SRI LANKA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,442	1	26,304	- 4,862
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,756	4	6,939	+ 2,818
Lung Cancers	3	8,506	12	1,775	+ 6,731
Stroke	4	8,416	6	6,805	+ 1,610
Lung Disease	5	7,937	3	9,456	- 1,519
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,293	24	911	+ 3,381
Breast Cancer	7	3,709	15	1,383	+ 2,326
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,640	8	5,117	- 1,477
Kidney Disease	9	2,977	5	6,858	- 3,881
Other Injuries	10	2,893	14	1,529	+ 1,364
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,678	43	214	+ 2,464
Liver Disease	12	2,457	17	1,303	+ 1,154
Suicide	13	2,272	10	2,977	- 706
Lymphomas	14	2,110	21	1,027	+ 1,082
Prostate Cancer	15	2,083	30	507	+ 1,576
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,026	45	168	+ 1,859
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,000	2	12,460	- 10,460
Falls	18	1,984	23	964	+ 1,020
Hypertension	19	1,756	20	1,055	+ 701
Leukemia	20	1,734	18	1,155	+ 579
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,728	32	462	+ 1,265
Stomach Cancer	22	1,675	16	1,321	+ 354
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,606	35	425	+ 1,181
Other Neoplasms	24	1,599	50	86	+ 1,513
Liver Cancer	25	1,589	19	1,090	+ 498
Bladder Cancer	26	1,433	34	432	+ 1,002
Ovary Cancer	27	1,155	37	281	+ 874
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,041	13	1,544	- 503
Alcohol	29	829	51	82	+ 746
Road Traffic Accidents	30	822	9	4,200	- 3,378
Skin Cancers	31	707	52	58	+ 649
Malnutrition	32	637	54	43	+ 593
Oral Cancer	33	622	11	2,893	- 2,271
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	619	53	49	+ 570
Epilepsy	35	551	39	269	+ 282
Uterin Cancer	36	512	42	218	+ 295
Congenital Anomalies	37	341	22	989	- 648
Cervical Cancer	38	314	26	762	- 448
Drug Use	39	304	40	257	+ 47
Anemia	40	276	33	445	- 169
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	221	56	38	+ 183
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	202	28	605	- 403
Schizophrenia	43	190	65	5	+ 185
Skin Disease	44	176	36	293	- 117
Asthma	45	151	7	6,471	- 6,320
Multiple Sclerosis	46	134	69	2	+ 132
Hepatitis C	47	121	75	0	+ 121
Violence	48	102	31	499	- 397
Low Birth Weight	49	100	29	536	- 436
Osteoarthritis	50	86	67	3	+ 83
Fires	51	83	41	239	- 156
HIV/AIDS	52	81	55	39	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	76	60	11	+ 65
Drownings	54	64	27	731	- 667
Tuberculosis	55	61	25	769	- 708
Poisonings	56	48	49	93	- 45
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	39	70	2	+ 37
Meningitis	58	22	46	146	- 124
Birth Trauma	59	20	44	193	- 173
Hepatitis B	60	18	62	6	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	61	13	66	5	+ 8
Appendicitis	62	11	64	5	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	63	11	48	96	- 85
Oral conditions	64	10	68	3	+ 7
Encephalitis	65	5	61	10	- 5
Syphilis	66	5	58	15	- 10
War	67	2	38	280	- 278
Pertussis	68	0	59	15	- 14
Tetanus	69	0	57	27	- 27
Measles	70	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	63	6	- 6
Ascariasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	47	131	- 131
Schistosomiasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Luxembourg

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.