SRI LANKA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,701	1	26,304	- 3,603
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,549	4	6,939	+ 10,610
Lung Cancers	3	11,864	12	1,775	+ 10,089
Lung Disease	4	8,053	3	9,456	- 1,403
Stroke	5	8,023	6	6,805	+ 1,218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,469	24	911	+ 4,557
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,211	8	5,117	- 906
Breast Cancer	8	3,349	15	1,383	+ 1,966
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,240	2	12,460	- 9,220
Lymphomas	10	2,916	21	1,027	+ 1,889
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,866	43	214	+ 2,652
Falls	12	2,736	23	964	+ 1,772
Prostate Cancer	13	2,669	30	507	+ 2,162
Kidney Disease	14	2,594	5	6,858	- 4,264
Suicide	15	2,503	10	2,977	- 475
Drug Use	16	2,089	40	257	+ 1,832
Liver Disease	17	2,053	17	1,303	+ 750
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,903	45	168	+ 1,736
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,832	32	462	+ 1,369
Liver Cancer	20	1,764	19	1,090	+ 673
Leukemia	21	1,756	18	1,155	+ 601
Hypertension	22	1,452	20	1,055	+ 397
Bladder Cancer	23	1,428	34	432	+ 996
Other Injuries	24	1,356	14	1,529	- 174
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,263	13	1,544	- 281
Stomach Cancer	26	1,234	16	1,321	- 87
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,167	35	425	+ 742
Road Traffic Accidents	28	1,132	9	4,200	- 3,068
Ovary Cancer	29	1,078	37	281	+ 797
Skin Cancers	30	995	52	58	+ 937
Other Neoplasms	31	951	50	86	+ 865
Oral Cancer	32	902	11	2,893	- 1,991
Alcohol	33	845	51	82	+ 763
Uterin Cancer	34	670	42	218	+ 452
Congenital Anomalies	35	613	22	989	- 377
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	476	28	605	- 128
Multiple Sclerosis	37	392	69	2	+ 390
Skin Disease	38	385	36	293	+ 92
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	360	53	49	+ 311
Violence	40	343	31	499	- 156
Cervical Cancer	41	328	26	762	- 435
Low Birth Weight	42	314	29	536	- 223
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	251	56	38	+ 212
Epilepsy	44	218	39	269	- 52
Hepatitis C	45	206	75	0	+ 206
Anemia	46	194	33	445	- 251
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	183	60	11	+ 172
Drownings	48	160	27	731	- 570
Asthma	49	149	7	6,471	- 6,322
Birth Trauma	50	109	44	193	- 83
Malnutrition	51	109	54	43	+ 66
Fires	52	109	41	239	- 130
HIV/AIDS	53	92	55	39	+ 53
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	81	70	2	+ 79
Osteoarthritis	55	79	67	3	+ 75
Poisonings	56	69	49	93	- 25
Schizophrenia	57	67	65	5	+ 62
Tuberculosis	58	55	25	769	- 714
Meningitis	59	39	46	146	- 107
Hepatitis B	60	37	62	6	+ 31
Oral conditions	61	29	68	3	+ 26
Appendicitis	62	28	64	5	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	63	26	66	5	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	64	26	48	96	- 71
War	65	12	38	280	- 268
Otitis Media	66	4	76	0	+ 4
Syphilis	67	3	58	15	- 12
Encephalitis	68	2	61	10	- 9
Pertussis	69	0	59	15	- 14
Chagas disease	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	57	27	- 27
Dengue	72	0	47	131	- 131
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	63	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
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.