MALAYSIA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,360	1	36,729	+ 4,631
Diabetes Mellitus	2	19,592	9	4,107	+ 15,485
Lung Disease	3	14,869	5	6,633	+ 8,236
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	10,910	10	3,996	+ 6,914
Kidney Disease	5	10,784	6	6,629	+ 4,154
Stroke	6	10,700	3	21,592	- 10,892
Asthma	7	10,175	30	1,013	+ 9,161
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,045	2	23,477	- 15,432
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,603	4	7,181	- 578
Suicide	10	4,682	19	1,823	+ 2,858
Oral Cancer	11	4,549	17	1,865	+ 2,685
Lung Cancers	12	2,791	8	4,319	- 1,528
Oesophagus Cancer	13	2,428	41	435	+ 1,993
Other Injuries	14	2,405	14	2,222	+ 183
Breast Cancer	15	2,175	12	3,071	- 897
Stomach Cancer	16	2,077	21	1,441	+ 635
Liver Disease	17	2,049	7	5,125	- 3,077
Leukemia	18	1,816	23	1,412	+ 404
Liver Cancer	19	1,715	16	1,984	- 270
Hypertension	20	1,659	38	649	+ 1,010
Lymphomas	21	1,615	25	1,321	+ 294
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,555	24	1,403	+ 152
Falls	23	1,516	18	1,855	- 339
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,433	11	3,832	- 2,399
Tuberculosis	25	1,209	26	1,227	- 18
Cervical Cancer	26	1,199	31	1,010	+ 188
Drownings	27	1,149	36	820	+ 329
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	951	20	1,773	- 822
Low Birth Weight	29	843	29	1,020	- 177
Prostate Cancer	30	797	33	903	- 106
Violence	31	785	34	869	- 84
Endocrine Disorders	32	727	37	809	- 82
Anemia	33	700	86	0	+ 700
Bladder Cancer	34	679	39	467	+ 212
Inflammatory/Heart	35	668	27	1,214	- 546
Skin Disease	36	460	15	2,066	- 1,606
Ovary Cancer	37	442	35	827	- 385
War	38	440	63	11	+ 429
Epilepsy	39	424	52	226	+ 198
Drug Use	40	404	45	322	+ 82
Fires	41	375	44	336	+ 39
Uterin Cancer	42	343	43	352	- 10
Pancreas Cancer	43	336	32	994	- 658
Birth Trauma	44	303	42	359	- 55
Parkinson's Disease	45	264	28	1,106	- 842
Meningitis	46	230	46	301	- 71
Dengue	47	206	47	280	- 74
Maternal Conditions	48	151	56	167	- 16
Poisonings	49	147	53	211	- 64
Other Neoplasms	50	135	48	265	- 130
Alcohol	51	129	55	181	- 51
Skin Cancers	52	92	50	247	- 156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	78	51	246	- 168
Malnutrition	54	68	49	249	- 181
HIV/AIDS	55	62	13	2,679	- 2,617
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	60	22	1,424	- 1,364
Tetanus	57	43	61	21	+ 22
Syphilis	58	23	62	19	+ 4
Pertussis	59	23	57	80	- 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	17	60	27	- 10
Encephalitis	61	16	40	452	- 436
Hepatitis B	62	9	54	206	- 196
Leprosy	63	9	71	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	64	8	58	71	- 63
Schizophrenia	65	8	83	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	66	7	65	5	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	67	5	80	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	68	5	82	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	69	4	59	30	- 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	3	81	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	67	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	64	6	- 6
Otitis Media	76	0	66	3	- 3
Measles	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Sri Lanka

Malaysia

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.