AUSTRIA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		AUSTRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,731	1	17,638	- 6,907
Diabetes Mellitus	2	5,083	9	2,093	+ 2,990
Lung Disease	3	3,858	5	4,107	- 249
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	2,831	4	4,174	- 1,344
Kidney Disease	5	2,798	8	2,247	+ 551
Stroke	6	2,776	2	5,208	- 2,432
Asthma	7	2,640	45	81	+ 2,559
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,087	13	1,563	+ 524
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,713	31	436	+ 1,278
Suicide	10	1,215	17	1,307	- 92
Oral Cancer	11	1,180	27	614	+ 566
Lung Cancers	12	724	3	4,217	- 3,493
Oesophagus Cancer	13	630	32	406	+ 224
Other Injuries	14	624	12	1,700	- 1,076
Breast Cancer	15	564	11	1,857	- 1,292
Stomach Cancer	16	539	24	817	- 278
Liver Disease	17	532	16	1,366	- 834
Leukemia	18	471	23	878	- 407
Liver Cancer	19	445	22	922	- 477
Hypertension	20	431	6	3,601	- 3,170
Lymphomas	21	419	18	1,167	- 748
Congenital Anomalies	22	404	34	327	+ 77
Falls	23	393	21	982	- 589
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	372	7	2,324	- 1,952
Tuberculosis	25	314	50	41	+ 273
Cervical Cancer	26	311	37	205	+ 106
Drownings	27	298	48	42	+ 256
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	247	40	152	+ 95
Low Birth Weight	29	219	51	40	+ 179
Prostate Cancer	30	207	15	1,501	- 1,294
Violence	31	204	47	47	+ 157
Endocrine Disorders	32	189	20	1,077	- 889
Anemia	33	182	44	99	+ 83
Bladder Cancer	34	176	26	617	- 441
Inflammatory/Heart	35	173	14	1,515	- 1,342
Skin Disease	36	119	43	99	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	37	115	30	513	- 399
War	38	114	67	1	+ 113
Epilepsy	39	110	36	222	- 112
Drug Use	40	105	39	161	- 56
Fires	41	97	52	36	+ 62
Uterin Cancer	42	89	35	275	- 186
Pancreas Cancer	43	87	10	1,901	- 1,814
Birth Trauma	44	79	54	34	+ 45
Parkinson's Disease	45	68	19	1,102	- 1,034
Meningitis	46	60	58	22	+ 38
Dengue	47	53	81	0	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	48	39	64	4	+ 35
Poisonings	49	38	60	15	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	50	35	25	814	- 779
Alcohol	51	34	29	538	- 505
Skin Cancers	52	24	28	585	- 561
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	20	33	379	- 359
Malnutrition	54	18	46	71	- 53
HIV/AIDS	55	16	49	41	- 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	16	42	142	- 126
Tetanus	57	11	72	0	+ 11
Syphilis	58	6	66	1	+ 5
Pertussis	59	6	70	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	4	53	35	- 30
Encephalitis	61	4	68	1	+ 3
Hepatitis B	62	2	62	8	- 6
Leprosy	63	2	84	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	64	2	59	15	- 13
Schizophrenia	65	2	63	4	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	55	26	- 24
Osteoarthritis	67	1	57	22	- 21
Oral conditions	68	1	61	8	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	38	170	- 169
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	56	22	- 21
Hookworm Disease	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	41	147	- 147
Otitis Media	76	0	65	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRIA

Sri Lanka

Austria

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.