INDONESIA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		INDONESIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	336,913	2	259,297	+ 77,617
Diabetes Mellitus	2	159,597	3	110,513	+ 49,084
Lung Disease	3	121,120	6	78,285	+ 42,835
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	88,872	15	27,054	+ 61,819
Kidney Disease	5	87,842	10	43,039	+ 44,804
Stroke	6	87,162	1	357,183	- 270,021
Asthma	7	82,883	14	27,635	+ 55,248
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	65,538	9	52,539	+ 12,999
Road Traffic Accidents	9	53,792	12	30,668	+ 23,124
Suicide	10	38,136	34	6,544	+ 31,592
Oral Cancer	11	37,059	23	16,080	+ 20,979
Lung Cancers	12	22,733	13	28,633	- 5,900
Oesophagus Cancer	13	19,778	54	1,175	+ 18,602
Other Injuries	14	19,589	30	9,499	+ 10,089
Breast Cancer	15	17,714	16	24,160	- 6,446
Stomach Cancer	16	16,919	45	2,821	+ 14,098
Liver Disease	17	16,688	5	89,583	- 72,895
Leukemia	18	14,792	26	11,719	+ 3,074
Liver Cancer	19	13,966	19	19,721	- 5,755
Hypertension	20	13,517	8	54,904	- 41,387
Lymphomas	21	13,157	28	11,251	+ 1,907
Congenital Anomalies	22	12,671	24	14,900	- 2,229
Falls	23	12,348	21	18,404	- 6,056
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	11,674	22	18,064	- 6,390
Tuberculosis	25	9,852	4	90,077	- 80,224
Cervical Cancer	26	9,763	20	19,306	- 9,543
Drownings	27	9,357	38	4,518	+ 4,839
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	7,745	7	63,966	- 56,221
Low Birth Weight	29	6,867	17	22,326	- 15,458
Prostate Cancer	30	6,493	36	5,707	+ 787
Violence	31	6,393	27	11,606	- 5,214
Endocrine Disorders	32	5,923	39	4,027	+ 1,895
Anemia	33	5,704	83	0	+ 5,704
Bladder Cancer	34	5,530	42	3,720	+ 1,810
Inflammatory/Heart	35	5,442	29	9,548	- 4,106
Skin Disease	36	3,748	41	3,734	+ 14
Ovary Cancer	37	3,601	31	8,499	- 4,898
War	38	3,583	66	163	+ 3,420
Epilepsy	39	3,451	59	706	+ 2,745
Drug Use	40	3,294	57	959	+ 2,334
Fires	41	3,057	52	1,388	+ 1,669
Uterin Cancer	42	2,791	47	2,625	+ 166
Pancreas Cancer	43	2,735	37	5,410	- 2,675
Birth Trauma	44	2,469	25	14,511	- 12,042
Parkinson's Disease	45	2,148	32	8,492	- 6,344
Meningitis	46	1,870	43	3,140	- 1,270
Dengue	47	1,678	33	7,938	- 6,260
Maternal Conditions	48	1,231	35	6,214	- 4,983
Poisonings	49	1,196	58	800	+ 396
Other Neoplasms	50	1,098	60	681	+ 417
Alcohol	51	1,054	61	589	+ 465
Skin Cancers	52	746	40	3,756	- 3,010
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	634	53	1,251	- 617
Malnutrition	54	557	18	19,978	- 19,421
HIV/AIDS	55	503	11	34,321	- 33,817
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	488	49	2,174	- 1,686
Tetanus	57	352	46	2,742	- 2,390
Syphilis	58	190	50	2,166	- 1,977
Pertussis	59	186	48	2,200	- 2,014
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	141	63	421	- 280
Encephalitis	61	134	51	1,549	- 1,415
Hepatitis B	62	76	44	2,853	- 2,777
Leprosy	63	71	73	0	+ 71
Appendicitis	64	68	56	1,109	- 1,041
Schizophrenia	65	64	85	0	+ 64
Upper Respiratory	66	58	67	78	- 19
Osteoarthritis	67	44	81	0	+ 44
Oral conditions	68	41	82	0	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	69	29	64	250	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	23	80	0	+ 23
Hookworm Disease	71	4	79	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	72	4	68	29	- 25
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	18	- 17
Hepatitis C	75	0	62	550	- 550
Otitis Media	76	0	72	3	- 2
Measles	77	0	65	215	- 215
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	55	1,156	- 1,156
Schistosomiasis	81	0	71	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	15	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDONESIA

Sri Lanka

Indonesia

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.