SRI LANKA VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,968	1	26,304	- 5,336
Stroke	2	12,320	6	6,805	+ 5,515
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,092	28	605	+ 8,488
Low Birth Weight	4	8,133	29	536	+ 7,597
Lung Disease	5	7,576	3	9,456	- 1,881
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,272	8	5,117	+ 2,155
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,562	2	12,460	- 6,898
Birth Trauma	8	5,188	44	193	+ 4,995
Kidney Disease	9	4,947	5	6,858	- 1,911
Liver Disease	10	4,777	17	1,303	+ 3,474
Tuberculosis	11	3,667	25	769	+ 2,898
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,454	9	4,200	- 1,746
Other Injuries	13	2,353	14	1,529	+ 823
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,293	22	989	+ 1,303
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	2,266	53	49	+ 2,217
Hypertension	16	1,996	20	1,055	+ 941
Asthma	17	1,808	7	6,471	- 4,663
Suicide	18	1,684	10	2,977	- 1,294
Meningitis	19	1,570	46	146	+ 1,424
Breast Cancer	20	1,569	15	1,383	+ 186
Oral Cancer	21	1,497	11	2,893	- 1,397
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,325	4	6,939	- 5,613
Violence	23	1,126	31	499	+ 627
Maternal Conditions	24	1,079	48	96	+ 983
Endocrine Disorders	25	996	32	462	+ 534
Lung Cancers	26	844	12	1,775	- 931
Malnutrition	27	771	54	43	+ 728
Falls	28	753	23	964	- 211
Oesophagus Cancer	29	685	13	1,544	- 859
Tetanus	30	657	57	27	+ 629
Lymphomas	31	611	21	1,027	- 416
HIV/AIDS	32	592	55	39	+ 553
Encephalitis	33	579	61	10	+ 569
Pertussis	34	554	59	15	+ 539
Parkinson's Disease	35	535	45	168	+ 368
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	475	56	38	+ 437
Drownings	37	468	27	731	- 262
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	460	24	911	- 452
Leukemia	39	458	18	1,155	- 697
Epilepsy	40	424	39	269	+ 155
Liver Cancer	41	386	19	1,090	- 705
Fires	42	375	41	239	+ 136
Stomach Cancer	43	352	16	1,321	- 969
Cervical Cancer	44	349	26	762	- 413
Prostate Cancer	45	310	30	507	- 197
Ovary Cancer	46	308	37	281	+ 27
Poisonings	47	293	49	93	+ 200
Bladder Cancer	48	238	34	432	- 194
Measles	49	225	77	0	+ 225
Alcohol	50	220	51	82	+ 137
Appendicitis	51	215	64	5	+ 210
Inflammatory/Heart	52	202	35	425	- 223
Hepatitis B	53	197	62	6	+ 192
Skin Cancers	54	134	52	58	+ 76
Dengue	55	125	47	131	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	121	60	11	+ 110
Syphilis	57	112	58	15	+ 97
Hepatitis C	58	107	75	0	+ 107
Uterin Cancer	59	104	42	218	- 114
Pancreas Cancer	60	93	43	214	- 120
Drug Use	61	72	40	257	- 185
War	62	52	38	280	- 228
Malaria	63	51	80	0	+ 51
Other Neoplasms	64	36	50	86	- 50
Multiple Sclerosis	65	36	69	2	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	66	25	66	5	+ 21
Skin Disease	67	11	36	293	- 281
Ascariasis	68	7	72	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	6	74	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	70	4	84	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	63	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	80	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Pakistan

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.