SRI LANKA VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,831	1	26,304	- 14,473
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,133	8	5,117	+ 6,016
Diabetes Mellitus	3	8,347	2	12,460	- 4,113
Kidney Disease	4	7,558	5	6,858	+ 700
Liver Disease	5	6,845	17	1,303	+ 5,542
Stroke	6	5,839	6	6,805	- 967
Violence	7	5,311	31	499	+ 4,812
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,848	9	4,200	+ 649
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,152	28	605	+ 2,547
Other Injuries	10	2,969	14	1,529	+ 1,440
Malnutrition	11	2,385	54	43	+ 2,341
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,356	4	6,939	- 4,582
Lung Disease	13	2,290	3	9,456	- 7,167
Alcohol	14	2,166	51	82	+ 2,084
Liver Cancer	15	2,126	19	1,090	+ 1,035
Low Birth Weight	16	1,997	29	536	+ 1,461
Stomach Cancer	17	1,891	16	1,321	+ 570
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,826	22	989	+ 837
Birth Trauma	19	1,765	44	193	+ 1,573
Falls	20	1,651	23	964	+ 687
HIV/AIDS	21	1,412	55	39	+ 1,373
Suicide	22	1,252	10	2,977	- 1,726
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	1,240	56	38	+ 1,202
Prostate Cancer	24	1,018	30	507	+ 511
Cervical Cancer	25	972	26	762	+ 210
Hypertension	26	818	20	1,055	- 237
Leukemia	27	723	18	1,155	- 432
Breast Cancer	28	596	15	1,383	- 786
Endocrine Disorders	29	585	32	462	+ 122
Maternal Conditions	30	564	48	96	+ 468
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	559	24	911	- 353
Drownings	32	558	27	731	- 173
Epilepsy	33	557	39	269	+ 288
Parkinson's Disease	34	473	45	168	+ 305
Lung Cancers	35	471	12	1,775	- 1,304
Asthma	36	403	7	6,471	- 6,068
Tuberculosis	37	363	25	769	- 406
Pancreas Cancer	38	340	43	214	+ 126
Poisonings	39	331	49	93	+ 238
Drug Use	40	327	40	257	+ 70
Meningitis	41	326	46	146	+ 180
Skin Disease	42	279	36	293	- 13
Lymphomas	43	276	21	1,027	- 751
Inflammatory/Heart	44	271	35	425	- 154
Fires	45	250	41	239	+ 11
Skin Cancers	46	235	52	58	+ 177
Appendicitis	47	197	64	5	+ 192
Oesophagus Cancer	48	173	13	1,544	- 1,371
Oral Cancer	49	171	11	2,893	- 2,722
Ovary Cancer	50	160	37	281	- 121
Encephalitis	51	125	61	10	+ 114
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	99	60	11	+ 88
Pertussis	53	84	59	15	+ 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	75	53	49	+ 25
Bladder Cancer	55	69	34	432	- 363
Other Neoplasms	56	51	50	86	- 35
Upper Respiratory	57	41	66	5	+ 37
Dengue	58	39	47	131	- 92
Uterin Cancer	59	33	42	218	- 185
Multiple Sclerosis	60	25	69	2	+ 23
Chagas disease	61	23	83	0	+ 23
Tetanus	62	12	57	27	- 16
Ascariasis	63	9	72	0	+ 8
Syphilis	64	3	58	15	- 11
Hepatitis B	65	3	62	6	- 3
Hepatitis C	66	3	75	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	67	3	84	0	+ 3
War	68	2	38	280	- 277
Leishmaniasis	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	63	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	33	445	- 445
Osteoarthritis	84	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Guatemala

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.