SRI LANKA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,229	1	26,304	- 5,075
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,811	4	6,939	+ 10,873
Lung Disease	3	10,864	3	9,456	+ 1,408
Stroke	4	9,876	6	6,805	+ 3,071
Lung Cancers	5	9,256	12	1,775	+ 7,481
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,168	8	5,117	+ 2,051
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,128	24	911	+ 6,217
Prostate Cancer	8	4,677	30	507	+ 4,170
Falls	9	3,102	23	964	+ 2,138
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,072	43	214	+ 2,859
Breast Cancer	11	2,785	15	1,383	+ 1,402
Lymphomas	12	2,576	21	1,027	+ 1,549
Suicide	13	2,527	10	2,977	- 450
Kidney Disease	14	2,437	5	6,858	- 4,421
Other Injuries	15	2,326	14	1,529	+ 796
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,232	2	12,460	- 10,228
Parkinson's Disease	17	2,211	45	168	+ 2,043
Skin Cancers	18	1,625	52	58	+ 1,567
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,432	32	462	+ 969
Bladder Cancer	20	1,421	34	432	+ 989
Leukemia	21	1,411	18	1,155	+ 256
Stomach Cancer	22	1,370	16	1,321	+ 49
Other Neoplasms	23	1,294	50	86	+ 1,208
Ovary Cancer	24	1,233	37	281	+ 951
Drug Use	25	1,052	40	257	+ 794
Liver Cancer	26	1,034	19	1,090	- 56
Oesophagus Cancer	27	989	13	1,544	- 555
Hypertension	28	917	20	1,055	- 138
Inflammatory/Heart	29	882	35	425	+ 457
Liver Disease	30	852	17	1,303	- 451
Alcohol	31	816	51	82	+ 734
Oral Cancer	32	669	11	2,893	- 2,224
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	637	56	38	+ 599
Congenital Anomalies	34	544	22	989	- 446
Malnutrition	35	539	54	43	+ 496
Uterin Cancer	36	535	42	218	+ 317
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	510	28	605	- 95
Skin Disease	38	509	36	293	+ 217
Cervical Cancer	39	499	26	762	- 264
Epilepsy	40	476	39	269	+ 206
Multiple Sclerosis	41	475	69	2	+ 473
Road Traffic Accidents	42	456	9	4,200	- 3,744
Asthma	43	337	7	6,471	- 6,134
Anemia	44	298	33	445	- 148
Drownings	45	258	27	731	- 473
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	245	53	49	+ 195
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	241	60	11	+ 230
Fires	48	178	41	239	- 61
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	129	70	2	+ 128
Violence	50	127	31	499	- 372
Osteoarthritis	51	109	67	3	+ 105
Low Birth Weight	52	93	29	536	- 443
Schizophrenia	53	91	65	5	+ 86
Birth Trauma	54	70	44	193	- 123
Hepatitis C	55	67	75	0	+ 67
Tuberculosis	56	60	25	769	- 710
Poisonings	57	57	49	93	- 36
Meningitis	58	54	46	146	- 92
Appendicitis	59	48	64	5	+ 43
Upper Respiratory	60	46	66	5	+ 42
HIV/AIDS	61	41	55	39	+ 2
Oral conditions	62	34	68	3	+ 31
Hepatitis B	63	13	62	6	+ 8
Pertussis	64	5	59	15	- 10
Otitis Media	65	5	76	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	66	5	48	96	- 92
Syphilis	67	3	58	15	- 11
War	68	2	38	280	- 278
Tetanus	69	1	57	27	- 26
Encephalitis	70	1	61	10	- 10
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	47	131	- 131
Ascariasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	80	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

Norway

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.