HUNGARY VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		HUNGARY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,793	1	36,766	- 24,973
Diabetes Mellitus	2	5,587	9	2,515	+ 3,072
Lung Disease	3	4,240	5	6,436	- 2,197
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	3,111	7	4,595	- 1,484
Kidney Disease	5	3,075	22	874	+ 2,201
Stroke	6	3,051	2	11,915	- 8,864
Asthma	7	2,901	41	122	+ 2,779
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,294	15	1,528	+ 766
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,883	24	750	+ 1,133
Suicide	10	1,335	14	1,612	- 277
Oral Cancer	11	1,297	17	1,342	- 45
Lung Cancers	12	796	3	8,377	- 7,581
Oesophagus Cancer	13	692	31	565	+ 127
Other Injuries	14	686	25	703	- 17
Breast Cancer	15	620	10	2,259	- 1,638
Stomach Cancer	16	592	16	1,360	- 767
Liver Disease	17	584	8	3,060	- 2,476
Leukemia	18	518	20	908	- 390
Liver Cancer	19	489	23	848	- 359
Hypertension	20	473	4	7,262	- 6,789
Lymphomas	21	461	21	905	- 444
Congenital Anomalies	22	444	37	254	+ 189
Falls	23	432	12	1,746	- 1,314
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	409	6	5,027	- 4,618
Tuberculosis	25	345	52	62	+ 283
Cervical Cancer	26	342	34	466	- 125
Drownings	27	328	46	97	+ 231
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	271	36	281	- 10
Low Birth Weight	29	240	43	113	+ 127
Prostate Cancer	30	227	18	1,324	- 1,096
Violence	31	224	39	135	+ 88
Endocrine Disorders	32	207	30	568	- 360
Anemia	33	200	55	40	+ 160
Bladder Cancer	34	194	19	1,050	- 857
Inflammatory/Heart	35	191	13	1,627	- 1,436
Skin Disease	36	131	40	133	- 2
Ovary Cancer	37	126	27	656	- 530
War	38	125	68	1	+ 124
Epilepsy	39	121	47	93	+ 28
Drug Use	40	115	53	59	+ 56
Fires	41	107	45	103	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	42	98	35	418	- 320
Pancreas Cancer	43	96	11	2,098	- 2,002
Birth Trauma	44	86	60	20	+ 66
Parkinson's Disease	45	75	32	489	- 414
Meningitis	46	65	57	39	+ 26
Dengue	47	59	82	0	+ 59
Maternal Conditions	48	43	62	11	+ 32
Poisonings	49	42	54	48	- 6
Other Neoplasms	50	38	28	615	- 576
Alcohol	51	37	33	484	- 447
Skin Cancers	52	26	29	579	- 553
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	22	38	243	- 220
Malnutrition	54	19	59	21	- 1
HIV/AIDS	55	18	61	14	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	17	26	686	- 669
Tetanus	57	12	65	4	+ 8
Syphilis	58	7	74	0	+ 7
Pertussis	59	7	70	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	5	49	66	- 62
Encephalitis	61	5	67	2	+ 3
Hepatitis B	62	3	56	39	- 37
Leprosy	63	2	72	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	64	2	58	36	- 33
Schizophrenia	65	2	48	79	- 77
Upper Respiratory	66	2	63	8	- 6
Osteoarthritis	67	2	51	63	- 61
Oral conditions	68	1	66	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	44	110	- 109
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	42	121	- 120
Hookworm Disease	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	50	64	- 64
Otitis Media	76	0	64	8	- 8
Measles	77	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HUNGARY

Sri Lanka

Hungary

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.