COSTA RICA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,301	1	2,639	+ 3,661
Diabetes Mellitus	2	2,985	5	953	+ 2,031
Lung Disease	3	2,265	4	1,046	+ 1,219
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,662	8	818	+ 844
Kidney Disease	5	1,643	3	1,482	+ 161
Stroke	6	1,630	2	1,624	+ 6
Asthma	7	1,550	45	60	+ 1,490
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,226	7	836	+ 390
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,006	9	746	+ 260
Suicide	10	713	15	407	+ 306
Oral Cancer	11	693	38	96	+ 597
Lung Cancers	12	425	20	343	+ 82
Oesophagus Cancer	13	370	44	61	+ 309
Other Injuries	14	366	13	571	- 204
Breast Cancer	15	331	16	384	- 53
Stomach Cancer	16	316	10	661	- 344
Liver Disease	17	312	18	370	- 58
Leukemia	18	277	24	262	+ 15
Liver Cancer	19	261	17	382	- 121
Hypertension	20	253	6	863	- 610
Lymphomas	21	246	19	356	- 110
Congenital Anomalies	22	237	21	315	- 78
Falls	23	231	35	116	+ 115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	218	12	621	- 402
Tuberculosis	25	184	50	32	+ 153
Cervical Cancer	26	183	29	159	+ 24
Drownings	27	175	37	97	+ 78
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	145	39	87	+ 58
Low Birth Weight	29	128	28	178	- 49
Prostate Cancer	30	121	14	448	- 327
Violence	31	120	11	635	- 516
Endocrine Disorders	32	111	27	183	- 73
Anemia	33	107	51	25	+ 82
Bladder Cancer	34	103	36	100	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	35	102	26	191	- 89
Skin Disease	36	70	32	126	- 56
Ovary Cancer	37	67	40	80	- 13
War	38	67	68	1	+ 66
Epilepsy	39	65	34	116	- 52
Drug Use	40	62	43	63	- 1
Fires	41	57	58	10	+ 47
Uterin Cancer	42	52	41	80	- 28
Pancreas Cancer	43	51	22	294	- 242
Birth Trauma	44	46	47	48	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	45	40	30	138	- 98
Meningitis	46	35	54	18	+ 17
Dengue	47	31	70	0	+ 31
Maternal Conditions	48	23	55	17	+ 6
Poisonings	49	22	60	5	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	50	21	23	266	- 245
Alcohol	51	20	33	126	- 106
Skin Cancers	52	14	31	137	- 123
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	12	49	32	- 20
Malnutrition	54	10	48	37	- 26
HIV/AIDS	55	9	25	192	- 183
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	9	42	74	- 64
Tetanus	57	7	74	0	+ 7
Syphilis	58	4	65	1	+ 3
Pertussis	59	3	69	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	3	46	55	- 52
Encephalitis	61	2	63	3	- 0
Hepatitis B	62	1	59	7	- 6
Leprosy	63	1	67	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	64	1	52	22	- 20
Schizophrenia	65	1	53	21	- 19
Upper Respiratory	66	1	62	3	- 2
Osteoarthritis	67	1	61	5	- 4
Oral conditions	68	1	66	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	57	11	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	56	13	- 13
Hookworm Disease	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	64	1	- 1
Otitis Media	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Sri Lanka

Costa Rica

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.