SRI LANKA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	31,719	6	6,805	+ 24,914
Coronary Heart Disease	2	27,501	1	26,304	+ 1,197
Lung Disease	3	15,037	3	9,456	+ 5,580
Lung Cancers	4	11,089	12	1,775	+ 9,314
Stomach Cancer	5	6,185	16	1,321	+ 4,864
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,726	4	6,939	- 2,212
Hypertension	7	4,676	20	1,055	+ 3,620
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,885	9	4,200	- 314
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,856	24	911	+ 2,945
Oesophagus Cancer	10	3,771	13	1,544	+ 2,227
Kidney Disease	11	2,985	5	6,858	- 3,873
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	2,846	8	5,117	- 2,271
Liver Cancer	13	2,809	19	1,090	+ 1,719
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,510	2	12,460	- 9,951
Liver Disease	15	2,260	17	1,303	+ 957
Falls	16	2,156	23	964	+ 1,192
Suicide	17	1,806	10	2,977	- 1,172
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,731	43	214	+ 1,518
Breast Cancer	19	1,440	15	1,383	+ 57
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,098	45	168	+ 930
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,014	53	49	+ 965
Leukemia	22	903	18	1,155	- 252
Lymphomas	23	898	21	1,027	- 129
Oral Cancer	24	849	11	2,893	- 2,044
Other Injuries	25	840	14	1,529	- 690
Drownings	26	820	27	731	+ 89
Cervical Cancer	27	802	26	762	+ 40
Prostate Cancer	28	793	30	507	+ 286
Bladder Cancer	29	588	34	432	+ 156
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	586	56	38	+ 548
Congenital Anomalies	31	568	22	989	- 421
Tuberculosis	32	540	25	769	- 229
Inflammatory/Heart	33	465	35	425	+ 40
HIV/AIDS	34	446	55	39	+ 407
Ovary Cancer	35	436	37	281	+ 155
Poisonings	36	400	49	93	+ 307
Endocrine Disorders	37	398	32	462	- 65
Drug Use	38	376	40	257	+ 119
Asthma	39	359	7	6,471	- 6,112
Low Birth Weight	40	336	29	536	- 200
Skin Cancers	41	305	52	58	+ 247
Alcohol	42	296	51	82	+ 214
Birth Trauma	43	274	44	193	+ 81
Malnutrition	44	202	54	43	+ 158
Uterin Cancer	45	182	42	218	- 35
Epilepsy	46	176	39	269	- 93
Violence	47	173	31	499	- 327
Fires	48	163	41	239	- 76
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	157	60	11	+ 146
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	135	28	605	- 469
Meningitis	51	89	46	146	- 57
Skin Disease	52	81	36	293	- 212
Other Neoplasms	53	68	50	86	- 18
Maternal Conditions	54	56	48	96	- 40
Encephalitis	55	43	61	10	+ 33
Hepatitis B	56	43	62	6	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	57	41	66	5	+ 37
Syphilis	58	28	58	15	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	59	27	69	2	+ 25
Appendicitis	60	23	64	5	+ 17
War	61	14	38	280	- 266
Measles	62	9	77	0	+ 9
Tetanus	63	8	57	27	- 20
Pertussis	64	8	59	15	- 7
Schistosomiasis	65	6	81	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	66	1	75	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	47	131	- 131
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	63	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	68	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	82	0	67	3	- 3
Anemia	83	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

China

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.