DENMARK VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,147	1	5,341	+ 1,806
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,386	10	1,284	+ 2,102
Lung Disease	3	2,569	3	4,387	- 1,817
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,885	2	5,218	- 3,332
Kidney Disease	5	1,864	12	911	+ 953
Stroke	6	1,849	5	3,662	- 1,813
Asthma	7	1,758	44	82	+ 1,676
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,390	6	2,244	- 853
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,141	33	213	+ 928
Suicide	10	809	16	617	+ 192
Oral Cancer	11	786	28	371	+ 416
Lung Cancers	12	482	4	3,721	- 3,239
Oesophagus Cancer	13	420	24	477	- 57
Other Injuries	14	416	30	347	+ 68
Breast Cancer	15	376	9	1,299	- 923
Stomach Cancer	16	359	23	484	- 125
Liver Disease	17	354	14	692	- 338
Leukemia	18	314	20	558	- 245
Liver Cancer	19	296	25	464	- 168
Hypertension	20	287	15	642	- 356
Lymphomas	21	279	13	730	- 451
Congenital Anomalies	22	269	36	153	+ 116
Falls	23	262	22	541	- 279
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	248	7	2,147	- 1,899
Tuberculosis	25	209	57	16	+ 194
Cervical Cancer	26	207	37	153	+ 54
Drownings	27	199	50	37	+ 161
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	164	38	145	+ 20
Low Birth Weight	29	146	41	116	+ 29
Prostate Cancer	30	138	8	1,480	- 1,342
Violence	31	136	47	63	+ 73
Endocrine Disorders	32	126	19	575	- 449
Anemia	33	121	46	73	+ 48
Bladder Cancer	34	117	21	545	- 428
Inflammatory/Heart	35	115	31	284	- 169
Skin Disease	36	80	45	79	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	37	76	29	367	- 291
War	38	76	66	1	+ 75
Epilepsy	39	73	40	125	- 52
Drug Use	40	70	34	197	- 127
Fires	41	65	49	53	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	42	59	35	156	- 96
Pancreas Cancer	43	58	11	1,096	- 1,038
Birth Trauma	44	52	56	21	+ 31
Parkinson's Disease	45	46	17	600	- 554
Meningitis	46	40	52	25	+ 15
Dengue	47	36	83	0	+ 36
Maternal Conditions	48	26	64	2	+ 24
Poisonings	49	25	62	6	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	50	23	27	378	- 355
Alcohol	51	22	18	598	- 576
Skin Cancers	52	16	26	388	- 373
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	13	42	96	- 83
Malnutrition	54	12	59	14	- 2
HIV/AIDS	55	11	55	23	- 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	10	32	216	- 206
Tetanus	57	7	68	0	+ 7
Syphilis	58	4	70	0	+ 4
Pertussis	59	4	72	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	3	43	84	- 81
Encephalitis	61	3	67	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	62	2	61	6	- 4
Leprosy	63	2	74	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	64	1	54	23	- 22
Schizophrenia	65	1	48	57	- 55
Upper Respiratory	66	1	58	15	- 14
Osteoarthritis	67	1	51	25	- 24
Oral conditions	68	1	63	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	39	132	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	53	25	- 24
Hookworm Disease	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	60	9	- 9
Otitis Media	76	0	65	2	- 2
Measles	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

Sri Lanka

Denmark

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.