BELGIUM VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,332	1	15,281	- 948
Diabetes Mellitus	2	6,789	20	1,269	+ 5,520
Lung Disease	3	5,152	5	6,438	- 1,286
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	3,781	2	9,416	- 5,635
Kidney Disease	5	3,737	8	2,952	+ 785
Stroke	6	3,708	3	7,408	- 3,700
Asthma	7	3,526	46	128	+ 3,398
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,788	6	5,677	- 2,889
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,288	29	666	+ 1,622
Suicide	10	1,622	10	2,111	- 489
Oral Cancer	11	1,576	28	675	+ 902
Lung Cancers	12	967	4	6,777	- 5,810
Oesophagus Cancer	13	841	25	898	- 57
Other Injuries	14	833	11	2,006	- 1,173
Breast Cancer	15	754	9	2,587	- 1,833
Stomach Cancer	16	720	26	863	- 143
Liver Disease	17	710	17	1,433	- 723
Leukemia	18	629	21	1,199	- 570
Liver Cancer	19	594	24	976	- 382
Hypertension	20	575	27	740	- 165
Lymphomas	21	560	16	1,552	- 993
Congenital Anomalies	22	539	40	282	+ 257
Falls	23	525	15	1,756	- 1,230
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	497	7	3,329	- 2,832
Tuberculosis	25	419	54	46	+ 374
Cervical Cancer	26	415	41	243	+ 173
Drownings	27	398	47	79	+ 319
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	329	33	418	- 88
Low Birth Weight	29	292	50	70	+ 222
Prostate Cancer	30	276	13	1,824	- 1,548
Violence	31	272	44	149	+ 122
Endocrine Disorders	32	252	18	1,432	- 1,180
Anemia	33	243	43	199	+ 44
Bladder Cancer	34	235	22	1,078	- 843
Inflammatory/Heart	35	232	23	1,060	- 829
Skin Disease	36	159	35	380	- 220
Ovary Cancer	37	153	30	653	- 499
War	38	152	67	1	+ 151
Epilepsy	39	147	36	348	- 201
Drug Use	40	140	39	287	- 147
Fires	41	130	48	75	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	42	119	34	384	- 265
Pancreas Cancer	43	116	14	1,809	- 1,693
Birth Trauma	44	105	53	47	+ 58
Parkinson's Disease	45	91	19	1,378	- 1,286
Meningitis	46	80	58	28	+ 51
Dengue	47	71	83	0	+ 71
Maternal Conditions	48	52	64	6	+ 46
Poisonings	49	51	55	41	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	50	47	12	1,828	- 1,781
Alcohol	51	45	32	500	- 455
Skin Cancers	52	32	31	522	- 490
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	27	37	293	- 266
Malnutrition	54	24	38	291	- 267
HIV/AIDS	55	21	57	36	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	21	42	213	- 192
Tetanus	57	15	78	0	+ 15
Syphilis	58	8	70	0	+ 8
Pertussis	59	8	68	1	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	6	49	73	- 67
Encephalitis	61	6	66	1	+ 4
Hepatitis B	62	3	63	17	- 13
Leprosy	63	3	72	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	64	3	62	17	- 14
Schizophrenia	65	3	56	40	- 37
Upper Respiratory	66	2	59	22	- 20
Osteoarthritis	67	2	51	59	- 57
Oral conditions	68	2	61	19	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	45	147	- 146
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	60	20	- 19
Hookworm Disease	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	52	53	- 53
Otitis Media	76	0	65	2	- 2
Measles	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Sri Lanka

Belgium

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.