PORTUGAL VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,214	1	12,878	- 664
Diabetes Mellitus	2	5,786	8	3,601	+ 2,184
Lung Disease	3	4,391	7	4,286	+ 105
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	3,222	3	7,191	- 3,969
Kidney Disease	5	3,184	9	2,803	+ 381
Stroke	6	3,160	2	12,339	- 9,180
Asthma	7	3,005	43	146	+ 2,858
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,376	4	6,851	- 4,476
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,950	27	838	+ 1,112
Suicide	10	1,383	19	1,172	+ 211
Oral Cancer	11	1,343	25	912	+ 431
Lung Cancers	12	824	5	4,406	- 3,582
Oesophagus Cancer	13	717	29	623	+ 94
Other Injuries	14	710	13	1,937	- 1,227
Breast Cancer	15	642	12	1,997	- 1,355
Stomach Cancer	16	613	10	2,532	- 1,919
Liver Disease	17	605	22	1,126	- 521
Leukemia	18	536	24	1,015	- 479
Liver Cancer	19	506	18	1,270	- 764
Hypertension	20	490	14	1,880	- 1,390
Lymphomas	21	477	16	1,608	- 1,131
Congenital Anomalies	22	459	40	196	+ 263
Falls	23	448	23	1,033	- 585
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	423	6	4,389	- 3,966
Tuberculosis	25	357	38	213	+ 144
Cervical Cancer	26	354	34	329	+ 25
Drownings	27	339	51	79	+ 260
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	281	36	231	+ 50
Low Birth Weight	29	249	52	79	+ 170
Prostate Cancer	30	235	11	2,124	- 1,888
Violence	31	232	48	96	+ 135
Endocrine Disorders	32	215	17	1,547	- 1,332
Anemia	33	207	42	151	+ 56
Bladder Cancer	34	200	20	1,171	- 970
Inflammatory/Heart	35	197	26	909	- 711
Skin Disease	36	136	39	202	- 67
Ovary Cancer	37	131	33	397	- 267
War	38	130	69	1	+ 129
Epilepsy	39	125	31	415	- 290
Drug Use	40	119	44	128	- 9
Fires	41	111	46	108	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	42	101	32	406	- 305
Pancreas Cancer	43	99	15	1,669	- 1,570
Birth Trauma	44	90	60	24	+ 66
Parkinson's Disease	45	78	21	1,139	- 1,062
Meningitis	46	68	56	43	+ 25
Dengue	47	61	84	0	+ 61
Maternal Conditions	48	45	63	7	+ 37
Poisonings	49	43	57	29	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	50	40	28	652	- 612
Alcohol	51	38	45	111	- 73
Skin Cancers	52	27	30	523	- 496
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	23	41	169	- 146
Malnutrition	54	20	53	79	- 58
HIV/AIDS	55	18	35	320	- 301
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	18	37	229	- 211
Tetanus	57	13	73	0	+ 13
Syphilis	58	7	64	3	+ 4
Pertussis	59	7	72	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	5	47	99	- 94
Encephalitis	61	5	67	1	+ 4
Hepatitis B	62	3	59	26	- 23
Leprosy	63	3	70	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	64	2	61	21	- 18
Schizophrenia	65	2	55	49	- 47
Upper Respiratory	66	2	62	15	- 13
Osteoarthritis	67	2	58	29	- 27
Oral conditions	68	1	65	3	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	54	56	- 55
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	50	82	- 82
Hookworm Disease	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	49	87	- 87
Otitis Media	76	0	66	2	- 2
Measles	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Sri Lanka

Portugal

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.