SRI LANKA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,836	1	26,304	- 14,468
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,248	8	5,117	+ 6,132
Stroke	3	10,804	6	6,805	+ 3,998
Lung Cancers	4	8,565	12	1,775	+ 6,790
Suicide	5	6,177	10	2,977	+ 3,200
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	5,126	4	6,939	- 1,812
Liver Cancer	7	4,891	19	1,090	+ 3,801
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	4,297	24	911	+ 3,385
Kidney Disease	9	4,266	5	6,858	- 2,592
Stomach Cancer	10	3,640	16	1,321	+ 2,319
Lung Disease	11	3,599	3	9,456	- 5,857
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,952	43	214	+ 2,738
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,875	2	12,460	- 9,585
Liver Disease	14	2,680	17	1,303	+ 1,377
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,857	9	4,200	- 2,343
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,668	45	168	+ 1,500
Hypertension	17	1,566	20	1,055	+ 511
Other Injuries	18	1,534	14	1,529	+ 4
Lymphomas	19	1,468	21	1,027	+ 440
Falls	20	1,238	23	964	+ 274
Breast Cancer	21	1,216	15	1,383	- 167
Prostate Cancer	22	977	30	507	+ 470
Leukemia	23	903	18	1,155	- 252
Tuberculosis	24	823	25	769	+ 54
Endocrine Disorders	25	798	32	462	+ 336
Other Neoplasms	26	763	50	86	+ 677
Bladder Cancer	27	746	34	432	+ 315
Oesophagus Cancer	28	731	13	1,544	- 813
Oral Cancer	29	615	11	2,893	- 2,278
Ovary Cancer	30	561	37	281	+ 280
Inflammatory/Heart	31	559	35	425	+ 134
Asthma	32	486	7	6,471	- 5,985
Alcohol	33	456	51	82	+ 374
Cervical Cancer	34	450	26	762	- 313
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	392	28	605	- 213
Skin Disease	36	297	36	293	+ 5
Skin Cancers	37	247	52	58	+ 188
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	228	56	38	+ 190
Hepatitis B	39	222	62	6	+ 216
Epilepsy	40	221	39	269	- 48
Congenital Anomalies	41	219	22	989	- 771
Drownings	42	211	27	731	- 519
Uterin Cancer	43	177	42	218	- 41
Violence	44	163	31	499	- 336
Low Birth Weight	45	156	29	536	- 380
Anemia	46	139	33	445	- 306
Fires	47	111	41	239	- 128
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	95	53	49	+ 45
Hepatitis C	49	71	75	0	+ 71
Drug Use	50	65	40	257	- 192
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	63	60	11	+ 52
Poisonings	52	49	49	93	- 45
Malnutrition	53	37	54	43	- 6
Birth Trauma	54	37	44	193	- 156
HIV/AIDS	55	36	55	39	- 4
Schizophrenia	56	33	65	5	+ 28
Appendicitis	57	23	64	5	+ 17
Meningitis	58	21	46	146	- 125
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	21	70	2	+ 19
Osteoarthritis	60	17	67	3	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	61	14	48	96	- 82
Syphilis	62	11	58	15	- 4
Upper Respiratory	63	11	66	5	+ 6
Oral conditions	64	9	68	3	+ 6
Encephalitis	65	8	61	10	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	69	2	+ 2
Pertussis	67	3	59	15	- 12
War	68	2	38	280	- 278
Tetanus	69	2	57	27	- 26
Otitis Media	70	2	76	0	+ 2
Malaria	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	47	131	- 131
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	63	6	- 6
Measles	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	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

South Korea

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.