SRI LANKA VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,234	1	26,304	+ 16,930
Stroke	2	12,767	6	6,805	+ 5,962
Lung Cancers	3	10,336	12	1,775	+ 8,562
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	10,232	4	6,939	+ 3,293
Lung Disease	5	10,067	3	9,456	+ 610
Hypertension	6	8,827	20	1,055	+ 7,772
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,697	24	911	+ 4,785
Kidney Disease	8	5,509	5	6,858	- 1,350
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,131	2	12,460	- 7,329
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,660	43	214	+ 4,447
Breast Cancer	11	4,551	15	1,383	+ 3,168
Other Injuries	12	4,168	14	1,529	+ 2,638
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	3,832	8	5,117	- 1,284
Inflammatory/Heart	14	3,714	35	425	+ 3,290
Prostate Cancer	15	3,679	30	507	+ 3,172
Liver Disease	16	3,348	17	1,303	+ 2,045
Suicide	17	3,204	10	2,977	+ 227
Lymphomas	18	2,860	21	1,027	+ 1,833
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,702	45	168	+ 2,535
Endocrine Disorders	20	2,641	32	462	+ 2,178
Falls	21	2,407	23	964	+ 1,443
Liver Cancer	22	2,259	19	1,090	+ 1,169
Leukemia	23	2,153	18	1,155	+ 998
Stomach Cancer	24	2,002	16	1,321	+ 681
Other Neoplasms	25	1,996	50	86	+ 1,911
Bladder Cancer	26	1,513	34	432	+ 1,082
Oral Cancer	27	1,505	11	2,893	- 1,388
Skin Cancers	28	1,433	52	58	+ 1,375
Alcohol	29	1,319	51	82	+ 1,237
Ovary Cancer	30	1,259	37	281	+ 978
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,068	9	4,200	- 3,132
Oesophagus Cancer	32	995	13	1,544	- 549
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	928	53	49	+ 879
Congenital Anomalies	34	801	22	989	- 188
Uterin Cancer	35	675	42	218	+ 457
Epilepsy	36	544	39	269	+ 275
Cervical Cancer	37	503	26	762	- 259
Multiple Sclerosis	38	416	69	2	+ 414
Drug Use	39	396	40	257	+ 138
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	373	28	605	- 232
Hepatitis C	41	361	75	0	+ 361
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	347	56	38	+ 309
Skin Disease	43	244	36	293	- 49
Anemia	44	242	33	445	- 203
Asthma	45	198	7	6,471	- 6,273
Malnutrition	46	173	54	43	+ 130
Violence	47	115	31	499	- 385
Drownings	48	103	27	731	- 627
HIV/AIDS	49	100	55	39	+ 61
Tuberculosis	50	100	25	769	- 669
Low Birth Weight	51	98	29	536	- 438
Fires	52	88	41	239	- 151
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	86	60	11	+ 75
Birth Trauma	54	83	44	193	- 110
Upper Respiratory	55	64	66	5	+ 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	54	70	2	+ 53
Osteoarthritis	57	54	67	3	+ 50
Meningitis	58	53	46	146	- 93
Appendicitis	59	37	64	5	+ 32
Poisonings	60	36	49	93	- 57
Oral conditions	61	21	68	3	+ 17
Hepatitis B	62	20	62	6	+ 14
Schizophrenia	63	11	65	5	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	64	10	48	96	- 86
Otitis Media	65	3	76	0	+ 3
Syphilis	66	3	58	15	- 12
War	67	2	38	280	- 278
Encephalitis	68	2	61	10	- 8
Leishmaniasis	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Pertussis	70	0	59	15	- 14
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	57	27	- 27
Measles	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	63	6	- 6
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Austria

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.