COLOMBIA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,337	1	43,066	+ 16,271
Diabetes Mellitus	2	28,108	11	5,028	+ 23,080
Lung Disease	3	21,332	4	15,928	+ 5,403
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	15,652	22	2,157	+ 13,495
Kidney Disease	5	15,471	7	6,834	+ 8,637
Stroke	6	15,351	3	16,573	- 1,222
Asthma	7	14,597	54	191	+ 14,406
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	11,542	5	10,773	+ 769
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,474	6	7,765	+ 1,709
Suicide	10	6,716	26	1,965	+ 4,752
Oral Cancer	11	6,527	37	807	+ 5,720
Lung Cancers	12	4,004	10	5,250	- 1,246
Oesophagus Cancer	13	3,483	36	835	+ 2,648
Other Injuries	14	3,450	28	1,592	+ 1,858
Breast Cancer	15	3,120	13	3,669	- 550
Stomach Cancer	16	2,980	9	6,112	- 3,132
Liver Disease	17	2,939	19	2,426	+ 513
Leukemia	18	2,605	21	2,208	+ 397
Liver Cancer	19	2,460	24	2,065	+ 395
Hypertension	20	2,381	8	6,400	- 4,019
Lymphomas	21	2,317	18	2,603	- 286
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,232	16	2,963	- 731
Falls	23	2,175	29	1,518	+ 657
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,056	12	4,371	- 2,315
Tuberculosis	25	1,735	32	1,272	+ 463
Cervical Cancer	26	1,719	20	2,266	- 547
Drownings	27	1,648	40	689	+ 959
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,364	38	747	+ 617
Low Birth Weight	29	1,209	23	2,095	- 886
Prostate Cancer	30	1,144	14	3,584	- 2,441
Violence	31	1,126	2	19,268	- 18,142
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,043	30	1,367	- 324
Anemia	33	1,005	57	101	+ 904
Bladder Cancer	34	974	42	609	+ 365
Inflammatory/Heart	35	959	31	1,329	- 371
Skin Disease	36	660	34	1,102	- 442
Ovary Cancer	37	634	33	1,122	- 488
War	38	631	49	260	+ 371
Epilepsy	39	608	43	597	+ 10
Drug Use	40	580	44	492	+ 88
Fires	41	538	56	127	+ 412
Uterin Cancer	42	492	45	423	+ 69
Pancreas Cancer	43	482	25	2,022	- 1,541
Birth Trauma	44	435	41	648	- 214
Parkinson's Disease	45	378	47	383	- 5
Meningitis	46	329	50	244	+ 85
Dengue	47	296	55	133	+ 162
Maternal Conditions	48	217	46	394	- 177
Poisonings	49	211	61	61	+ 150
Other Neoplasms	50	193	15	3,205	- 3,011
Alcohol	51	186	68	23	+ 163
Skin Cancers	52	131	35	1,028	- 897
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	112	63	38	+ 74
Malnutrition	54	98	27	1,878	- 1,780
HIV/AIDS	55	89	17	2,683	- 2,594
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	86	39	698	- 613
Tetanus	57	62	71	14	+ 48
Syphilis	58	33	65	30	+ 3
Pertussis	59	33	69	18	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	25	51	242	- 217
Encephalitis	61	24	64	38	- 14
Hepatitis B	62	13	62	50	- 37
Leprosy	63	13	72	8	+ 4
Appendicitis	64	12	52	213	- 201
Schizophrenia	65	11	70	18	- 6
Upper Respiratory	66	10	66	27	- 16
Osteoarthritis	67	8	58	67	- 59
Oral conditions	68	7	75	7	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	5	60	62	- 57
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	4	48	333	- 329
Hookworm Disease	71	1	79	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	1	76	5	- 4
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	7	- 7
Diphtheria	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	59	65	- 65
Otitis Media	76	0	73	7	- 7
Measles	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	67	26	- 26
Schistosomiasis	81	0	77	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	53	203	- 203
Chlamydia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Sri Lanka

Colombia

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.