NORWAY VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,593	1	5,321	+ 1,272
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,123	16	560	+ 2,564
Lung Disease	3	2,370	3	2,723	- 353
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,739	2	4,464	- 2,725
Kidney Disease	5	1,719	14	611	+ 1,108
Stroke	6	1,706	4	2,475	- 770
Asthma	7	1,622	43	85	+ 1,537
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,282	6	1,797	- 514
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,053	42	114	+ 938
Suicide	10	746	13	633	+ 113
Oral Cancer	11	725	32	168	+ 557
Lung Cancers	12	445	5	2,320	- 1,875
Oesophagus Cancer	13	387	27	248	+ 139
Other Injuries	14	383	15	583	- 200
Breast Cancer	15	347	11	698	- 351
Stomach Cancer	16	331	22	343	- 12
Liver Disease	17	327	30	214	+ 113
Leukemia	18	289	21	354	- 64
Liver Cancer	19	273	26	259	+ 14
Hypertension	20	265	28	230	+ 35
Lymphomas	21	257	12	646	- 388
Congenital Anomalies	22	248	34	136	+ 112
Falls	23	242	9	777	- 536
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	228	7	1,787	- 1,558
Tuberculosis	25	193	56	15	+ 178
Cervical Cancer	26	191	39	125	+ 66
Drownings	27	183	45	65	+ 118
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	152	37	128	+ 24
Low Birth Weight	29	134	52	23	+ 111
Prostate Cancer	30	127	8	1,172	- 1,045
Violence	31	125	50	32	+ 93
Endocrine Disorders	32	116	19	359	- 243
Anemia	33	112	44	75	+ 37
Bladder Cancer	34	108	20	356	- 248
Inflammatory/Heart	35	106	29	221	- 114
Skin Disease	36	73	38	128	- 54
Ovary Cancer	37	70	24	309	- 238
War	38	70	68	1	+ 70
Epilepsy	39	68	40	119	- 52
Drug Use	40	64	25	264	- 199
Fires	41	60	48	45	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	42	55	36	134	- 79
Pancreas Cancer	43	54	10	770	- 717
Birth Trauma	44	48	54	17	+ 31
Parkinson's Disease	45	42	17	554	- 512
Meningitis	46	37	58	14	+ 23
Dengue	47	33	75	0	+ 33
Maternal Conditions	48	24	66	1	+ 23
Poisonings	49	23	57	14	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	50	21	23	324	- 303
Alcohol	51	21	31	205	- 184
Skin Cancers	52	15	18	407	- 393
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	12	46	61	- 49
Malnutrition	54	11	35	135	- 124
HIV/AIDS	55	10	61	10	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	10	33	160	- 150
Tetanus	57	7	69	0	+ 7
Syphilis	58	4	67	1	+ 3
Pertussis	59	4	64	1	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	3	47	60	- 58
Encephalitis	61	3	70	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	62	1	63	3	- 2
Leprosy	63	1	78	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	64	1	59	12	- 11
Schizophrenia	65	1	53	23	- 22
Upper Respiratory	66	1	60	12	- 10
Osteoarthritis	67	1	51	27	- 26
Oral conditions	68	1	62	9	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	41	119	- 119
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	49	32	- 32
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	55	17	- 17
Otitis Media	76	0	65	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

Sri Lanka

Norway

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.