MOLDOVA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,307	1	14,292	- 9,985
Diabetes Mellitus	2	2,040	16	407	+ 1,634
Lung Disease	3	1,548	9	752	+ 797
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,136	32	163	+ 973
Kidney Disease	5	1,123	18	307	+ 816
Stroke	6	1,114	2	5,878	- 4,764
Asthma	7	1,060	48	26	+ 1,033
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	838	6	1,042	- 204
Road Traffic Accidents	9	688	20	293	+ 395
Suicide	10	488	10	593	- 106
Oral Cancer	11	474	17	375	+ 99
Lung Cancers	12	291	5	1,131	- 840
Oesophagus Cancer	13	253	38	105	+ 148
Other Injuries	14	250	8	772	- 521
Breast Cancer	15	226	11	592	- 365
Stomach Cancer	16	216	12	518	- 301
Liver Disease	17	213	3	2,869	- 2,655
Leukemia	18	189	34	140	+ 49
Liver Cancer	19	179	13	514	- 336
Hypertension	20	173	4	2,287	- 2,114
Lymphomas	21	168	22	230	- 62
Congenital Anomalies	22	162	27	190	- 28
Falls	23	158	33	149	+ 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	149	7	1,030	- 881
Tuberculosis	25	126	26	197	- 71
Cervical Cancer	26	125	25	212	- 88
Drownings	27	120	30	179	- 60
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	99	59	4	+ 95
Low Birth Weight	29	88	39	90	- 2
Prostate Cancer	30	83	19	295	- 212
Violence	31	82	31	167	- 85
Endocrine Disorders	32	76	46	40	+ 36
Anemia	33	73	66	1	+ 72
Bladder Cancer	34	71	29	181	- 111
Inflammatory/Heart	35	70	14	476	- 406
Skin Disease	36	48	45	45	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	37	46	35	123	- 77
War	38	46	67	1	+ 45
Epilepsy	39	44	44	46	- 2
Drug Use	40	42	43	59	- 17
Fires	41	39	40	70	- 31
Uterin Cancer	42	36	37	108	- 72
Pancreas Cancer	43	35	15	427	- 392
Birth Trauma	44	32	47	37	- 5
Parkinson's Disease	45	27	55	6	+ 21
Meningitis	46	24	49	17	+ 7
Dengue	47	21	76	0	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	48	16	54	7	+ 9
Poisonings	49	15	23	220	- 205
Other Neoplasms	50	14	42	65	- 51
Alcohol	51	13	21	233	- 220
Skin Cancers	52	10	36	121	- 111
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	8	41	68	- 60
Malnutrition	54	7	64	1	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	55	6	28	189	- 183
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	6	24	219	- 212
Tetanus	57	4	72	0	+ 4
Syphilis	58	2	68	0	+ 2
Pertussis	59	2	70	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	57	5	- 4
Encephalitis	61	2	60	3	- 1
Hepatitis B	62	1	58	4	- 3
Leprosy	63	1	79	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	64	1	51	10	- 9
Schizophrenia	65	1	65	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	1	62	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	67	1	56	6	- 5
Oral conditions	68	1	53	8	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	52	9	- 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	50	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	63	1	- 1
Otitis Media	76	0	61	2	- 2
Measles	77	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

Sri Lanka

Moldova

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.