OMAN VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		OMAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,669	1	5,287	- 618
Diabetes Mellitus	2	2,212	3	1,029	+ 1,183
Lung Disease	3	1,679	9	325	+ 1,353
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,232	10	323	+ 908
Kidney Disease	5	1,217	11	312	+ 905
Stroke	6	1,208	2	1,648	- 440
Asthma	7	1,149	55	11	+ 1,137
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	908	4	701	+ 207
Road Traffic Accidents	9	745	5	527	+ 218
Suicide	10	529	13	241	+ 287
Oral Cancer	11	514	31	70	+ 443
Lung Cancers	12	315	25	113	+ 202
Oesophagus Cancer	13	274	40	32	+ 242
Other Injuries	14	271	20	130	+ 142
Breast Cancer	15	245	18	141	+ 104
Stomach Cancer	16	234	17	185	+ 49
Liver Disease	17	231	6	406	- 175
Leukemia	18	205	22	127	+ 78
Liver Cancer	19	194	24	116	+ 77
Hypertension	20	187	8	360	- 172
Lymphomas	21	182	19	138	+ 45
Congenital Anomalies	22	176	7	386	- 210
Falls	23	171	12	292	- 121
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	162	16	205	- 43
Tuberculosis	25	137	48	18	+ 119
Cervical Cancer	26	135	34	42	+ 93
Drownings	27	130	14	211	- 81
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	107	28	78	+ 29
Low Birth Weight	29	95	15	207	- 112
Prostate Cancer	30	90	37	37	+ 53
Violence	31	89	39	34	+ 54
Endocrine Disorders	32	82	32	53	+ 29
Anemia	33	79	82	0	+ 79
Bladder Cancer	34	77	35	41	+ 35
Inflammatory/Heart	35	75	21	127	- 52
Skin Disease	36	52	27	92	- 40
Ovary Cancer	37	50	43	26	+ 24
War	38	50	58	4	+ 45
Epilepsy	39	48	44	22	+ 26
Drug Use	40	46	42	29	+ 17
Fires	41	42	36	38	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	42	39	54	11	+ 27
Pancreas Cancer	43	38	30	77	- 39
Birth Trauma	44	34	29	77	- 43
Parkinson's Disease	45	30	26	110	- 80
Meningitis	46	26	47	21	+ 5
Dengue	47	23	49	16	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	48	17	46	22	- 5
Poisonings	49	17	33	47	- 30
Other Neoplasms	50	15	56	7	+ 8
Alcohol	51	15	50	13	+ 1
Skin Cancers	52	10	45	22	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	9	53	12	- 3
Malnutrition	54	8	60	2	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	55	7	41	31	- 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	7	38	36	- 30
Tetanus	57	5	63	1	+ 4
Syphilis	58	3	61	2	+ 1
Pertussis	59	3	51	13	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	62	2	+ 0
Encephalitis	61	2	23	126	- 124
Hepatitis B	62	1	64	0	+ 1
Leprosy	63	1	72	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	64	1	57	5	- 4
Schizophrenia	65	1	83	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	67	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	67	1	85	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	68	1	86	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	52	12	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	65	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	76	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	59	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to OMAN

Sri Lanka

Oman

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.