SRI LANKA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	43,447	4	6,939	+ 36,509
Coronary Heart Disease	2	38,410	1	26,304	+ 12,106
Stroke	3	16,077	6	6,805	+ 9,272
Lung Cancers	4	9,033	12	1,775	+ 7,259
Hypertension	5	7,931	20	1,055	+ 6,876
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,600	24	911	+ 4,688
Falls	7	5,177	23	964	+ 4,213
Lung Disease	8	5,037	3	9,456	- 4,419
Pancreas Cancer	9	4,872	43	214	+ 4,659
Liver Disease	10	4,173	17	1,303	+ 2,870
Prostate Cancer	11	3,791	30	507	+ 3,284
Breast Cancer	12	3,705	15	1,383	+ 2,322
Parkinson's Disease	13	3,332	45	168	+ 3,164
Lymphomas	14	3,324	21	1,027	+ 2,297
Suicide	15	3,306	10	2,977	+ 328
Liver Cancer	16	2,130	19	1,090	+ 1,039
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,024	35	425	+ 1,599
Alcohol	18	1,814	51	82	+ 1,732
Stomach Cancer	19	1,746	16	1,321	+ 425
Other Injuries	20	1,706	14	1,529	+ 177
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	1,704	8	5,117	- 3,412
Diabetes Mellitus	22	1,632	2	12,460	- 10,828
Other Neoplasms	23	1,473	50	86	+ 1,387
Leukemia	24	1,450	18	1,155	+ 295
Ovary Cancer	25	1,345	37	281	+ 1,064
Kidney Disease	26	1,336	5	6,858	- 5,523
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,249	13	1,544	- 295
Bladder Cancer	28	1,205	34	432	+ 773
Skin Cancers	29	1,161	52	58	+ 1,103
Drug Use	30	1,052	40	257	+ 794
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,003	32	462	+ 540
Uterin Cancer	32	879	42	218	+ 661
Road Traffic Accidents	33	840	9	4,200	- 3,360
Oral Cancer	34	809	11	2,893	- 2,084
Congenital Anomalies	35	750	22	989	- 239
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	592	56	38	+ 554
Drownings	37	414	27	731	- 317
Epilepsy	38	407	39	269	+ 137
Schizophrenia	39	363	65	5	+ 358
Asthma	40	331	7	6,471	- 6,140
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	324	60	11	+ 313
Multiple Sclerosis	42	313	69	2	+ 311
Violence	43	251	31	499	- 248
Cervical Cancer	44	243	26	762	- 520
Fires	45	241	41	239	+ 2
Tuberculosis	46	125	25	769	- 644
Skin Disease	47	106	36	293	- 187
Low Birth Weight	48	102	29	536	- 434
Poisonings	49	97	49	93	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	74	53	49	+ 25
Osteoarthritis	51	65	67	3	+ 62
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	60	28	605	- 545
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	42	70	2	+ 41
Appendicitis	54	37	64	5	+ 32
Meningitis	55	37	46	146	- 109
Birth Trauma	56	30	44	193	- 162
Malnutrition	57	26	54	43	- 18
Anemia	58	22	33	445	- 423
HIV/AIDS	59	22	55	39	- 18
Hepatitis C	60	18	75	0	+ 18
Oral conditions	61	15	68	3	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	62	8	66	5	+ 3
Hepatitis B	63	6	62	6	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	6	48	96	- 90
War	65	2	38	280	- 278
Encephalitis	66	2	61	10	- 9
Syphilis	67	1	58	15	- 13
Otitis Media	68	1	76	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	59	15	- 14
Tetanus	70	0	57	27	- 27
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	47	131	- 131
Leprosy	83	0	63	6	- 6
Chlamydia	84	0	84	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

Finland

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.