SRI LANKA VS CYPRUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CYPRUS		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,640	1	26,304	- 7,664
Stroke	2	7,691	6	6,805	+ 886
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	6,657	4	6,939	- 281
Lung Disease	4	5,916	3	9,456	- 3,541
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,521	2	12,460	- 6,939
Lung Cancers	6	5,315	12	1,775	+ 3,540
Kidney Disease	7	3,538	5	6,858	- 3,320
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,782	24	911	+ 1,871
Breast Cancer	9	2,575	15	1,383	+ 1,192
Other Injuries	10	2,260	14	1,529	+ 731
Hypertension	11	2,119	20	1,055	+ 1,064
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,095	32	462	+ 1,632
Prostate Cancer	13	1,956	30	507	+ 1,449
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,737	43	214	+ 1,523
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,623	8	5,117	- 3,493
Lymphomas	16	1,618	21	1,027	+ 590
Leukemia	17	1,377	18	1,155	+ 222
Road Traffic Accidents	18	1,148	9	4,200	- 3,052
Bladder Cancer	19	1,110	34	432	+ 678
Liver Cancer	20	1,066	19	1,090	- 25
Stomach Cancer	21	1,050	16	1,321	- 271
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	940	28	605	+ 335
Other Neoplasms	23	890	50	86	+ 804
Inflammatory/Heart	24	850	35	425	+ 425
Falls	25	844	23	964	- 120
Liver Disease	26	838	17	1,303	- 464
Ovary Cancer	27	745	37	281	+ 464
Parkinson's Disease	28	733	45	168	+ 566
Suicide	29	727	10	2,977	- 2,250
Skin Disease	30	726	36	293	+ 433
Skin Cancers	31	643	52	58	+ 584
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	575	53	49	+ 525
Drownings	33	555	27	731	- 176
Uterin Cancer	34	458	42	218	+ 240
Asthma	35	402	7	6,471	- 6,069
Oral Cancer	36	347	11	2,893	- 2,547
Cervical Cancer	37	307	26	762	- 456
Congenital Anomalies	38	293	22	989	- 696
Anemia	39	289	33	445	- 157
Violence	40	255	31	499	- 245
Drug Use	41	222	40	257	- 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	187	56	38	+ 149
Oesophagus Cancer	43	172	13	1,544	- 1,372
Epilepsy	44	163	39	269	- 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	162	60	11	+ 151
Multiple Sclerosis	46	146	69	2	+ 144
Low Birth Weight	47	106	29	536	- 430
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	95	70	2	+ 94
Alcohol	49	87	51	82	+ 5
Fires	50	77	41	239	- 161
Poisonings	51	69	49	93	- 24
Tuberculosis	52	62	25	769	- 707
Birth Trauma	53	42	44	193	- 151
Hepatitis B	54	30	62	6	+ 24
Meningitis	55	28	46	146	- 118
Malnutrition	56	26	54	43	- 17
Schizophrenia	57	26	65	5	+ 21
Hepatitis C	58	25	75	0	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	59	18	66	5	+ 14
Osteoarthritis	60	15	67	3	+ 11
Oral conditions	61	14	68	3	+ 11
Syphilis	62	12	58	15	- 3
Maternal Conditions	63	11	48	96	- 85
HIV/AIDS	64	7	55	39	- 32
Otitis Media	65	7	76	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	66	7	64	5	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	67	7	73	0	+ 7
War	68	2	38	280	- 277
Encephalitis	69	1	61	10	- 10
Pertussis	70	0	59	15	- 14
Tetanus	71	0	57	27	- 27
Measles	72	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	47	131	- 131
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	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

Cyprus

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.