SRI LANKA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,406	1	26,304	+ 29,102
Hypertension	2	49,723	20	1,055	+ 48,667
Stroke	3	20,550	6	6,805	+ 13,745
Lung Cancers	4	12,101	12	1,775	+ 10,326
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	9,703	24	911	+ 8,791
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,422	8	5,117	+ 1,305
Liver Disease	7	6,049	17	1,303	+ 4,746
Prostate Cancer	8	5,496	30	507	+ 4,989
Stomach Cancer	9	5,336	16	1,321	+ 4,015
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,943	43	214	+ 4,729
Breast Cancer	11	4,786	15	1,383	+ 3,403
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	4,225	4	6,939	- 2,714
Lung Disease	13	4,212	3	9,456	- 5,244
Inflammatory/Heart	14	3,996	35	425	+ 3,571
Lymphomas	15	3,920	21	1,027	+ 2,893
Suicide	16	3,635	10	2,977	+ 658
Kidney Disease	17	3,249	5	6,858	- 3,609
Alcohol	18	2,732	51	82	+ 2,650
Diabetes Mellitus	19	2,690	2	12,460	- 9,771
Other Injuries	20	2,601	14	1,529	+ 1,071
Bladder Cancer	21	2,316	34	432	+ 1,884
Leukemia	22	2,313	18	1,155	+ 1,158
Other Neoplasms	23	2,271	50	86	+ 2,185
Falls	24	2,183	23	964	+ 1,219
Oral Cancer	25	2,033	11	2,893	- 860
Liver Cancer	26	1,974	19	1,090	+ 884
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,814	13	1,544	+ 270
Ovary Cancer	28	1,606	37	281	+ 1,325
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,509	45	168	+ 1,342
Skin Cancers	30	1,452	52	58	+ 1,394
Drug Use	31	1,381	40	257	+ 1,124
Cervical Cancer	32	1,244	26	762	+ 482
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,214	32	462	+ 752
Uterin Cancer	34	1,107	42	218	+ 889
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,090	9	4,200	- 3,110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,013	56	38	+ 975
Epilepsy	37	819	39	269	+ 550
Fires	38	753	41	239	+ 514
HIV/AIDS	39	742	55	39	+ 703
Drownings	40	552	27	731	- 179
Skin Disease	41	525	36	293	+ 233
Violence	42	525	31	499	+ 26
Congenital Anomalies	43	461	22	989	- 528
Asthma	44	443	7	6,471	- 6,028
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	397	53	49	+ 347
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	317	60	11	+ 306
Tuberculosis	47	303	25	769	- 466
Multiple Sclerosis	48	299	69	2	+ 297
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	224	70	2	+ 222
Osteoarthritis	50	187	67	3	+ 184
Anemia	51	168	33	445	- 277
Poisonings	52	153	49	93	+ 60
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	152	28	605	- 453
Meningitis	54	136	46	146	- 10
Low Birth Weight	55	125	29	536	- 411
Schizophrenia	56	112	65	5	+ 107
Birth Trauma	57	92	44	193	- 100
Hepatitis C	58	75	75	0	+ 75
Appendicitis	59	37	64	5	+ 32
Oral conditions	60	37	68	3	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	61	21	48	96	- 75
Syphilis	62	18	58	15	+ 4
Encephalitis	63	4	61	10	- 7
War	64	2	38	280	- 277
Hepatitis B	65	0	62	6	- 6
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	5	- 5
Otitis Media	67	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	63	6	- 6
Leishmaniasis	69	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	47	131	- 131
Hookworm Disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	54	43	- 43
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	57	27	- 27
Diphtheria	82	0	74	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	59	15	- 15
Measles	84	0	77	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

Estonia

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.