SRI LANKA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,091	1	26,304	- 7,213
Violence	2	8,542	31	499	+ 8,043
Stroke	3	7,347	6	6,805	+ 542
Lung Disease	4	7,061	3	9,456	- 2,395
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	4,776	8	5,117	- 341
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,442	9	4,200	- 758
Kidney Disease	7	3,029	5	6,858	- 3,829
Hypertension	8	2,837	20	1,055	+ 1,782
Stomach Cancer	9	2,709	16	1,321	+ 1,388
Lung Cancers	10	2,327	12	1,775	+ 553
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,229	2	12,460	- 10,231
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,938	24	911	+ 1,026
Breast Cancer	13	1,627	15	1,383	+ 244
Prostate Cancer	14	1,589	30	507	+ 1,082
Other Neoplasms	15	1,421	50	86	+ 1,335
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,313	22	989	+ 324
HIV/AIDS	17	1,189	55	39	+ 1,150
Lymphomas	18	1,154	21	1,027	+ 127
Liver Disease	19	1,076	17	1,303	- 227
Cervical Cancer	20	1,005	26	762	+ 242
Leukemia	21	979	18	1,155	- 176
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	956	4	6,939	- 5,982
Low Birth Weight	23	929	29	536	+ 393
Liver Cancer	24	915	19	1,090	- 175
Pancreas Cancer	25	897	43	214	+ 683
Suicide	26	871	10	2,977	- 2,106
Malnutrition	27	833	54	43	+ 789
Other Injuries	28	706	14	1,529	- 823
Falls	29	673	23	964	- 291
Endocrine Disorders	30	606	32	462	+ 144
Inflammatory/Heart	31	589	35	425	+ 164
Tuberculosis	32	564	25	769	- 205
Ovary Cancer	33	497	37	281	+ 216
Skin Disease	34	488	36	293	+ 196
Skin Cancers	35	456	52	58	+ 398
Oesophagus Cancer	36	370	13	1,544	- 1,174
Oral Cancer	37	358	11	2,893	- 2,536
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	331	28	605	- 273
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	310	56	38	+ 272
Drownings	40	305	27	731	- 425
Birth Trauma	41	287	44	193	+ 95
Bladder Cancer	42	270	34	432	- 162
Epilepsy	43	265	39	269	- 5
Drug Use	44	218	40	257	- 39
Uterin Cancer	45	188	42	218	- 30
Maternal Conditions	46	175	48	96	+ 79
Parkinson's Disease	47	170	45	168	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	148	70	2	+ 146
War	49	115	38	280	- 165
Meningitis	50	108	46	146	- 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	107	60	11	+ 96
Appendicitis	52	94	64	5	+ 89
Chagas disease	53	90	83	0	+ 90
Asthma	54	85	7	6,471	- 6,386
Dengue	55	59	47	131	- 72
Fires	56	56	41	239	- 183
Anemia	57	45	33	445	- 401
Osteoarthritis	58	30	67	3	+ 26
Hepatitis C	59	29	75	0	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	60	28	69	2	+ 25
Poisonings	61	27	49	93	- 66
Hepatitis B	62	22	62	6	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	17	53	49	- 33
Encephalitis	64	17	61	10	+ 6
Syphilis	65	13	58	15	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	12	66	5	+ 7
Malaria	67	11	80	0	+ 11
Alcohol	68	10	51	82	- 72
Pertussis	69	8	59	15	- 6
Schizophrenia	70	8	65	5	+ 3
Tetanus	71	6	57	27	- 21
Leprosy	72	4	63	6	- 2
Otitis Media	73	3	76	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	74	3	73	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	75	3	68	3	- 0
Ascariasis	76	2	72	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	81	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	80	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	82	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

Colombia

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.