SRI LANKA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,002	1	26,304	- 6,302
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,480	4	6,939	+ 6,541
Lung Cancers	3	8,048	12	1,775	+ 6,273
Lung Disease	4	8,046	3	9,456	- 1,411
Stroke	5	7,434	6	6,805	+ 628
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,453	8	5,117	+ 336
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,600	24	911	+ 3,689
Breast Cancer	8	3,191	15	1,383	+ 1,808
Prostate Cancer	9	2,457	30	507	+ 1,950
Kidney Disease	10	2,379	5	6,858	- 4,479
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,228	43	214	+ 2,015
Parkinson's Disease	12	2,225	45	168	+ 2,057
Lymphomas	13	2,154	21	1,027	+ 1,127
Suicide	14	1,974	10	2,977	- 1,004
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,758	13	1,544	+ 214
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,737	2	12,460	- 10,723
Stomach Cancer	17	1,498	16	1,321	+ 177
Liver Cancer	18	1,336	19	1,090	+ 245
Liver Disease	19	1,173	17	1,303	- 130
Leukemia	20	1,150	18	1,155	- 5
Ovary Cancer	21	1,146	37	281	+ 865
Bladder Cancer	22	1,075	34	432	+ 643
Skin Cancers	23	1,057	52	58	+ 999
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,047	32	462	+ 585
Falls	25	1,037	23	964	+ 73
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,007	35	425	+ 582
Other Neoplasms	27	915	50	86	+ 830
Oral Cancer	28	767	11	2,893	- 2,126
Hypertension	29	734	20	1,055	- 321
Other Injuries	30	718	14	1,529	- 812
Drug Use	31	700	40	257	+ 443
Congenital Anomalies	32	643	22	989	- 347
Road Traffic Accidents	33	643	9	4,200	- 3,557
Uterin Cancer	34	530	42	218	+ 312
Cervical Cancer	35	432	26	762	- 330
Epilepsy	36	357	39	269	+ 88
Multiple Sclerosis	37	349	69	2	+ 346
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	281	56	38	+ 243
Alcohol	39	269	51	82	+ 187
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	248	60	11	+ 237
Asthma	41	243	7	6,471	- 6,228
Skin Disease	42	242	36	293	- 50
Drownings	43	240	27	731	- 490
Low Birth Weight	44	234	29	536	- 302
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	221	28	605	- 384
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	209	53	49	+ 160
Violence	47	160	31	499	- 339
Fires	48	126	41	239	- 113
Anemia	49	121	33	445	- 324
Tuberculosis	50	97	25	769	- 672
Osteoarthritis	51	82	67	3	+ 79
Hepatitis C	52	81	75	0	+ 81
Poisonings	53	59	49	93	- 34
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	57	70	2	+ 56
Schizophrenia	55	49	65	5	+ 44
Birth Trauma	56	42	44	193	- 151
HIV/AIDS	57	36	55	39	- 3
Meningitis	58	31	46	146	- 115
Hepatitis B	59	25	62	6	+ 19
Appendicitis	60	14	64	5	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	61	13	48	96	- 83
Oral conditions	62	10	68	3	+ 6
Malnutrition	63	7	54	43	- 36
Upper Respiratory	64	4	66	5	- 0
War	65	2	38	280	- 278
Encephalitis	66	1	61	10	- 10
Pertussis	67	0	59	15	- 15
Syphilis	68	0	58	15	- 15
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	63	6	- 6
Otitis Media	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	57	27	- 27
Diphtheria	82	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	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

Ireland

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.