BULGARIA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,116	1	36,513	- 28,397
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,845	11	1,344	+ 2,500
Lung Disease	3	2,918	4	3,993	- 1,075
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	2,141	33	147	+ 1,993
Kidney Disease	5	2,116	7	1,855	+ 262
Stroke	6	2,100	2	21,347	- 19,248
Asthma	7	1,997	50	28	+ 1,969
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,579	9	1,396	+ 183
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,296	17	647	+ 649
Suicide	10	919	15	681	+ 238
Oral Cancer	11	893	25	408	+ 485
Lung Cancers	12	548	5	3,288	- 2,740
Oesophagus Cancer	13	476	31	195	+ 281
Other Injuries	14	472	21	437	+ 34
Breast Cancer	15	427	10	1,358	- 931
Stomach Cancer	16	408	12	1,175	- 767
Liver Disease	17	402	8	1,804	- 1,402
Leukemia	18	356	20	460	- 103
Liver Cancer	19	336	16	664	- 327
Hypertension	20	326	3	5,916	- 5,590
Lymphomas	21	317	19	499	- 182
Congenital Anomalies	22	305	32	160	+ 146
Falls	23	297	26	381	- 84
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	281	6	2,591	- 2,310
Tuberculosis	25	237	38	104	+ 134
Cervical Cancer	26	235	22	422	- 187
Drownings	27	225	35	129	+ 96
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	187	51	27	+ 160
Low Birth Weight	29	165	37	116	+ 49
Prostate Cancer	30	156	14	1,016	- 859
Violence	31	154	41	84	+ 70
Endocrine Disorders	32	143	34	146	- 3
Anemia	33	137	52	25	+ 112
Bladder Cancer	34	133	18	637	- 504
Inflammatory/Heart	35	131	24	409	- 278
Skin Disease	36	90	44	53	+ 37
Ovary Cancer	37	87	23	420	- 333
War	38	86	64	3	+ 83
Epilepsy	39	83	39	93	- 10
Drug Use	40	79	42	76	+ 3
Fires	41	74	36	124	- 50
Uterin Cancer	42	67	27	369	- 302
Pancreas Cancer	43	66	13	1,063	- 997
Birth Trauma	44	59	47	40	+ 20
Parkinson's Disease	45	52	29	284	- 232
Meningitis	46	45	49	31	+ 14
Dengue	47	40	77	0	+ 40
Maternal Conditions	48	30	59	6	+ 24
Poisonings	49	29	48	38	- 9
Other Neoplasms	50	26	40	93	- 67
Alcohol	51	25	46	44	- 19
Skin Cancers	52	18	28	328	- 310
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	15	43	56	- 41
Malnutrition	54	13	67	1	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	55	12	54	20	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	12	30	276	- 264
Tetanus	57	8	69	0	+ 8
Syphilis	58	5	66	2	+ 3
Pertussis	59	4	72	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	3	60	5	- 1
Encephalitis	61	3	63	3	- 0
Hepatitis B	62	2	53	22	- 20
Leprosy	63	2	75	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	64	2	57	7	- 5
Schizophrenia	65	2	55	15	- 14
Upper Respiratory	66	1	61	4	- 3
Osteoarthritis	67	1	65	2	- 1
Oral conditions	68	1	62	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	45	52	- 51
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	58	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	56	10	- 10
Otitis Media	76	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	68	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	82	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 BULGARIA

Sri Lanka

Bulgaria

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.