DOMINICAN REP. VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,942	1	14,986	- 2,044
Diabetes Mellitus	2	6,131	4	2,762	+ 3,369
Lung Disease	3	4,653	15	1,360	+ 3,292
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	3,414	11	1,808	+ 1,606
Kidney Disease	5	3,374	7	2,121	+ 1,254
Stroke	6	3,348	2	7,882	- 4,534
Asthma	7	3,184	29	441	+ 2,743
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,518	6	2,254	+ 263
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,066	3	6,937	- 4,871
Suicide	10	1,465	25	530	+ 935
Oral Cancer	11	1,424	31	434	+ 990
Lung Cancers	12	873	16	1,244	- 370
Oesophagus Cancer	13	760	40	200	+ 559
Other Injuries	14	752	19	890	- 138
Breast Cancer	15	680	14	1,460	- 780
Stomach Cancer	16	650	24	547	+ 102
Liver Disease	17	641	5	2,680	- 2,039
Leukemia	18	568	32	409	+ 159
Liver Cancer	19	536	21	664	- 128
Hypertension	20	519	10	1,894	- 1,375
Lymphomas	21	505	33	374	+ 131
Congenital Anomalies	22	487	17	1,038	- 552
Falls	23	474	30	435	+ 39
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	448	20	851	- 402
Tuberculosis	25	378	38	242	+ 136
Cervical Cancer	26	375	23	560	- 185
Drownings	27	359	37	248	+ 112
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	298	26	504	- 207
Low Birth Weight	29	264	13	1,532	- 1,269
Prostate Cancer	30	249	12	1,655	- 1,405
Violence	31	246	9	1,917	- 1,671
Endocrine Disorders	32	228	22	602	- 375
Anemia	33	219	81	0	+ 219
Bladder Cancer	34	212	49	92	+ 120
Inflammatory/Heart	35	209	35	312	- 102
Skin Disease	36	144	53	50	+ 94
Ovary Cancer	37	138	50	89	+ 50
War	38	138	67	1	+ 136
Epilepsy	39	133	42	158	- 26
Drug Use	40	127	43	156	- 29
Fires	41	117	44	139	- 22
Uterin Cancer	42	107	57	43	+ 64
Pancreas Cancer	43	105	27	456	- 351
Birth Trauma	44	95	18	915	- 820
Parkinson's Disease	45	83	28	446	- 364
Meningitis	46	72	45	134	- 62
Dengue	47	64	64	5	+ 60
Maternal Conditions	48	47	39	202	- 155
Poisonings	49	46	55	47	- 1
Other Neoplasms	50	42	58	35	+ 7
Alcohol	51	40	48	120	- 80
Skin Cancers	52	29	41	172	- 143
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	24	46	123	- 98
Malnutrition	54	21	34	372	- 350
HIV/AIDS	55	19	8	1,931	- 1,912
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	19	36	295	- 276
Tetanus	57	14	61	17	- 4
Syphilis	58	7	51	70	- 63
Pertussis	59	7	47	121	- 113
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	5	54	48	- 43
Encephalitis	61	5	56	44	- 39
Hepatitis B	62	3	63	11	- 8
Leprosy	63	3	72	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	64	3	52	67	- 64
Schizophrenia	65	2	83	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	68	1	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	67	2	84	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	68	2	86	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	62	13	- 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	85	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	70	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	75	0	60	17	- 17
Otitis Media	76	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	81	0	59	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Sri Lanka

Dominican Rep.

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.