SRI LANKA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,777	1	26,304	+ 40,473
Stroke	2	18,548	6	6,805	+ 11,743
Lung Cancers	3	14,627	12	1,775	+ 12,852
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,346	8	5,117	+ 6,229
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	8,289	24	911	+ 7,378
Lung Disease	6	7,759	3	9,456	- 1,697
Other Neoplasms	7	5,252	50	86	+ 5,166
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,076	2	12,460	- 7,384
Breast Cancer	9	4,520	15	1,383	+ 3,137
Liver Disease	10	4,489	17	1,303	+ 3,186
Prostate Cancer	11	3,681	30	507	+ 3,174
Stomach Cancer	12	3,353	16	1,321	+ 2,032
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,080	43	214	+ 2,867
Alcohol	14	2,972	51	82	+ 2,890
Hypertension	15	2,801	20	1,055	+ 1,745
Falls	16	2,673	23	964	+ 1,709
Bladder Cancer	17	2,667	34	432	+ 2,235
Suicide	18	2,429	10	2,977	- 548
Lymphomas	19	2,350	21	1,027	+ 1,322
Kidney Disease	20	2,306	5	6,858	- 4,552
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,100	4	6,939	- 4,839
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,017	9	4,200	- 2,183
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,983	35	425	+ 1,558
Leukemia	24	1,960	18	1,155	+ 806
Oral Cancer	25	1,916	11	2,893	- 978
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,754	56	38	+ 1,716
Ovary Cancer	27	1,662	37	281	+ 1,381
Other Injuries	28	1,433	14	1,529	- 96
Liver Cancer	29	1,299	19	1,090	+ 209
Uterin Cancer	30	1,227	42	218	+ 1,009
Skin Cancers	31	1,222	52	58	+ 1,164
Cervical Cancer	32	1,082	26	762	+ 319
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,023	13	1,544	- 521
Parkinson's Disease	34	851	45	168	+ 683
Epilepsy	35	650	39	269	+ 380
Congenital Anomalies	36	520	22	989	- 469
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	476	28	605	- 129
Endocrine Disorders	38	471	32	462	+ 9
Drownings	39	361	27	731	- 369
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	347	53	49	+ 298
Tuberculosis	41	338	25	769	- 431
Low Birth Weight	42	328	29	536	- 208
Asthma	43	306	7	6,471	- 6,165
Multiple Sclerosis	44	285	69	2	+ 283
Fires	45	269	41	239	+ 30
Skin Disease	46	266	36	293	- 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	209	60	11	+ 198
Drug Use	48	182	40	257	- 75
Violence	49	167	31	499	- 332
Malnutrition	50	165	54	43	+ 121
Poisonings	51	116	49	93	+ 23
Hepatitis C	52	107	75	0	+ 107
Meningitis	53	97	46	146	- 49
HIV/AIDS	54	65	55	39	+ 26
Appendicitis	55	39	64	5	+ 34
Hepatitis B	56	30	62	6	+ 24
Birth Trauma	57	29	44	193	- 163
Schizophrenia	58	17	65	5	+ 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	16	70	2	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	60	11	66	5	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	61	10	67	3	+ 7
Anemia	62	7	33	445	- 438
Maternal Conditions	63	5	48	96	- 91
Encephalitis	64	4	61	10	- 7
Oral conditions	65	2	68	3	- 1
War	66	2	38	280	- 278
Tetanus	67	1	57	27	- 27
Otitis Media	68	1	76	0	+ 1
Syphilis	69	0	58	15	- 15
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	59	15	- 14
Measles	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	47	131	- 131
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Poland

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.