SRI LANKA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,018	1	26,304	+ 8,714
Stroke	2	22,584	6	6,805	+ 15,779
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	14,944	4	6,939	+ 8,005
Lung Cancers	4	12,315	12	1,775	+ 10,540
Lung Disease	5	11,676	3	9,456	+ 2,220
Hypertension	6	10,793	20	1,055	+ 9,737
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,664	24	911	+ 6,752
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,152	2	12,460	- 5,308
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,891	8	5,117	+ 775
Breast Cancer	10	5,001	15	1,383	+ 3,618
Kidney Disease	11	4,589	5	6,858	- 2,270
Other Injuries	12	4,367	14	1,529	+ 2,838
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,361	43	214	+ 4,147
Stomach Cancer	14	3,697	16	1,321	+ 2,376
Other Neoplasms	15	3,600	50	86	+ 3,514
Lymphomas	16	3,487	21	1,027	+ 2,460
Liver Cancer	17	3,469	19	1,090	+ 2,378
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,040	32	462	+ 2,578
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,039	45	168	+ 2,871
Prostate Cancer	20	3,032	30	507	+ 2,525
Leukemia	21	2,426	18	1,155	+ 1,271
Bladder Cancer	22	2,420	34	432	+ 1,988
Liver Disease	23	2,005	17	1,303	+ 702
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,994	35	425	+ 1,569
Falls	25	1,523	23	964	+ 558
Suicide	26	1,457	10	2,977	- 1,520
Oral Cancer	27	1,206	11	2,893	- 1,688
Ovary Cancer	28	1,183	37	281	+ 902
Skin Cancers	29	1,168	52	58	+ 1,110
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,161	9	4,200	- 3,038
Hepatitis C	31	884	75	0	+ 884
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	799	53	49	+ 749
Uterin Cancer	33	792	42	218	+ 575
Oesophagus Cancer	34	737	13	1,544	- 807
Anemia	35	603	33	445	+ 158
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	585	28	605	- 20
Congenital Anomalies	37	520	22	989	- 469
Skin Disease	38	519	36	293	+ 227
Epilepsy	39	482	39	269	+ 213
Cervical Cancer	40	416	26	762	- 346
Malnutrition	41	280	54	43	+ 236
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	253	60	11	+ 242
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	249	56	38	+ 211
Multiple Sclerosis	44	244	69	2	+ 242
Drug Use	45	236	40	257	- 21
HIV/AIDS	46	187	55	39	+ 148
Asthma	47	178	7	6,471	- 6,293
Osteoarthritis	48	173	67	3	+ 170
Schizophrenia	49	153	65	5	+ 148
Violence	50	147	31	499	- 352
Low Birth Weight	51	129	29	536	- 407
Drownings	52	124	27	731	- 607
Tuberculosis	53	121	25	769	- 648
Hepatitis B	54	120	62	6	+ 114
Alcohol	55	100	51	82	+ 18
Fires	56	98	41	239	- 141
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	87	70	2	+ 85
Poisonings	58	56	49	93	- 38
Birth Trauma	59	51	44	193	- 142
Meningitis	60	46	46	146	- 100
Appendicitis	61	17	64	5	+ 12
Oral conditions	62	17	68	3	+ 14
Tetanus	63	8	57	27	- 20
Upper Respiratory	64	7	66	5	+ 3
Otitis Media	65	6	76	0	+ 6
War	66	2	38	280	- 278
Maternal Conditions	67	2	48	96	- 94
Encephalitis	68	2	61	10	- 9
Syphilis	69	2	58	15	- 13
Leishmaniasis	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	59	15	- 14
Leprosy	74	0	63	6	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	71	0	- 0
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

Italy

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.