CANADA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,421	1	40,063	+ 6,358
Diabetes Mellitus	2	21,990	9	5,718	+ 16,272
Lung Disease	3	16,688	4	14,212	+ 2,476
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	12,245	2	30,970	- 18,724
Kidney Disease	5	12,103	14	4,578	+ 7,526
Stroke	6	12,010	5	14,159	- 2,149
Asthma	7	11,420	49	262	+ 11,158
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,030	7	7,431	+ 1,599
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,412	28	1,998	+ 5,414
Suicide	10	5,255	15	4,417	+ 838
Oral Cancer	11	5,106	32	1,592	+ 3,514
Lung Cancers	12	3,132	3	20,937	- 17,805
Oesophagus Cancer	13	2,725	25	2,230	+ 495
Other Injuries	14	2,699	24	2,392	+ 307
Breast Cancer	15	2,441	8	5,910	- 3,469
Stomach Cancer	16	2,331	26	2,177	+ 154
Liver Disease	17	2,299	17	3,624	- 1,324
Leukemia	18	2,038	21	3,098	- 1,060
Liver Cancer	19	1,924	20	3,113	- 1,188
Hypertension	20	1,862	22	2,563	- 700
Lymphomas	21	1,813	10	5,146	- 3,333
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,746	35	1,081	+ 665
Falls	23	1,701	12	4,829	- 3,128
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,609	6	9,651	- 8,042
Tuberculosis	25	1,358	58	97	+ 1,260
Cervical Cancer	26	1,345	41	578	+ 767
Drownings	27	1,289	48	283	+ 1,006
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,067	36	840	+ 227
Low Birth Weight	29	946	42	553	+ 393
Prostate Cancer	30	895	13	4,711	- 3,816
Violence	31	881	40	605	+ 276
Endocrine Disorders	32	816	19	3,233	- 2,416
Anemia	33	786	46	343	+ 443
Bladder Cancer	34	762	23	2,521	- 1,759
Inflammatory/Heart	35	750	27	2,060	- 1,310
Skin Disease	36	516	38	679	- 163
Ovary Cancer	37	496	29	1,902	- 1,406
War	38	494	65	21	+ 473
Epilepsy	39	475	44	384	+ 91
Drug Use	40	454	16	3,686	- 3,232
Fires	41	421	52	192	+ 229
Uterin Cancer	42	385	34	1,183	- 798
Pancreas Cancer	43	377	11	5,057	- 4,681
Birth Trauma	44	340	50	193	+ 147
Parkinson's Disease	45	296	18	3,359	- 3,063
Meningitis	46	258	59	68	+ 189
Dengue	47	231	72	0	+ 231
Maternal Conditions	48	170	64	45	+ 124
Poisonings	49	165	56	121	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	50	151	31	1,679	- 1,527
Alcohol	51	145	33	1,491	- 1,346
Skin Cancers	52	103	30	1,756	- 1,653
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	87	39	636	- 548
Malnutrition	54	77	51	192	- 116
HIV/AIDS	55	69	53	163	- 94
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	67	43	442	- 375
Tetanus	57	48	71	0	+ 48
Syphilis	58	26	67	5	+ 21
Pertussis	59	26	69	1	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	19	47	322	- 303
Encephalitis	61	18	68	3	+ 15
Hepatitis B	62	10	60	66	- 55
Leprosy	63	10	79	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	64	9	62	49	- 40
Schizophrenia	65	9	57	118	- 110
Upper Respiratory	66	8	63	47	- 39
Osteoarthritis	67	6	55	139	- 133
Oral conditions	68	6	61	51	- 45
Multiple Sclerosis	69	4	37	692	- 688
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	3	54	143	- 140
Hookworm Disease	71	1	81	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	45	363	- 363
Otitis Media	76	0	66	8	- 8
Measles	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	70	1	- 1
Chlamydia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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.