NICARAGUA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,990	1	5,843	+ 2,146
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,785	4	2,068	+ 1,717
Lung Disease	3	2,872	5	1,570	+ 1,303
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	2,108	33	149	+ 1,958
Kidney Disease	5	2,083	2	3,533	- 1,450
Stroke	6	2,067	3	2,225	- 158
Asthma	7	1,965	38	105	+ 1,861
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,554	7	1,152	+ 403
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,276	8	1,109	+ 167
Suicide	10	904	19	285	+ 620
Oral Cancer	11	879	43	64	+ 815
Lung Cancers	12	539	23	274	+ 265
Oesophagus Cancer	13	469	47	42	+ 427
Other Injuries	14	465	17	358	+ 107
Breast Cancer	15	420	20	283	+ 137
Stomach Cancer	16	401	14	478	- 76
Liver Disease	17	396	6	1,203	- 807
Leukemia	18	351	24	227	+ 124
Liver Cancer	19	331	12	509	- 177
Hypertension	20	321	9	1,103	- 783
Lymphomas	21	312	29	164	+ 148
Congenital Anomalies	22	300	11	571	- 270
Falls	23	293	22	276	+ 17
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	277	18	315	- 39
Tuberculosis	25	234	37	115	+ 119
Cervical Cancer	26	232	16	374	- 143
Drownings	27	222	32	157	+ 65
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	184	36	122	+ 61
Low Birth Weight	29	163	13	490	- 327
Prostate Cancer	30	154	15	386	- 232
Violence	31	152	10	619	- 467
Endocrine Disorders	32	140	28	164	- 23
Anemia	33	135	53	28	+ 107
Bladder Cancer	34	131	52	28	+ 103
Inflammatory/Heart	35	129	34	139	- 10
Skin Disease	36	89	31	162	- 73
Ovary Cancer	37	85	44	61	+ 24
War	38	85	70	1	+ 84
Epilepsy	39	82	41	74	+ 8
Drug Use	40	78	46	50	+ 28
Fires	41	72	57	16	+ 56
Uterin Cancer	42	66	48	39	+ 27
Pancreas Cancer	43	65	27	178	- 113
Birth Trauma	44	59	25	198	- 139
Parkinson's Disease	45	51	42	67	- 16
Meningitis	46	44	51	29	+ 15
Dengue	47	40	64	4	+ 35
Maternal Conditions	48	29	39	88	- 59
Poisonings	49	28	55	18	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	50	26	26	192	- 166
Alcohol	51	25	21	279	- 254
Skin Cancers	52	18	45	59	- 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	15	54	20	- 5
Malnutrition	54	13	30	163	- 150
HIV/AIDS	55	12	35	139	- 127
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	12	40	85	- 74
Tetanus	57	8	79	0	+ 8
Syphilis	58	4	60	9	- 5
Pertussis	59	4	67	3	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	3	50	31	- 27
Encephalitis	61	3	58	10	- 7
Hepatitis B	62	2	62	5	- 3
Leprosy	63	2	71	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	64	2	49	32	- 30
Schizophrenia	65	2	66	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	1	72	1	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	67	1	59	10	- 9
Oral conditions	68	1	63	5	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	61	7	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	56	17	- 16
Hookworm Disease	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	69	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	68	1	- 1
Otitis Media	76	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	65	4	- 4
Chlamydia	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Sri Lanka

Nicaragua

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.