SRI LANKA VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,355	1	26,304	- 7,949
Stroke	2	15,619	6	6,805	+ 8,814
Diabetes Mellitus	3	11,815	2	12,460	- 645
Hypertension	4	5,603	20	1,055	+ 4,547
Prostate Cancer	5	5,540	30	507	+ 5,033
Breast Cancer	6	5,528	15	1,383	+ 4,145
Kidney Disease	7	5,384	5	6,858	- 1,474
Endocrine Disorders	8	5,146	32	462	+ 4,684
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,008	8	5,117	- 109
Other Injuries	10	4,318	14	1,529	+ 2,789
Lung Disease	11	3,625	3	9,456	- 5,832
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,327	24	911	+ 2,416
Skin Disease	13	1,904	36	293	+ 1,611
Cervical Cancer	14	1,883	26	762	+ 1,121
Stomach Cancer	15	1,526	16	1,321	+ 205
Lung Cancers	16	1,424	12	1,775	- 351
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	1,419	4	6,939	- 5,520
HIV/AIDS	18	1,306	55	39	+ 1,267
Lymphomas	19	1,293	21	1,027	+ 265
Uterin Cancer	20	1,234	42	218	+ 1,016
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,205	35	425	+ 780
Anemia	22	1,107	33	445	+ 662
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,086	43	214	+ 872
Leukemia	24	1,032	18	1,155	- 123
Liver Cancer	25	970	19	1,090	- 121
Congenital Anomalies	26	912	22	989	- 77
Epilepsy	27	756	39	269	+ 487
Liver Disease	28	750	17	1,303	- 553
Alcohol	29	737	51	82	+ 655
Ovary Cancer	30	713	37	281	+ 431
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	692	70	2	+ 690
Other Neoplasms	32	640	50	86	+ 554
Oral Cancer	33	546	11	2,893	- 2,348
Violence	34	503	31	499	+ 4
Drownings	35	502	27	731	- 229
Asthma	36	411	7	6,471	- 6,060
Low Birth Weight	37	361	29	536	- 175
Malnutrition	38	285	54	43	+ 241
Appendicitis	39	275	64	5	+ 270
Drug Use	40	266	40	257	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	41	238	34	432	- 194
Parkinson's Disease	42	217	45	168	+ 49
Skin Cancers	43	216	52	58	+ 158
Birth Trauma	44	206	44	193	+ 14
Schizophrenia	45	198	65	5	+ 193
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	178	28	605	- 427
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	175	56	38	+ 137
Poisonings	48	153	49	93	+ 60
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	127	53	49	+ 78
Tuberculosis	50	116	25	769	- 653
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	95	60	11	+ 84
Maternal Conditions	52	93	48	96	- 3
Meningitis	53	88	46	146	- 58
Suicide	54	82	10	2,977	- 2,896
Otitis Media	55	63	76	0	+ 63
Multiple Sclerosis	56	58	69	2	+ 55
Fires	57	37	41	239	- 202
Oesophagus Cancer	58	24	13	1,544	- 1,520
War	59	4	38	280	- 275
Syphilis	60	0	58	15	- 14
Chlamydia	61	0	84	0	- 0
Diphtheria	62	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	57	27	- 27
Pertussis	64	0	59	15	- 15
Measles	65	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	67	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	68	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	78	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	66	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	63	6	- 6
Encephalitis	73	0	61	10	- 10
Hepatitis B	74	0	62	6	- 6
Hepatitis C	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	9	4,200	- 4,200
Falls	82	0	23	964	- 964
Oral conditions	83	0	68	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	84	0	67	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Antigua/Bar.

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.