SRI LANKA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,657	1	26,304	- 6,647
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,202	4	6,939	+ 12,263
Lung Disease	3	16,144	3	9,456	+ 6,687
Lung Cancers	4	13,695	12	1,775	+ 11,920
Stroke	5	13,478	6	6,805	+ 6,673
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,257	8	5,117	+ 3,140
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,901	24	911	+ 6,989
Prostate Cancer	8	5,447	30	507	+ 4,940
Breast Cancer	9	4,780	15	1,383	+ 3,397
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,725	2	12,460	- 7,735
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,033	43	214	+ 3,820
Kidney Disease	12	3,352	5	6,858	- 3,506
Lymphomas	13	2,685	21	1,027	+ 1,658
Liver Disease	14	2,547	17	1,303	+ 1,244
Hypertension	15	2,364	20	1,055	+ 1,309
Suicide	16	2,272	10	2,977	- 705
Parkinson's Disease	17	2,208	45	168	+ 2,041
Alcohol	18	2,202	51	82	+ 2,120
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,115	32	462	+ 1,652
Leukemia	20	2,055	18	1,155	+ 900
Bladder Cancer	21	2,007	34	432	+ 1,576
Falls	22	1,990	23	964	+ 1,026
Stomach Cancer	23	1,782	16	1,321	+ 461
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,754	13	1,544	+ 210
Liver Cancer	25	1,709	19	1,090	+ 619
Skin Cancers	26	1,430	52	58	+ 1,371
Other Neoplasms	27	1,391	50	86	+ 1,305
Oral Cancer	28	1,364	11	2,893	- 1,529
Ovary Cancer	29	1,351	37	281	+ 1,070
Other Injuries	30	1,278	14	1,529	- 252
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,047	35	425	+ 622
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	796	56	38	+ 758
Road Traffic Accidents	33	786	9	4,200	- 3,414
Drug Use	34	724	40	257	+ 467
Uterin Cancer	35	573	42	218	+ 355
Congenital Anomalies	36	564	22	989	- 426
Cervical Cancer	37	562	26	762	- 200
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	532	28	605	- 73
Multiple Sclerosis	39	486	69	2	+ 483
Epilepsy	40	460	39	269	+ 191
Low Birth Weight	41	429	29	536	- 108
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	355	53	49	+ 305
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	311	60	11	+ 300
Asthma	44	303	7	6,471	- 6,168
Skin Disease	45	290	36	293	- 2
Anemia	46	269	33	445	- 176
Violence	47	232	31	499	- 267
Schizophrenia	48	209	65	5	+ 204
Fires	49	194	41	239	- 44
Drownings	50	137	27	731	- 594
Osteoarthritis	51	93	67	3	+ 90
Meningitis	52	92	46	146	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	90	70	2	+ 89
Appendicitis	54	84	64	5	+ 79
HIV/AIDS	55	83	55	39	+ 44
Birth Trauma	56	78	44	193	- 115
Tuberculosis	57	57	25	769	- 712
Upper Respiratory	58	56	66	5	+ 52
Malnutrition	59	52	54	43	+ 8
Hepatitis C	60	32	75	0	+ 32
Hepatitis B	61	22	62	6	+ 16
Poisonings	62	20	49	93	- 73
Oral conditions	63	15	68	3	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	64	8	48	96	- 88
Otitis Media	65	6	76	0	+ 6
War	66	2	38	280	- 278
Encephalitis	67	2	61	10	- 8
Tetanus	68	1	57	27	- 26
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Syphilis	70	1	58	15	- 14
Measles	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	59	15	- 15
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	63	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	47	131	- 131
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	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

Denmark

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.