MEXICO VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	156,441	1	116,238	+ 40,204
Diabetes Mellitus	2	74,107	2	86,110	- 12,003
Lung Disease	3	56,241	7	29,123	+ 27,118
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	41,267	30	3,447	+ 37,820
Kidney Disease	5	40,789	3	44,622	- 3,834
Stroke	6	40,473	4	39,790	+ 683
Asthma	7	38,486	47	1,342	+ 37,143
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	30,432	8	24,816	+ 5,616
Road Traffic Accidents	9	24,977	10	16,303	+ 8,675
Suicide	10	17,708	22	6,772	+ 10,936
Oral Cancer	11	17,208	46	1,355	+ 15,853
Lung Cancers	12	10,556	17	7,349	+ 3,207
Oesophagus Cancer	13	9,184	49	1,252	+ 7,932
Other Injuries	14	9,096	11	12,175	- 3,079
Breast Cancer	15	8,225	16	7,380	+ 845
Stomach Cancer	16	7,856	19	6,939	+ 918
Liver Disease	17	7,749	6	29,838	- 22,089
Leukemia	18	6,869	25	4,830	+ 2,039
Liver Cancer	19	6,485	21	6,817	- 332
Hypertension	20	6,277	9	17,806	- 11,530
Lymphomas	21	6,110	24	4,961	+ 1,148
Congenital Anomalies	22	5,883	13	10,457	- 4,573
Falls	23	5,734	35	2,628	+ 3,106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	5,421	20	6,871	- 1,450
Tuberculosis	25	4,575	38	1,943	+ 2,632
Cervical Cancer	26	4,533	26	4,787	- 254
Drownings	27	4,345	42	1,799	+ 2,546
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	3,596	29	3,476	+ 120
Low Birth Weight	29	3,189	18	7,163	- 3,974
Prostate Cancer	30	3,015	15	7,494	- 4,479
Violence	31	2,968	5	32,450	- 29,482
Endocrine Disorders	32	2,750	12	11,310	- 8,560
Anemia	33	2,649	37	2,182	+ 467
Bladder Cancer	34	2,568	48	1,272	+ 1,296
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,527	41	1,866	+ 661
Skin Disease	36	1,740	31	3,029	- 1,288
Ovary Cancer	37	1,672	34	2,649	- 977
War	38	1,664	66	112	+ 1,552
Epilepsy	39	1,602	39	1,912	- 310
Drug Use	40	1,529	44	1,470	+ 59
Fires	41	1,419	56	604	+ 816
Uterin Cancer	42	1,296	50	902	+ 394
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,270	27	4,510	- 3,240
Birth Trauma	44	1,146	36	2,552	- 1,405
Parkinson's Disease	45	997	43	1,567	- 570
Meningitis	46	868	58	357	+ 511
Dengue	47	779	67	30	+ 749
Maternal Conditions	48	572	54	750	- 178
Poisonings	49	555	57	531	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	50	510	23	6,204	- 5,695
Alcohol	51	489	32	2,945	- 2,456
Skin Cancers	52	347	40	1,909	- 1,562
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	294	52	859	- 565
Malnutrition	54	259	14	7,552	- 7,293
HIV/AIDS	55	234	28	4,128	- 3,894
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	227	33	2,734	- 2,508
Tetanus	57	163	71	10	+ 154
Syphilis	58	88	73	5	+ 83
Pertussis	59	86	70	21	+ 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	65	45	1,415	- 1,350
Encephalitis	61	62	62	140	- 78
Hepatitis B	62	35	61	210	- 175
Leprosy	63	33	75	1	+ 32
Appendicitis	64	31	53	774	- 743
Schizophrenia	65	30	63	127	- 97
Upper Respiratory	66	27	64	127	- 99
Osteoarthritis	67	20	59	305	- 284
Oral conditions	68	19	65	125	- 106
Multiple Sclerosis	69	14	60	295	- 282
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	10	51	894	- 883
Hookworm Disease	71	2	78	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	72	2	72	5	- 3
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	55	625	- 625
Otitis Media	76	0	68	29	- 29
Measles	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	69	24	- 24
Chlamydia	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Sri Lanka

Mexico

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.