SLOVAKIA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,657	1	10,654	- 3,997
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,154	16	750	+ 2,404
Lung Disease	3	2,393	9	1,121	+ 1,272
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	1,756	2	4,482	- 2,726
Kidney Disease	5	1,736	14	830	+ 905
Stroke	6	1,722	3	3,756	- 2,034
Asthma	7	1,638	44	47	+ 1,591
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,295	6	2,024	- 729
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,063	27	331	+ 732
Suicide	10	754	19	660	+ 94
Oral Cancer	11	732	18	716	+ 16
Lung Cancers	12	449	4	2,562	- 2,113
Oesophagus Cancer	13	391	28	314	+ 77
Other Injuries	14	387	20	554	- 166
Breast Cancer	15	350	10	1,071	- 721
Stomach Cancer	16	334	15	827	- 492
Liver Disease	17	330	7	1,425	- 1,096
Leukemia	18	292	23	448	- 156
Liver Cancer	19	276	22	469	- 193
Hypertension	20	267	11	1,034	- 767
Lymphomas	21	260	17	736	- 476
Congenital Anomalies	22	250	36	167	+ 84
Falls	23	244	8	1,277	- 1,033
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	231	5	2,528	- 2,298
Tuberculosis	25	195	50	26	+ 168
Cervical Cancer	26	193	32	273	- 80
Drownings	27	185	38	144	+ 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	153	47	34	+ 119
Low Birth Weight	29	136	39	97	+ 39
Prostate Cancer	30	128	12	968	- 840
Violence	31	126	42	59	+ 67
Endocrine Disorders	32	117	37	163	- 46
Anemia	33	113	59	5	+ 107
Bladder Cancer	34	109	21	489	- 379
Inflammatory/Heart	35	108	25	339	- 231
Skin Disease	36	74	34	170	- 96
Ovary Cancer	37	71	26	334	- 263
War	38	71	68	1	+ 70
Epilepsy	39	68	35	168	- 100
Drug Use	40	65	45	45	+ 20
Fires	41	60	46	39	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	42	55	30	280	- 225
Pancreas Cancer	43	54	13	876	- 821
Birth Trauma	44	49	52	15	+ 34
Parkinson's Disease	45	42	29	310	- 268
Meningitis	46	37	51	25	+ 12
Dengue	47	33	81	0	+ 33
Maternal Conditions	48	24	63	3	+ 22
Poisonings	49	24	48	30	- 6
Other Neoplasms	50	22	40	93	- 71
Alcohol	51	21	33	219	- 198
Skin Cancers	52	15	24	357	- 342
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	13	41	70	- 57
Malnutrition	54	11	49	29	- 18
HIV/AIDS	55	10	65	2	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	10	31	274	- 264
Tetanus	57	7	71	0	+ 7
Syphilis	58	4	62	3	+ 0
Pertussis	59	4	61	4	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	3	53	15	- 12
Encephalitis	61	3	67	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	62	2	56	8	- 7
Leprosy	63	1	83	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	64	1	55	9	- 8
Schizophrenia	65	1	60	4	- 3
Upper Respiratory	66	1	58	6	- 5
Osteoarthritis	67	1	69	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	68	1	66	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	43	55	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	57	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	54	12	- 12
Otitis Media	76	0	64	2	- 2
Measles	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	76	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 SLOVAKIA

Sri Lanka

Slovakia

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.