SOUTH KOREA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,320	1	28,043	+ 34,277
Diabetes Mellitus	2	29,521	13	6,812	+ 22,710
Lung Disease	3	22,404	11	8,526	+ 13,878
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	16,439	6	12,145	+ 4,294
Kidney Disease	5	16,249	9	10,107	+ 6,142
Stroke	6	16,123	3	25,596	- 9,473
Asthma	7	15,331	32	1,150	+ 14,181
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	12,123	2	26,650	- 14,527
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,950	15	4,399	+ 5,551
Suicide	10	7,054	5	14,636	- 7,581
Oral Cancer	11	6,855	29	1,457	+ 5,398
Lung Cancers	12	4,205	4	20,293	- 16,088
Oesophagus Cancer	13	3,658	28	1,733	+ 1,926
Other Injuries	14	3,623	18	3,634	- 10
Breast Cancer	15	3,277	21	2,880	+ 396
Stomach Cancer	16	3,130	10	8,625	- 5,495
Liver Disease	17	3,087	14	6,348	- 3,262
Leukemia	18	2,736	23	2,140	+ 596
Liver Cancer	19	2,583	7	11,589	- 9,006
Hypertension	20	2,500	17	3,711	- 1,210
Lymphomas	21	2,434	19	3,477	- 1,043
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,344	41	518	+ 1,826
Falls	23	2,284	20	2,934	- 650
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,159	8	10,180	- 8,021
Tuberculosis	25	1,822	24	1,950	- 128
Cervical Cancer	26	1,806	34	1,065	+ 741
Drownings	27	1,731	42	501	+ 1,230
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,433	35	929	+ 504
Low Birth Weight	29	1,270	45	370	+ 900
Prostate Cancer	30	1,201	22	2,316	- 1,114
Violence	31	1,182	44	386	+ 796
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,096	25	1,891	- 795
Anemia	33	1,055	46	329	+ 726
Bladder Cancer	34	1,023	27	1,768	- 745
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,007	31	1,325	- 318
Skin Disease	36	693	36	704	- 11
Ovary Cancer	37	666	30	1,330	- 664
War	38	663	68	5	+ 658
Epilepsy	39	638	40	524	+ 114
Drug Use	40	609	50	154	+ 455
Fires	41	565	47	263	+ 302
Uterin Cancer	42	516	43	420	+ 97
Pancreas Cancer	43	506	12	6,994	- 6,488
Birth Trauma	44	457	54	88	+ 369
Parkinson's Disease	45	397	16	3,951	- 3,554
Meningitis	46	346	58	51	+ 295
Dengue	47	310	77	0	+ 310
Maternal Conditions	48	228	61	34	+ 194
Poisonings	49	221	52	115	+ 106
Other Neoplasms	50	203	26	1,807	- 1,604
Alcohol	51	195	33	1,081	- 886
Skin Cancers	52	138	37	585	- 447
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	117	48	224	- 107
Malnutrition	54	103	53	88	+ 15
HIV/AIDS	55	93	55	84	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	90	38	540	- 449
Tetanus	57	65	69	5	+ 60
Syphilis	58	35	62	27	+ 8
Pertussis	59	34	67	6	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	26	51	150	- 124
Encephalitis	61	25	65	19	+ 6
Hepatitis B	62	14	39	526	- 512
Leprosy	63	13	82	0	+ 13
Appendicitis	64	13	57	54	- 41
Schizophrenia	65	12	56	77	- 65
Upper Respiratory	66	11	63	26	- 15
Osteoarthritis	67	8	60	41	- 33
Oral conditions	68	8	64	21	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	69	5	66	11	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	4	59	49	- 45
Hookworm Disease	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	49	168	- 168
Otitis Media	76	0	70	5	- 5
Measles	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	81	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Sri Lanka

South Korea

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.