GUATEMALA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,844	1	9,825	+ 12,019
Diabetes Mellitus	2	10,348	3	6,932	+ 3,416
Lung Disease	3	7,853	13	1,901	+ 5,951
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	5,762	12	1,957	+ 3,805
Kidney Disease	5	5,695	4	6,277	- 581
Stroke	6	5,651	6	4,849	+ 803
Asthma	7	5,374	36	335	+ 5,039
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,249	2	9,245	- 4,996
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,488	8	4,026	- 539
Suicide	10	2,473	22	1,039	+ 1,433
Oral Cancer	11	2,403	49	142	+ 2,261
Lung Cancers	12	1,474	35	391	+ 1,083
Oesophagus Cancer	13	1,282	48	144	+ 1,138
Other Injuries	14	1,270	10	2,466	- 1,196
Breast Cancer	15	1,148	28	495	+ 653
Stomach Cancer	16	1,097	17	1,570	- 474
Liver Disease	17	1,082	5	5,684	- 4,603
Leukemia	18	959	27	601	+ 358
Liver Cancer	19	906	15	1,765	- 860
Hypertension	20	876	26	679	+ 197
Lymphomas	21	853	43	229	+ 624
Congenital Anomalies	22	822	18	1,517	- 695
Falls	23	801	20	1,371	- 571
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	757	31	464	+ 293
Tuberculosis	25	639	37	301	+ 337
Cervical Cancer	26	633	25	808	- 175
Drownings	27	607	32	463	+ 143
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	502	9	2,617	- 2,115
Low Birth Weight	29	445	16	1,658	- 1,213
Prostate Cancer	30	421	24	846	- 425
Violence	31	414	7	4,411	- 3,996
Endocrine Disorders	32	384	29	486	- 102
Anemia	33	370	83	0	+ 370
Bladder Cancer	34	359	55	57	+ 301
Inflammatory/Heart	35	353	44	225	+ 128
Skin Disease	36	243	42	232	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	37	233	50	133	+ 101
War	38	232	68	2	+ 230
Epilepsy	39	224	33	463	- 239
Drug Use	40	214	40	272	- 58
Fires	41	198	45	207	- 9
Uterin Cancer	42	181	59	27	+ 154
Pancreas Cancer	43	177	38	282	- 105
Birth Trauma	44	160	19	1,466	- 1,306
Parkinson's Disease	45	139	34	393	- 253
Meningitis	46	121	41	271	- 150
Dengue	47	109	58	33	+ 76
Maternal Conditions	48	80	30	468	- 389
Poisonings	49	78	39	275	- 198
Other Neoplasms	50	71	56	42	+ 29
Alcohol	51	68	14	1,799	- 1,731
Skin Cancers	52	48	46	195	- 147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	41	54	62	- 21
Malnutrition	54	36	11	1,981	- 1,944
HIV/AIDS	55	33	21	1,173	- 1,140
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	32	23	1,029	- 998
Tetanus	57	23	62	10	+ 13
Syphilis	58	12	64	3	+ 9
Pertussis	59	12	53	70	- 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	9	52	82	- 73
Encephalitis	61	9	51	104	- 95
Hepatitis B	62	5	65	2	+ 2
Leprosy	63	5	77	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	64	4	47	164	- 159
Schizophrenia	65	4	80	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	4	57	34	- 30
Osteoarthritis	67	3	84	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	68	3	86	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	60	21	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	85	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	63	7	- 7
Leishmaniasis	73	0	69	1	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	66	2	- 2
Otitis Media	76	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	61	19	- 19
Chlamydia	84	0	67	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Sri Lanka

Guatemala

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.