SRI LANKA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,390	1	26,304	+ 18,086
Stroke	2	29,582	6	6,805	+ 22,777
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	17,404	8	5,117	+ 12,287
Lung Cancers	4	15,457	12	1,775	+ 13,682
Lung Disease	5	11,613	3	9,456	+ 2,156
Kidney Disease	6	9,999	5	6,858	+ 3,141
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	8,279	4	6,939	+ 1,340
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	6,858	24	911	+ 5,947
Hypertension	9	6,141	20	1,055	+ 5,086
Parkinson's Disease	10	5,560	45	168	+ 5,392
Breast Cancer	11	5,296	15	1,383	+ 3,913
Prostate Cancer	12	4,251	30	507	+ 3,744
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,001	43	214	+ 3,788
Liver Cancer	14	3,290	19	1,090	+ 2,199
Bladder Cancer	15	3,259	34	432	+ 2,827
Stomach Cancer	16	3,226	16	1,321	+ 1,905
Other Injuries	17	3,054	14	1,529	+ 1,525
Leukemia	18	2,845	18	1,155	+ 1,690
Lymphomas	19	2,665	21	1,027	+ 1,638
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,659	2	12,460	- 9,801
Falls	21	2,616	23	964	+ 1,652
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,829	9	4,200	- 2,371
Liver Disease	23	1,701	17	1,303	+ 398
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,523	35	425	+ 1,098
Other Neoplasms	25	1,426	50	86	+ 1,340
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,283	56	38	+ 1,245
Ovary Cancer	27	1,171	37	281	+ 890
Suicide	28	1,119	10	2,977	- 1,858
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,105	32	462	+ 643
Oral Cancer	30	925	11	2,893	- 1,968
Skin Cancers	31	921	52	58	+ 862
Drownings	32	915	27	731	+ 184
Uterin Cancer	33	783	42	218	+ 565
Epilepsy	34	524	39	269	+ 254
Oesophagus Cancer	35	516	13	1,544	- 1,028
Cervical Cancer	36	511	26	762	- 251
Drug Use	37	406	40	257	+ 149
Congenital Anomalies	38	366	22	989	- 623
Fires	39	308	41	239	+ 69
Multiple Sclerosis	40	284	69	2	+ 282
Low Birth Weight	41	267	29	536	- 269
Violence	42	218	31	499	- 281
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	210	53	49	+ 161
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	199	28	605	- 405
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	140	60	11	+ 129
Tuberculosis	46	140	25	769	- 629
Skin Disease	47	118	36	293	- 174
Hepatitis B	48	118	62	6	+ 112
Alcohol	49	106	51	82	+ 24
HIV/AIDS	50	99	55	39	+ 60
Anemia	51	98	33	445	- 347
Hepatitis C	52	81	75	0	+ 81
Meningitis	53	70	46	146	- 76
Schizophrenia	54	58	65	5	+ 53
Asthma	55	58	7	6,471	- 6,413
Poisonings	56	41	49	93	- 53
Birth Trauma	57	35	44	193	- 157
Appendicitis	58	20	64	5	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	59	17	66	5	+ 12
Leishmaniasis	60	8	73	0	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	61	5	48	96	- 92
Tetanus	62	4	57	27	- 24
Oral conditions	63	3	68	3	+ 0
War	64	2	38	280	- 277
Syphilis	65	2	58	15	- 13
Malnutrition	66	2	54	43	- 42
Encephalitis	67	1	61	10	- 9
Measles	68	1	77	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	59	15	- 14
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	63	6	- 6
Otitis Media	82	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	70	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Greece

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.