parkinson's Disease	46	289	45	168	+ 122
Pancreas Cancer	47	278	43	214	+ 64
Drug Use	48	272	40	257	+ 15
Oral Cancer	49	266	11	2,893	- 2,627
Uterin Cancer	50	233	42	218	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	51	222	37	281	- 59
Skin Disease	52	222	36	293	- 71
Schistosomiasis	53	220	81	0	+ 220
Bladder Cancer	54	160	34	432	- 272
Syphilis	55	160	58	15	+ 145
Encephalitis	56	151	61	10	+ 140
Tetanus	57	130	57	27	+ 103
Appendicitis	58	85	64	5	+ 80
Upper Respiratory	59	83	66	5	+ 79
Hepatitis B	60	73	62	6	+ 67
Alcohol	61	62	51	82	- 20
Other Neoplasms	62	48	50	86	- 38
Measles	63	39	77	0	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	34	60	11	+ 23
War	65	33	38	280	- 246
Hepatitis C	66	18	75	0	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	67	18	69	2	+ 16
Otitis Media	68	4	76	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	4	84	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	3	72	0	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	71	3	82	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	72	3	74	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	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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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.