IRELAND VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,262	1	4,762	+ 1,500
Diabetes Mellitus	2	2,966	16	414	+ 2,553
Lung Disease	3	2,251	4	1,915	+ 336
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,652	2	3,209	- 1,557
Kidney Disease	5	1,633	10	566	+ 1,066
Stroke	6	1,620	5	1,770	- 150
Asthma	7	1,541	41	58	+ 1,483
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,218	6	1,298	- 80
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,000	33	153	+ 847
Suicide	10	709	14	470	+ 239
Oral Cancer	11	689	28	183	+ 506
Lung Cancers	12	423	3	1,916	- 1,493
Oesophagus Cancer	13	368	15	419	- 51
Other Injuries	14	364	30	171	+ 193
Breast Cancer	15	329	8	760	- 430
Stomach Cancer	16	314	17	357	- 42
Liver Disease	17	310	19	279	+ 31
Leukemia	18	275	20	274	+ 1
Liver Cancer	19	260	18	318	- 58
Hypertension	20	251	29	175	+ 76
Lymphomas	21	245	13	513	- 268
Congenital Anomalies	22	236	32	153	+ 83
Falls	23	230	25	247	- 17
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	217	7	1,095	- 878
Tuberculosis	25	183	50	23	+ 160
Cervical Cancer	26	181	35	103	+ 79
Drownings	27	174	43	57	+ 117
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	144	45	53	+ 91
Low Birth Weight	29	128	44	56	+ 72
Prostate Cancer	30	121	9	585	- 464
Violence	31	119	47	38	+ 81
Endocrine Disorders	32	110	24	249	- 139
Anemia	33	106	49	29	+ 77
Bladder Cancer	34	103	22	256	- 153
Inflammatory/Heart	35	101	26	240	- 139
Skin Disease	36	70	42	58	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	37	67	21	273	- 206
War	38	67	65	0	+ 66
Epilepsy	39	64	36	85	- 21
Drug Use	40	61	31	167	- 106
Fires	41	57	48	30	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	42	52	34	126	- 74
Pancreas Cancer	43	51	11	530	- 480
Birth Trauma	44	46	56	10	+ 36
Parkinson's Disease	45	40	12	530	- 490
Meningitis	46	35	58	7	+ 27
Dengue	47	31	78	0	+ 31
Maternal Conditions	48	23	61	3	+ 20
Poisonings	49	22	53	14	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	50	20	27	218	- 198
Alcohol	51	20	39	64	- 45
Skin Cancers	52	14	23	252	- 238
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	12	46	50	- 38
Malnutrition	54	10	63	2	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	55	9	57	9	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	9	38	67	- 58
Tetanus	57	7	81	0	+ 7
Syphilis	58	4	68	0	+ 4
Pertussis	59	3	67	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	3	40	59	- 56
Encephalitis	61	2	66	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	62	1	59	6	- 4
Leprosy	63	1	70	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	64	1	60	3	- 2
Schizophrenia	65	1	55	12	- 10
Upper Respiratory	66	1	64	1	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	67	1	51	20	- 19
Oral conditions	68	1	62	2	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	37	83	- 82
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	54	14	- 13
Hookworm Disease	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	52	19	- 19
Otitis Media	76	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Sri Lanka

Ireland

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.