SRI LANKA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	22,448	4	6,939	+ 15,509
Coronary Heart Disease	2	21,770	1	26,304	- 4,534
Lung Cancers	3	13,581	12	1,775	+ 11,806
Stroke	4	12,007	6	6,805	+ 5,201
Lung Disease	5	11,834	3	9,456	+ 2,378
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,210	24	911	+ 6,299
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,118	8	5,117	+ 1,001
Falls	8	5,109	23	964	+ 4,145
Breast Cancer	9	4,372	15	1,383	+ 2,989
Prostate Cancer	10	4,038	30	507	+ 3,532
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,705	43	214	+ 3,491
Kidney Disease	12	3,130	5	6,858	- 3,729
Lymphomas	13	3,106	21	1,027	+ 2,079
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,951	2	12,460	- 9,509
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,653	13	1,544	+ 1,109
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,622	45	168	+ 2,454
Suicide	17	2,505	10	2,977	- 473
Other Neoplasms	18	2,265	50	86	+ 2,179
Other Injuries	19	2,039	14	1,529	+ 509
Leukemia	20	1,952	18	1,155	+ 797
Bladder Cancer	21	1,820	34	432	+ 1,388
Stomach Cancer	22	1,683	16	1,321	+ 362
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,485	35	425	+ 1,060
Liver Cancer	24	1,438	19	1,090	+ 348
Ovary Cancer	25	1,319	37	281	+ 1,038
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,304	32	462	+ 842
Skin Cancers	27	1,267	52	58	+ 1,208
Liver Disease	28	1,157	17	1,303	- 146
Hypertension	29	1,012	20	1,055	- 43
Oral Cancer	30	950	11	2,893	- 1,944
Road Traffic Accidents	31	842	9	4,200	- 3,357
Alcohol	32	758	51	82	+ 675
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	722	28	605	+ 118
Uterin Cancer	34	700	42	218	+ 482
Congenital Anomalies	35	673	22	989	- 317
Skin Disease	36	365	36	293	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	37	365	69	2	+ 362
Epilepsy	38	357	39	269	+ 88
Cervical Cancer	39	329	26	762	- 433
Anemia	40	308	33	445	- 137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	294	53	49	+ 244
Drug Use	42	285	40	257	+ 28
Osteoarthritis	43	272	67	3	+ 269
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	265	60	11	+ 254
Low Birth Weight	45	207	29	536	- 329
Asthma	46	204	7	6,471	- 6,267
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	161	56	38	+ 123
Violence	48	133	31	499	- 366
Drownings	49	121	27	731	- 610
Schizophrenia	50	118	65	5	+ 113
Meningitis	51	97	46	146	- 49
Birth Trauma	52	91	44	193	- 101
Fires	53	61	41	239	- 178
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	52	70	2	+ 50
HIV/AIDS	55	40	55	39	+ 1
Tuberculosis	56	35	25	769	- 734
Upper Respiratory	57	35	66	5	+ 30
Appendicitis	58	32	64	5	+ 26
Oral conditions	59	26	68	3	+ 23
Hepatitis C	60	25	75	0	+ 25
Poisonings	61	22	49	93	- 72
Hepatitis B	62	17	62	6	+ 11
Malnutrition	63	15	54	43	- 29
Otitis Media	64	12	76	0	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	65	10	48	96	- 86
War	66	2	38	280	- 278
Pertussis	67	1	59	15	- 13
Encephalitis	68	1	61	10	- 9
Syphilis	69	1	58	15	- 14
Leishmaniasis	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	57	27	- 27
Measles	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	47	131	- 131
Ascariasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	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

Netherlands

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.