SRI LANKA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,276	1	26,304	+ 3,972
Stroke	2	22,482	6	6,805	+ 15,677
Diabetes Mellitus	3	14,112	2	12,460	+ 1,652
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	8,416	8	5,117	+ 3,300
Prostate Cancer	5	7,644	30	507	+ 7,137
Hypertension	6	7,565	20	1,055	+ 6,510
Violence	7	7,093	31	499	+ 6,594
Lung Disease	8	5,485	3	9,456	- 3,971
Kidney Disease	9	4,764	5	6,858	- 2,094
Breast Cancer	10	4,511	15	1,383	+ 3,128
HIV/AIDS	11	4,152	55	39	+ 4,113
Endocrine Disorders	12	3,023	32	462	+ 2,561
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,604	24	911	+ 1,693
Skin Disease	14	2,545	36	293	+ 2,252
Other Injuries	15	2,534	14	1,529	+ 1,004
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,214	35	425	+ 1,789
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,042	22	989	+ 1,053
Stomach Cancer	18	2,035	16	1,321	+ 714
Uterin Cancer	19	1,893	42	218	+ 1,675
Pancreas Cancer	20	1,859	43	214	+ 1,645
Cervical Cancer	21	1,856	26	762	+ 1,094
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,789	9	4,200	- 2,411
Liver Cancer	23	1,749	19	1,090	+ 658
Lung Cancers	24	1,745	12	1,775	- 30
Drownings	25	1,673	27	731	+ 942
Lymphomas	26	1,628	21	1,027	+ 601
Oral Cancer	27	1,368	11	2,893	- 1,525
Falls	28	1,356	23	964	+ 392
Leukemia	29	1,312	18	1,155	+ 157
Liver Disease	30	1,304	17	1,303	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,258	56	38	+ 1,220
Anemia	32	1,224	33	445	+ 778
Ovary Cancer	33	1,001	37	281	+ 720
Low Birth Weight	34	917	29	536	+ 381
Asthma	35	809	7	6,471	- 5,662
Oesophagus Cancer	36	802	13	1,544	- 742
Malnutrition	37	707	54	43	+ 663
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	674	53	49	+ 625
Fires	39	629	41	239	+ 391
Other Neoplasms	40	443	50	86	+ 357
Epilepsy	41	439	39	269	+ 170
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	436	4	6,939	- 6,503
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	431	28	605	- 173
Parkinson's Disease	44	410	45	168	+ 242
Bladder Cancer	45	410	34	432	- 22
Tuberculosis	46	396	25	769	- 373
Alcohol	47	354	51	82	+ 272
Birth Trauma	48	287	44	193	+ 95
Skin Cancers	49	277	52	58	+ 219
Drug Use	50	268	40	257	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	259	70	2	+ 257
Suicide	52	235	10	2,977	- 2,742
Maternal Conditions	53	216	48	96	+ 120
Otitis Media	54	160	76	0	+ 160
Appendicitis	55	97	64	5	+ 92
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	84	60	11	+ 73
Osteoarthritis	57	77	67	3	+ 74
War	58	13	38	280	- 266
Syphilis	59	2	58	15	- 13
Poisonings	60	1	49	93	- 92
Oral conditions	61	0	68	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	62	0	65	5	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	69	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	86	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	84	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	66	5	- 5
Leprosy	68	0	63	6	- 6
Hepatitis B	69	0	62	6	- 6
Hepatitis C	70	0	75	0	- 0
Meningitis	71	0	46	146	- 146
Encephalitis	72	0	61	10	- 10
Ascariasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	59	15	- 15
Tetanus	80	0	57	27	- 27
Measles	81	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Saint Vincent

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.