FINLAND VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,732	2	9,831	- 3,099
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,189	22	418	+ 2,771
Lung Disease	3	2,420	8	1,289	+ 1,131
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,776	1	11,120	- 9,344
Kidney Disease	5	1,755	26	342	+ 1,414
Stroke	6	1,742	3	4,115	- 2,373
Asthma	7	1,656	40	85	+ 1,572
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,310	21	436	+ 873
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,075	33	215	+ 860
Suicide	10	762	15	846	- 84
Oral Cancer	11	741	34	207	+ 533
Lung Cancers	12	454	4	2,312	- 1,858
Oesophagus Cancer	13	395	27	320	+ 75
Other Injuries	14	391	20	437	- 45
Breast Cancer	15	354	12	948	- 594
Stomach Cancer	16	338	19	447	- 109
Liver Disease	17	333	10	1,068	- 735
Leukemia	18	296	24	371	- 76
Liver Cancer	19	279	16	545	- 266
Hypertension	20	270	5	2,030	- 1,760
Lymphomas	21	263	14	851	- 588
Congenital Anomalies	22	253	35	192	+ 61
Falls	23	247	7	1,325	- 1,078
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	233	6	1,433	- 1,200
Tuberculosis	25	197	46	32	+ 165
Cervical Cancer	26	195	44	62	+ 133
Drownings	27	187	37	106	+ 81
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	155	52	15	+ 139
Low Birth Weight	29	137	48	26	+ 111
Prostate Cancer	30	130	11	970	- 840
Violence	31	128	43	64	+ 63
Endocrine Disorders	32	118	31	257	- 138
Anemia	33	114	58	6	+ 108
Bladder Cancer	34	111	28	308	- 198
Inflammatory/Heart	35	109	17	518	- 409
Skin Disease	36	75	47	27	+ 48
Ovary Cancer	37	72	25	344	- 272
War	38	72	65	1	+ 71
Epilepsy	39	69	38	104	- 35
Drug Use	40	66	30	269	- 203
Fires	41	61	45	62	- 1
Uterin Cancer	42	56	32	225	- 169
Pancreas Cancer	43	55	9	1,247	- 1,192
Birth Trauma	44	49	56	8	+ 42
Parkinson's Disease	45	43	13	853	- 810
Meningitis	46	37	55	9	+ 28
Dengue	47	34	82	0	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	48	25	64	2	+ 23
Poisonings	49	24	49	25	- 1
Other Neoplasms	50	22	23	377	- 355
Alcohol	51	21	18	464	- 443
Skin Cancers	52	15	29	297	- 282
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	13	50	19	- 6
Malnutrition	54	11	57	7	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	55	10	59	6	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	10	36	151	- 142
Tetanus	57	7	70	0	+ 7
Syphilis	58	4	67	0	+ 3
Pertussis	59	4	69	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	3	41	83	- 80
Encephalitis	61	3	66	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	62	2	63	2	- 0
Leprosy	63	1	83	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	64	1	54	10	- 8
Schizophrenia	65	1	39	93	- 92
Upper Respiratory	66	1	62	2	- 1
Osteoarthritis	67	1	51	17	- 16
Oral conditions	68	1	61	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	42	80	- 80
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	53	11	- 10
Hookworm Disease	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	60	5	- 5
Otitis Media	76	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Sri Lanka

Finland

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.