SINGAPORE VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,214	1	5,292	+ 1,922
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,417	28	108	+ 3,309
Lung Disease	3	2,593	14	383	+ 2,210
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,903	36	32	+ 1,870
Kidney Disease	5	1,881	6	1,028	+ 852
Stroke	6	1,866	3	1,559	+ 308
Asthma	7	1,775	35	37	+ 1,738
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,403	2	5,189	- 3,786
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,152	26	121	+ 1,031
Suicide	10	817	9	650	+ 166
Oral Cancer	11	793	15	317	+ 477
Lung Cancers	12	487	4	1,540	- 1,054
Oesophagus Cancer	13	423	24	137	+ 287
Other Injuries	14	419	32	79	+ 340
Breast Cancer	15	379	10	605	- 226
Stomach Cancer	16	362	12	405	- 42
Liver Disease	17	357	20	209	+ 148
Leukemia	18	317	17	249	+ 67
Liver Cancer	19	299	7	746	- 447
Hypertension	20	289	8	732	- 443
Lymphomas	21	282	13	397	- 115
Congenital Anomalies	22	271	31	80	+ 192
Falls	23	264	18	218	+ 47
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	250	5	1,203	- 953
Tuberculosis	25	211	40	26	+ 185
Cervical Cancer	26	209	30	85	+ 124
Drownings	27	200	38	29	+ 171
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	166	39	28	+ 138
Low Birth Weight	29	147	41	25	+ 122
Prostate Cancer	30	139	16	303	- 164
Violence	31	137	46	15	+ 122
Endocrine Disorders	32	127	37	30	+ 96
Anemia	33	122	85	0	+ 122
Bladder Cancer	34	118	27	120	- 2
Inflammatory/Heart	35	117	19	215	- 99
Skin Disease	36	80	25	136	- 56
Ovary Cancer	37	77	21	204	- 127
War	38	77	59	2	+ 75
Epilepsy	39	74	42	25	+ 49
Drug Use	40	71	44	19	+ 51
Fires	41	65	49	7	+ 58
Uterin Cancer	42	60	23	147	- 87
Pancreas Cancer	43	59	11	537	- 478
Birth Trauma	44	53	55	3	+ 50
Parkinson's Disease	45	46	29	90	- 44
Meningitis	46	40	48	8	+ 32
Dengue	47	36	66	0	+ 36
Maternal Conditions	48	26	53	3	+ 23
Poisonings	49	26	60	1	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	50	24	22	195	- 172
Alcohol	51	23	47	10	+ 12
Skin Cancers	52	16	34	56	- 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	14	43	22	- 9
Malnutrition	54	12	63	0	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	55	11	45	18	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	10	33	69	- 59
Tetanus	57	8	73	0	+ 8
Syphilis	58	4	65	0	+ 4
Pertussis	59	4	62	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	3	58	2	+ 1
Encephalitis	61	3	61	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	62	2	52	4	- 2
Leprosy	63	2	80	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	64	1	50	6	- 4
Schizophrenia	65	1	84	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	54	3	- 2
Osteoarthritis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	68	1	81	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	57	3	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	51	6	- 5
Hookworm Disease	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	67	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	56	3	- 3
Otitis Media	76	0	79	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Sri Lanka

Singapore

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.