SRI LANKA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,361	1	26,304	- 1,943
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,841	4	6,939	+ 10,903
Stroke	3	8,490	6	6,805	+ 1,684
Lung Cancers	4	8,103	12	1,775	+ 6,328
Lung Disease	5	7,772	3	9,456	- 1,685
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,971	8	5,117	- 146
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,435	24	911	+ 3,524
Prostate Cancer	8	3,674	30	507	+ 3,167
Breast Cancer	9	3,222	15	1,383	+ 1,839
Parkinson's Disease	10	3,199	45	168	+ 3,031
Other Injuries	11	3,020	14	1,529	+ 1,491
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,615	43	214	+ 2,402
Suicide	13	2,430	10	2,977	- 547
Lymphomas	14	2,220	21	1,027	+ 1,193
Kidney Disease	15	2,007	5	6,858	- 4,851
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,791	2	12,460	- 10,669
Hypertension	17	1,462	20	1,055	+ 407
Falls	18	1,430	23	964	+ 466
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,360	13	1,544	- 184
Liver Cancer	20	1,351	19	1,090	+ 260
Bladder Cancer	21	1,229	34	432	+ 797
Leukemia	22	1,141	18	1,155	- 14
Stomach Cancer	23	1,060	16	1,321	- 261
Drug Use	24	1,015	40	257	+ 758
Ovary Cancer	25	992	37	281	+ 711
Inflammatory/Heart	26	943	35	425	+ 518
Endocrine Disorders	27	941	32	462	+ 479
Alcohol	28	854	51	82	+ 772
Skin Cancers	29	784	52	58	+ 726
Other Neoplasms	30	587	50	86	+ 502
Liver Disease	31	571	17	1,303	- 732
Cervical Cancer	32	555	26	762	- 207
Oral Cancer	33	516	11	2,893	- 2,378
Congenital Anomalies	34	450	22	989	- 539
Road Traffic Accidents	35	420	9	4,200	- 3,780
Uterin Cancer	36	417	42	218	+ 199
Epilepsy	37	327	39	269	+ 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	256	60	11	+ 245
Violence	39	242	31	499	- 257
Anemia	40	221	33	445	- 224
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	197	56	38	+ 158
Poisonings	42	195	49	93	+ 102
Low Birth Weight	43	182	29	536	- 354
Multiple Sclerosis	44	167	69	2	+ 164
Skin Disease	45	159	36	293	- 134
Birth Trauma	46	150	44	193	- 43
Osteoarthritis	47	125	67	3	+ 122
Asthma	48	100	7	6,471	- 6,371
Schizophrenia	49	88	65	5	+ 83
Meningitis	50	77	46	146	- 69
Upper Respiratory	51	67	66	5	+ 62
Hepatitis C	52	67	75	0	+ 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	64	70	2	+ 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	63	53	49	+ 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	59	28	605	- 546
Drownings	56	55	27	731	- 675
Malnutrition	57	33	54	43	- 11
Fires	58	32	41	239	- 206
HIV/AIDS	59	28	55	39	- 11
Maternal Conditions	60	22	48	96	- 75
War	61	2	38	280	- 277
Pertussis	62	1	59	15	- 14
Hepatitis B	63	0	62	6	- 6
Otitis Media	64	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	63	6	- 6
Diphtheria	66	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	57	27	- 27
Ascariasis	69	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	47	131	- 131
Malaria	73	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	61	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	58	15	- 15
Chlamydia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	25	769	- 769
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	68	3	- 3
Appendicitis	86	0	64	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

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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.