BOSNIA/HERZEG. VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,545	1	9,201	- 4,655
Diabetes Mellitus	2	2,153	3	2,406	- 252
Lung Disease	3	1,634	5	1,163	+ 471
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,199	6	1,144	+ 56
Kidney Disease	5	1,185	9	689	+ 496
Stroke	6	1,176	2	7,871	- 6,695
Asthma	7	1,118	37	60	+ 1,059
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	884	17	440	+ 444
Road Traffic Accidents	9	726	16	446	+ 280
Suicide	10	515	19	361	+ 154
Oral Cancer	11	500	27	146	+ 354
Lung Cancers	12	307	4	2,076	- 1,770
Oesophagus Cancer	13	267	31	110	+ 157
Other Injuries	14	264	26	157	+ 108
Breast Cancer	15	239	13	528	- 289
Stomach Cancer	16	228	12	532	- 304
Liver Disease	17	225	10	613	- 388
Leukemia	18	200	23	186	+ 13
Liver Cancer	19	188	14	480	- 291
Hypertension	20	182	11	546	- 363
Lymphomas	21	178	24	184	- 7
Congenital Anomalies	22	171	35	69	+ 102
Falls	23	167	21	267	- 100
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	158	7	998	- 841
Tuberculosis	25	133	32	93	+ 40
Cervical Cancer	26	132	29	132	- 0
Drownings	27	126	42	48	+ 78
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	104	54	8	+ 96
Low Birth Weight	29	93	41	48	+ 44
Prostate Cancer	30	88	18	413	- 325
Violence	31	86	40	49	+ 37
Endocrine Disorders	32	80	39	53	+ 26
Anemia	33	77	86	0	+ 77
Bladder Cancer	34	75	22	232	- 158
Inflammatory/Heart	35	73	8	874	- 801
Skin Disease	36	51	47	21	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	37	49	25	182	- 134
War	38	48	62	0	+ 48
Epilepsy	39	47	36	60	- 14
Drug Use	40	44	44	25	+ 19
Fires	41	41	38	54	- 13
Uterin Cancer	42	38	33	92	- 54
Pancreas Cancer	43	37	15	463	- 426
Birth Trauma	44	33	49	14	+ 19
Parkinson's Disease	45	29	20	341	- 312
Meningitis	46	25	53	10	+ 16
Dengue	47	23	74	0	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	48	17	58	2	+ 14
Poisonings	49	16	50	13	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	50	15	45	23	- 8
Alcohol	51	14	34	90	- 76
Skin Cancers	52	10	28	133	- 123
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	9	43	36	- 28
Malnutrition	54	8	57	2	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	55	7	70	0	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	7	30	121	- 114
Tetanus	57	5	60	1	+ 4
Syphilis	58	3	61	1	+ 2
Pertussis	59	3	59	2	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	48	19	- 18
Encephalitis	61	2	51	13	- 11
Hepatitis B	62	1	56	3	- 2
Leprosy	63	1	69	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	64	1	52	11	- 10
Schizophrenia	65	1	83	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	63	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	67	1	81	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	46	22	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	64	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	76	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	55	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Sri Lanka

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.