CUBA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,122	1	22,079	- 8,957
Diabetes Mellitus	2	6,216	13	1,791	+ 4,425
Lung Disease	3	4,717	6	5,492	- 775
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	3,461	5	5,841	- 2,380
Kidney Disease	5	3,421	14	1,700	+ 1,721
Stroke	6	3,395	2	10,725	- 7,330
Asthma	7	3,228	40	301	+ 2,927
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,553	3	8,564	- 6,012
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,095	19	1,007	+ 1,088
Suicide	10	1,485	16	1,638	- 152
Oral Cancer	11	1,443	23	876	+ 567
Lung Cancers	12	885	4	5,985	- 5,099
Oesophagus Cancer	13	770	22	879	- 109
Other Injuries	14	763	12	1,869	- 1,106
Breast Cancer	15	690	15	1,673	- 983
Stomach Cancer	16	659	20	991	- 332
Liver Disease	17	650	11	1,873	- 1,224
Leukemia	18	576	30	633	- 57
Liver Cancer	19	544	24	815	- 271
Hypertension	20	526	7	3,469	- 2,942
Lymphomas	21	512	18	1,089	- 577
Congenital Anomalies	22	493	37	368	+ 126
Falls	23	481	10	2,810	- 2,329
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	455	9	2,958	- 2,503
Tuberculosis	25	384	60	45	+ 339
Cervical Cancer	26	380	29	666	- 285
Drownings	27	364	42	231	+ 134
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	302	43	206	+ 95
Low Birth Weight	29	267	48	98	+ 169
Prostate Cancer	30	253	8	3,365	- 3,112
Violence	31	249	32	584	- 335
Endocrine Disorders	32	231	36	412	- 182
Anemia	33	222	52	77	+ 145
Bladder Cancer	34	215	26	734	- 519
Inflammatory/Heart	35	212	17	1,156	- 944
Skin Disease	36	146	41	258	- 112
Ovary Cancer	37	140	39	323	- 183
War	38	140	68	1	+ 138
Epilepsy	39	134	46	108	+ 26
Drug Use	40	128	51	82	+ 46
Fires	41	119	58	55	+ 64
Uterin Cancer	42	109	31	602	- 493
Pancreas Cancer	43	107	21	905	- 798
Birth Trauma	44	96	59	49	+ 48
Parkinson's Disease	45	84	27	691	- 607
Meningitis	46	73	50	83	- 10
Dengue	47	65	74	0	+ 65
Maternal Conditions	48	48	61	43	+ 4
Poisonings	49	47	62	17	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	50	43	25	769	- 726
Alcohol	51	41	28	675	- 634
Skin Cancers	52	29	33	514	- 485
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	25	44	162	- 137
Malnutrition	54	22	55	64	- 42
HIV/AIDS	55	20	34	471	- 452
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	19	35	420	- 401
Tetanus	57	14	71	1	+ 13
Syphilis	58	7	69	1	+ 7
Pertussis	59	7	73	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	5	49	87	- 81
Encephalitis	61	5	66	6	- 0
Hepatitis B	62	3	56	59	- 56
Leprosy	63	3	67	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	64	3	47	104	- 101
Schizophrenia	65	3	54	68	- 66
Upper Respiratory	66	2	65	6	- 3
Osteoarthritis	67	2	38	326	- 325
Oral conditions	68	2	64	6	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	57	55	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	53	75	- 75
Hookworm Disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	70	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	45	112	- 112
Otitis Media	76	0	63	11	- 11
Measles	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	80	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 CUBA

Sri Lanka

Cuba

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.