NETHERLANDS VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,266	2	17,601	+ 3,665
Diabetes Mellitus	2	10,074	14	2,386	+ 7,688
Lung Disease	3	7,645	5	9,567	- 1,922
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	5,610	1	18,148	- 12,539
Kidney Disease	5	5,545	12	2,530	+ 3,014
Stroke	6	5,502	4	9,707	- 4,205
Asthma	7	5,232	46	165	+ 5,066
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,137	7	4,946	- 809
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,395	31	681	+ 2,714
Suicide	10	2,407	17	2,025	+ 382
Oral Cancer	11	2,339	30	768	+ 1,571
Lung Cancers	12	1,435	3	10,980	- 9,545
Oesophagus Cancer	13	1,248	15	2,145	- 897
Other Injuries	14	1,236	19	1,648	- 412
Breast Cancer	15	1,118	9	3,535	- 2,417
Stomach Cancer	16	1,068	22	1,361	- 293
Liver Disease	17	1,053	28	936	+ 118
Leukemia	18	934	20	1,578	- 645
Liver Cancer	19	882	24	1,163	- 281
Hypertension	20	853	29	818	+ 35
Lymphomas	21	831	13	2,511	- 1,681
Congenital Anomalies	22	800	35	544	+ 256
Falls	23	779	8	4,131	- 3,351
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	737	6	5,829	- 5,092
Tuberculosis	25	622	56	29	+ 593
Cervical Cancer	26	616	39	266	+ 350
Drownings	27	591	49	98	+ 493
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	489	33	584	- 95
Low Birth Weight	29	433	45	167	+ 266
Prostate Cancer	30	410	10	3,265	- 2,855
Violence	31	404	48	107	+ 296
Endocrine Disorders	32	374	26	1,055	- 681
Anemia	33	360	40	249	+ 111
Bladder Cancer	34	349	21	1,471	- 1,122
Inflammatory/Heart	35	344	23	1,201	- 857
Skin Disease	36	237	36	295	- 59
Ovary Cancer	37	227	25	1,067	- 839
War	38	226	66	2	+ 224
Epilepsy	39	218	38	289	- 71
Drug Use	40	208	42	231	- 23
Fires	41	193	53	49	+ 144
Uterin Cancer	42	176	34	566	- 390
Pancreas Cancer	43	173	11	2,995	- 2,822
Birth Trauma	44	156	52	74	+ 82
Parkinson's Disease	45	136	16	2,120	- 1,984
Meningitis	46	118	51	78	+ 40
Dengue	47	106	81	0	+ 106
Maternal Conditions	48	78	65	8	+ 69
Poisonings	49	75	61	17	+ 58
Other Neoplasms	50	69	18	1,831	- 1,762
Alcohol	51	67	32	612	- 546
Skin Cancers	52	47	27	1,024	- 977
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	40	41	238	- 198
Malnutrition	54	35	63	12	+ 23
HIV/AIDS	55	32	55	33	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	31	47	130	- 99
Tetanus	57	22	72	0	+ 22
Syphilis	58	12	69	1	+ 11
Pertussis	59	12	67	1	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	9	44	214	- 205
Encephalitis	61	8	68	1	+ 8
Hepatitis B	62	5	62	14	- 9
Leprosy	63	4	79	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	64	4	58	26	- 21
Schizophrenia	65	4	50	96	- 92
Upper Respiratory	66	4	57	28	- 24
Osteoarthritis	67	3	43	220	- 217
Oral conditions	68	3	59	21	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	37	295	- 293
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	54	42	- 40
Hookworm Disease	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	60	20	- 20
Otitis Media	76	0	64	10	- 10
Measles	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Sri Lanka

Netherlands

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.