ECUADOR VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,909	1	9,805	+ 12,105
Diabetes Mellitus	2	10,379	5	4,321	+ 6,057
Lung Disease	3	7,876	8	2,576	+ 5,300
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	5,779	9	2,565	+ 3,215
Kidney Disease	5	5,712	2	6,184	- 472
Stroke	6	5,668	3	5,429	+ 239
Asthma	7	5,390	53	85	+ 5,304
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,262	4	5,083	- 821
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,498	6	3,490	+ 8
Suicide	10	2,480	14	1,326	+ 1,154
Oral Cancer	11	2,410	45	166	+ 2,244
Lung Cancers	12	1,478	20	1,075	+ 404
Oesophagus Cancer	13	1,286	42	180	+ 1,106
Other Injuries	14	1,274	17	1,161	+ 113
Breast Cancer	15	1,152	25	825	+ 327
Stomach Cancer	16	1,100	11	2,089	- 989
Liver Disease	17	1,085	7	3,330	- 2,245
Leukemia	18	962	23	882	+ 80
Liver Cancer	19	908	21	954	- 45
Hypertension	20	879	10	2,507	- 1,628
Lymphomas	21	856	22	883	- 27
Congenital Anomalies	22	824	13	1,335	- 511
Falls	23	803	18	1,114	- 311
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	759	19	1,109	- 350
Tuberculosis	25	641	29	574	+ 67
Cervical Cancer	26	635	24	840	- 205
Drownings	27	608	32	470	+ 139
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	504	34	410	+ 93
Low Birth Weight	29	447	16	1,172	- 725
Prostate Cancer	30	422	12	1,362	- 940
Violence	31	416	15	1,210	- 794
Endocrine Disorders	32	385	31	507	- 122
Anemia	33	371	82	0	+ 371
Bladder Cancer	34	360	44	168	+ 192
Inflammatory/Heart	35	354	36	308	+ 46
Skin Disease	36	244	51	103	+ 141
Ovary Cancer	37	234	35	322	- 88
War	38	233	66	2	+ 231
Epilepsy	39	224	40	273	- 48
Drug Use	40	214	41	214	+ 0
Fires	41	199	43	175	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	42	181	48	129	+ 53
Pancreas Cancer	43	178	30	562	- 384
Birth Trauma	44	161	38	302	- 142
Parkinson's Disease	45	140	26	658	- 518
Meningitis	46	122	52	90	+ 32
Dengue	47	109	61	10	+ 99
Maternal Conditions	48	80	46	164	- 84
Poisonings	49	78	58	59	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	50	71	57	64	+ 7
Alcohol	51	69	39	280	- 211
Skin Cancers	52	49	37	308	- 259
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	41	47	163	- 121
Malnutrition	54	36	28	578	- 542
HIV/AIDS	55	33	27	609	- 577
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	32	33	417	- 385
Tetanus	57	23	62	9	+ 14
Syphilis	58	12	54	85	- 73
Pertussis	59	12	56	79	- 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	9	49	124	- 114
Encephalitis	61	9	55	82	- 73
Hepatitis B	62	5	64	3	+ 2
Leprosy	63	5	71	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	64	4	50	110	- 106
Schizophrenia	65	4	83	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	4	63	8	- 5
Osteoarthritis	67	3	85	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	68	3	84	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	60	18	- 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	86	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	65	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	75	0	67	1	- 1
Otitis Media	76	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	59	21	- 21
Chlamydia	84	0	68	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Sri Lanka

Ecuador

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.