LUXEMBOURG VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	803	1	655	+ 148
Diabetes Mellitus	2	380	17	61	+ 319
Lung Disease	3	289	5	242	+ 46
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	212	2	298	- 86
Kidney Disease	5	209	9	91	+ 119
Stroke	6	208	4	257	- 49
Asthma	7	198	45	5	+ 193
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	156	8	111	+ 45
Road Traffic Accidents	9	128	30	25	+ 103
Suicide	10	91	13	69	+ 22
Oral Cancer	11	88	33	19	+ 69
Lung Cancers	12	54	3	260	- 206
Oesophagus Cancer	13	47	28	32	+ 15
Other Injuries	14	47	10	88	- 42
Breast Cancer	15	42	7	113	- 71
Stomach Cancer	16	40	22	51	- 11
Liver Disease	17	40	12	75	- 35
Leukemia	18	35	20	53	- 18
Liver Cancer	19	33	25	49	- 15
Hypertension	20	32	19	54	- 21
Lymphomas	21	31	14	64	- 33
Congenital Anomalies	22	30	37	10	+ 20
Falls	23	29	18	61	- 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	28	6	131	- 103
Tuberculosis	25	23	55	2	+ 22
Cervical Cancer	26	23	38	10	+ 14
Drownings	27	22	54	2	+ 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	18	42	6	+ 12
Low Birth Weight	29	16	49	3	+ 13
Prostate Cancer	30	15	15	64	- 48
Violence	31	15	48	3	+ 12
Endocrine Disorders	32	14	21	53	- 39
Anemia	33	14	40	8	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	34	13	26	44	- 31
Inflammatory/Heart	35	13	23	49	- 36
Skin Disease	36	9	44	5	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	37	9	27	35	- 27
War	38	9	67	0	+ 8
Epilepsy	39	8	35	17	- 9
Drug Use	40	8	39	9	- 1
Fires	41	7	51	3	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	42	7	36	16	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	43	7	11	82	- 75
Birth Trauma	44	6	59	1	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	45	5	16	62	- 57
Meningitis	46	4	58	1	+ 4
Dengue	47	4	79	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	48	3	63	0	+ 3
Poisonings	49	3	56	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	50	3	24	49	- 46
Alcohol	51	3	29	25	- 23
Skin Cancers	52	2	31	22	- 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	2	34	19	- 17
Malnutrition	54	1	32	19	- 18
HIV/AIDS	55	1	52	2	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	1	41	7	- 6
Tetanus	57	1	69	0	+ 1
Syphilis	58	0	66	0	+ 0
Pertussis	59	0	68	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	53	2	- 2
Encephalitis	61	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	62	0	60	1	- 0
Leprosy	63	0	75	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	64	0	62	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	65	0	43	6	- 6
Upper Respiratory	66	0	61	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	67	0	50	3	- 3
Oral conditions	68	0	64	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	46	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	57	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	47	4	- 4
Otitis Media	76	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Sri Lanka

Luxembourg

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.