POLAND VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,363	1	117,700	- 71,337
Diabetes Mellitus	2	21,962	8	8,947	+ 13,015
Lung Disease	3	16,668	6	13,677	+ 2,991
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	12,230	21	3,701	+ 8,529
Kidney Disease	5	12,088	20	4,065	+ 8,023
Stroke	6	11,995	2	32,693	- 20,699
Asthma	7	11,406	43	540	+ 10,866
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,019	4	19,998	- 10,980
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,402	22	3,555	+ 3,848
Suicide	10	5,248	18	4,282	+ 966
Oral Cancer	11	5,100	25	3,377	+ 1,723
Lung Cancers	12	3,128	3	25,781	- 22,652
Oesophagus Cancer	13	2,722	33	1,803	+ 919
Other Injuries	14	2,696	28	2,527	+ 169
Breast Cancer	15	2,438	9	7,967	- 5,529
Stomach Cancer	16	2,328	12	5,910	- 3,582
Liver Disease	17	2,296	10	7,912	- 5,616
Leukemia	18	2,036	24	3,456	- 1,420
Liver Cancer	19	1,922	29	2,290	- 368
Hypertension	20	1,860	15	4,937	- 3,077
Lymphomas	21	1,811	19	4,141	- 2,331
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,744	36	916	+ 827
Falls	23	1,699	16	4,712	- 3,012
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,606	5	14,610	- 13,004
Tuberculosis	25	1,356	41	597	+ 759
Cervical Cancer	26	1,344	32	1,907	- 563
Drownings	27	1,288	39	636	+ 651
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,066	37	839	+ 227
Low Birth Weight	29	945	42	579	+ 366
Prostate Cancer	30	894	11	6,489	- 5,595
Violence	31	880	49	294	+ 586
Endocrine Disorders	32	815	38	831	- 16
Anemia	33	785	62	12	+ 773
Bladder Cancer	34	761	17	4,700	- 3,939
Inflammatory/Heart	35	749	23	3,495	- 2,746
Skin Disease	36	516	46	469	+ 47
Ovary Cancer	37	496	27	2,929	- 2,433
War	38	493	66	4	+ 489
Epilepsy	39	475	35	1,145	- 670
Drug Use	40	453	48	321	+ 132
Fires	41	421	45	474	- 54
Uterin Cancer	42	384	30	2,163	- 1,779
Pancreas Cancer	43	376	13	5,430	- 5,053
Birth Trauma	44	340	57	52	+ 288
Parkinson's Disease	45	296	34	1,500	- 1,205
Meningitis	46	257	53	171	+ 87
Dengue	47	231	84	0	+ 231
Maternal Conditions	48	169	63	10	+ 160
Poisonings	49	165	51	205	- 40
Other Neoplasms	50	151	7	9,256	- 9,105
Alcohol	51	145	14	5,238	- 5,093
Skin Cancers	52	103	31	2,155	- 2,052
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	87	40	612	- 524
Malnutrition	54	77	50	291	- 214
HIV/AIDS	55	69	54	115	- 46
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	67	26	3,091	- 3,024
Tetanus	57	48	67	2	+ 47
Syphilis	58	26	69	0	+ 26
Pertussis	59	26	71	0	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	19	47	369	- 349
Encephalitis	61	18	64	6	+ 12
Hepatitis B	62	10	56	52	- 42
Leprosy	63	10	79	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	64	9	55	69	- 59
Schizophrenia	65	9	58	30	- 21
Upper Respiratory	66	8	60	19	- 11
Osteoarthritis	67	6	61	18	- 12
Oral conditions	68	6	65	4	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	4	44	502	- 498
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	3	59	29	- 26
Hookworm Disease	71	1	81	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	52	188	- 188
Otitis Media	76	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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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.