PHILIPPINES VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	141,528	1	129,955	+ 11,573
Diabetes Mellitus	2	67,043	7	32,260	+ 34,782
Lung Disease	3	50,879	6	32,559	+ 18,320
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	37,333	39	2,010	+ 35,323
Kidney Disease	5	36,900	4	39,380	- 2,480
Stroke	6	36,615	3	74,167	- 37,552
Asthma	7	34,817	11	11,404	+ 23,413
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	27,531	2	93,807	- 66,276
Road Traffic Accidents	9	22,596	10	13,017	+ 9,580
Suicide	10	16,020	35	2,325	+ 13,695
Oral Cancer	11	15,567	34	2,916	+ 12,651
Lung Cancers	12	9,550	13	10,296	- 746
Oesophagus Cancer	13	8,308	53	672	+ 7,636
Other Injuries	14	8,229	31	3,536	+ 4,693
Breast Cancer	15	7,441	15	9,802	- 2,361
Stomach Cancer	16	7,107	41	1,868	+ 5,239
Liver Disease	17	7,010	20	7,076	- 66
Leukemia	18	6,214	29	3,596	+ 2,618
Liver Cancer	19	5,867	19	7,663	- 1,797
Hypertension	20	5,678	5	34,500	- 28,822
Lymphomas	21	5,527	36	2,279	+ 3,248
Congenital Anomalies	22	5,323	17	8,051	- 2,728
Falls	23	5,187	28	3,861	+ 1,326
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	4,904	16	8,063	- 3,159
Tuberculosis	25	4,139	8	27,061	- 22,922
Cervical Cancer	26	4,101	33	3,076	+ 1,026
Drownings	27	3,931	27	3,881	+ 50
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	3,253	22	6,189	- 2,935
Low Birth Weight	29	2,885	14	10,141	- 7,256
Prostate Cancer	30	2,728	26	4,149	- 1,422
Violence	31	2,685	9	14,835	- 12,149
Endocrine Disorders	32	2,488	12	10,464	- 7,976
Anemia	33	2,396	32	3,435	- 1,039
Bladder Cancer	34	2,323	58	569	+ 1,754
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,286	30	3,545	- 1,259
Skin Disease	36	1,574	25	4,229	- 2,655
Ovary Cancer	37	1,513	40	1,994	- 481
War	38	1,505	49	817	+ 688
Epilepsy	39	1,449	45	1,120	+ 330
Drug Use	40	1,384	52	695	+ 689
Fires	41	1,284	54	600	+ 685
Uterin Cancer	42	1,172	50	761	+ 412
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,149	37	2,121	- 972
Birth Trauma	44	1,037	18	7,960	- 6,923
Parkinson's Disease	45	902	55	594	+ 308
Meningitis	46	786	47	1,041	- 256
Dengue	47	705	46	1,060	- 355
Maternal Conditions	48	517	38	2,042	- 1,524
Poisonings	49	502	65	226	+ 276
Other Neoplasms	50	461	23	5,146	- 4,685
Alcohol	51	443	60	401	+ 42
Skin Cancers	52	313	61	368	- 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	266	42	1,807	- 1,541
Malnutrition	54	234	24	4,311	- 4,077
HIV/AIDS	55	211	66	204	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	205	21	6,865	- 6,660
Tetanus	57	148	59	521	- 373
Syphilis	58	80	44	1,157	- 1,077
Pertussis	59	78	43	1,760	- 1,682
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	59	62	323	- 263
Encephalitis	61	56	67	185	- 129
Hepatitis B	62	32	56	590	- 558
Leprosy	63	30	71	37	- 7
Appendicitis	64	28	63	276	- 247
Schizophrenia	65	27	68	127	- 100
Upper Respiratory	66	25	70	39	- 14
Osteoarthritis	67	19	57	570	- 551
Oral conditions	68	17	73	28	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	69	12	72	31	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	9	51	752	- 742
Hookworm Disease	71	2	84	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	72	1	76	13	- 12
Leishmaniasis	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	75	14	- 14
Hepatitis C	75	0	81	0	- 0
Otitis Media	76	0	74	23	- 23
Measles	77	0	48	894	- 894
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	79	0	85	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	69	94	- 94
Schistosomiasis	81	0	64	233	- 233
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	79	2	- 2
Chlamydia	84	0	78	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Sri Lanka

Philippines

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.