SPAIN VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,575	1	51,684	+ 4,891
Diabetes Mellitus	2	26,800	10	7,773	+ 19,026
Lung Disease	3	20,339	5	18,926	+ 1,412
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	14,924	2	42,339	- 27,415
Kidney Disease	5	14,751	8	9,725	+ 5,026
Stroke	6	14,636	3	29,004	- 14,367
Asthma	7	13,918	35	1,133	+ 12,785
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	11,005	7	13,717	- 2,712
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,033	31	1,829	+ 7,203
Suicide	10	6,404	25	3,609	+ 2,794
Oral Cancer	11	6,223	27	2,583	+ 3,640
Lung Cancers	12	3,817	4	22,131	- 18,313
Oesophagus Cancer	13	3,321	29	2,011	+ 1,310
Other Injuries	14	3,289	15	5,536	- 2,247
Breast Cancer	15	2,975	11	7,067	- 4,093
Stomach Cancer	16	2,841	14	5,796	- 2,955
Liver Disease	17	2,802	23	4,231	- 1,429
Leukemia	18	2,484	24	3,772	- 1,288
Liver Cancer	19	2,345	18	5,098	- 2,753
Hypertension	20	2,270	9	9,115	- 6,845
Lymphomas	21	2,209	16	5,335	- 3,125
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,128	38	863	+ 1,265
Falls	23	2,074	26	3,246	- 1,173
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,960	6	16,957	- 14,997
Tuberculosis	25	1,654	50	270	+ 1,384
Cervical Cancer	26	1,639	39	855	+ 784
Drownings	27	1,571	45	446	+ 1,125
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,301	36	1,064	+ 237
Low Birth Weight	29	1,153	52	253	+ 901
Prostate Cancer	30	1,090	13	6,420	- 5,329
Violence	31	1,073	51	262	+ 812
Endocrine Disorders	32	995	21	4,863	- 3,869
Anemia	33	958	37	914	+ 43
Bladder Cancer	34	929	17	5,222	- 4,294
Inflammatory/Heart	35	914	19	4,984	- 4,070
Skin Disease	36	629	30	1,840	- 1,211
Ovary Cancer	37	605	28	2,026	- 1,421
War	38	602	68	6	+ 596
Epilepsy	39	579	40	824	- 245
Drug Use	40	553	41	776	- 223
Fires	41	513	55	185	+ 329
Uterin Cancer	42	469	34	1,612	- 1,143
Pancreas Cancer	43	459	12	6,752	- 6,293
Birth Trauma	44	415	60	113	+ 302
Parkinson's Disease	45	361	20	4,943	- 4,582
Meningitis	46	314	59	129	+ 185
Dengue	47	282	77	0	+ 282
Maternal Conditions	48	207	64	14	+ 193
Poisonings	49	201	57	170	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	50	184	22	4,748	- 4,564
Alcohol	51	177	46	333	- 156
Skin Cancers	52	125	32	1,803	- 1,678
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	106	33	1,612	- 1,506
Malnutrition	54	94	47	302	- 209
HIV/AIDS	55	84	43	538	- 454
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	82	44	475	- 393
Tetanus	57	59	72	2	+ 57
Syphilis	58	32	67	9	+ 23
Pertussis	59	31	73	2	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	24	48	294	- 270
Encephalitis	61	22	70	4	+ 19
Hepatitis B	62	13	58	162	- 149
Leprosy	63	12	75	0	+ 12
Appendicitis	64	11	61	79	- 68
Schizophrenia	65	11	56	181	- 170
Upper Respiratory	66	10	62	47	- 37
Osteoarthritis	67	7	53	212	- 205
Oral conditions	68	7	63	44	- 37
Multiple Sclerosis	69	5	49	287	- 282
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	4	54	204	- 201
Hookworm Disease	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	11	- 11
Diphtheria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	42	652	- 652
Otitis Media	76	0	66	9	- 9
Measles	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	71	3	- 3
Chlamydia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Sri Lanka

Spain

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.