SRI LANKA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,030	1	26,304	- 2,274
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,685	4	6,939	+ 12,746
Stroke	3	13,485	6	6,805	+ 6,680
Lung Cancers	4	10,289	12	1,775	+ 8,515
Lung Disease	5	8,800	3	9,456	- 657
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,884	24	911	+ 6,973
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,377	8	5,117	+ 1,261
Kidney Disease	8	4,521	5	6,858	- 2,337
Hypertension	9	4,238	20	1,055	+ 3,182
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,614	2	12,460	- 8,846
Breast Cancer	11	3,286	15	1,383	+ 1,903
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,139	43	214	+ 2,926
Prostate Cancer	13	2,985	30	507	+ 2,478
Stomach Cancer	14	2,695	16	1,321	+ 1,374
Other Injuries	15	2,574	14	1,529	+ 1,045
Lymphomas	16	2,480	21	1,027	+ 1,453
Bladder Cancer	17	2,428	34	432	+ 1,996
Liver Cancer	18	2,370	19	1,090	+ 1,280
Inflammatory/Heart	19	2,317	35	425	+ 1,892
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,298	45	168	+ 2,130
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,261	32	462	+ 1,799
Other Neoplasms	22	2,208	50	86	+ 2,122
Liver Disease	23	1,967	17	1,303	+ 664
Leukemia	24	1,754	18	1,155	+ 599
Suicide	25	1,678	10	2,977	- 1,299
Falls	26	1,509	23	964	+ 545
Oral Cancer	27	1,201	11	2,893	- 1,692
Ovary Cancer	28	942	37	281	+ 661
Oesophagus Cancer	29	935	13	1,544	- 609
Skin Disease	30	856	36	293	+ 563
Road Traffic Accidents	31	851	9	4,200	- 3,349
Skin Cancers	32	838	52	58	+ 780
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	750	53	49	+ 700
Uterin Cancer	34	749	42	218	+ 532
Asthma	35	527	7	6,471	- 5,944
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	495	28	605	- 110
Anemia	37	425	33	445	- 20
Congenital Anomalies	38	401	22	989	- 588
Cervical Cancer	39	398	26	762	- 365
Epilepsy	40	383	39	269	+ 114
Drug Use	41	361	40	257	+ 104
Hepatitis C	42	303	75	0	+ 303
HIV/AIDS	43	250	55	39	+ 211
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	221	56	38	+ 183
Drownings	45	207	27	731	- 523
Alcohol	46	155	51	82	+ 73
Malnutrition	47	141	54	43	+ 97
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	137	60	11	+ 126
Multiple Sclerosis	49	133	69	2	+ 131
Tuberculosis	50	126	25	769	- 644
Violence	51	122	31	499	- 377
Low Birth Weight	52	117	29	536	- 419
Osteoarthritis	53	99	67	3	+ 95
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	95	70	2	+ 93
Fires	55	86	41	239	- 153
Schizophrenia	56	84	65	5	+ 79
Poisonings	57	79	49	93	- 14
Hepatitis B	58	75	62	6	+ 69
Meningitis	59	60	46	146	- 86
Birth Trauma	60	52	44	193	- 140
Appendicitis	61	37	64	5	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	62	22	66	5	+ 17
Oral conditions	63	20	68	3	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	64	6	48	96	- 90
Leishmaniasis	65	5	73	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	66	4	76	0	+ 4
Syphilis	67	4	58	15	- 11
War	68	3	38	280	- 277
Iodine Deficiency	69	2	78	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	70	2	61	10	- 9
Chagas disease	71	2	83	0	+ 2
Tetanus	72	1	57	27	- 27
Pertussis	73	1	59	15	- 14
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	63	6	- 5
Diphtheria	76	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	47	131	- 131
Ascariasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	82	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

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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.