SRI LANKA VS ARGENTINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARGENTINA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,811	1	26,304	- 3,493
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,172	8	5,117	+ 14,055
Lung Disease	3	10,868	3	9,456	+ 1,412
Stroke	4	10,701	6	6,805	+ 3,896
Kidney Disease	5	6,356	5	6,858	- 502
Lung Cancers	6	4,684	12	1,775	+ 2,909
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,177	24	911	+ 3,266
Breast Cancer	8	3,304	15	1,383	+ 1,921
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,199	2	12,460	- 9,262
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,946	9	4,200	- 1,254
Hypertension	11	2,713	20	1,055	+ 1,657
Other Injuries	12	2,639	14	1,529	+ 1,110
Inflammatory/Heart	13	2,570	35	425	+ 2,145
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,155	43	214	+ 1,941
Prostate Cancer	15	2,108	30	507	+ 1,602
Liver Disease	16	1,885	17	1,303	+ 582
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,865	32	462	+ 1,403
Suicide	18	1,753	10	2,977	- 1,225
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,748	4	6,939	- 5,190
Stomach Cancer	20	1,648	16	1,321	+ 327
Other Neoplasms	21	1,508	50	86	+ 1,422
Skin Disease	22	1,483	36	293	+ 1,191
Violence	23	1,269	31	499	+ 769
Lymphomas	24	1,267	21	1,027	+ 239
Cervical Cancer	25	1,160	26	762	+ 398
Congenital Anomalies	26	1,132	22	989	+ 142
Leukemia	27	1,024	18	1,155	- 131
Low Birth Weight	28	1,021	29	536	+ 485
Oesophagus Cancer	29	961	13	1,544	- 583
Liver Cancer	30	957	19	1,090	- 134
Bladder Cancer	31	784	34	432	+ 352
HIV/AIDS	32	693	55	39	+ 654
Ovary Cancer	33	611	37	281	+ 330
Skin Cancers	34	502	52	58	+ 444
Oral Cancer	35	502	11	2,893	- 2,391
Parkinson's Disease	36	451	45	168	+ 283
Uterin Cancer	37	441	42	218	+ 224
Malnutrition	38	435	54	43	+ 391
Drug Use	39	386	40	257	+ 129
Anemia	40	323	33	445	- 122
Tuberculosis	41	306	25	769	- 463
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	270	28	605	- 334
Falls	43	237	23	964	- 727
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	228	56	38	+ 190
Chagas disease	45	211	83	0	+ 211
Alcohol	46	207	51	82	+ 124
Asthma	47	188	7	6,471	- 6,282
Drownings	48	178	27	731	- 553
Birth Trauma	49	175	44	193	- 18
Epilepsy	50	155	39	269	- 114
Meningitis	51	148	46	146	+ 2
Fires	52	131	41	239	- 108
Maternal Conditions	53	130	48	96	+ 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	114	60	11	+ 103
Poisonings	55	90	49	93	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	65	53	49	+ 16
Hepatitis C	57	53	75	0	+ 53
Multiple Sclerosis	58	47	69	2	+ 45
Osteoarthritis	59	34	67	3	+ 31
Appendicitis	60	33	64	5	+ 28
Schizophrenia	61	28	65	5	+ 23
Hepatitis B	62	26	62	6	+ 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	63	22	70	2	+ 21
Encephalitis	64	8	61	10	- 2
Syphilis	65	7	58	15	- 8
Oral conditions	66	6	68	3	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	67	6	66	5	+ 1
Pertussis	68	5	59	15	- 10
Leprosy	69	2	63	6	- 3
War	70	2	38	280	- 277
Tetanus	71	1	57	27	- 26
Leishmaniasis	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	1	76	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	78	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Argentina

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.