SWITZERLAND VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,602	1	10,713	- 111
Diabetes Mellitus	2	5,022	17	1,022	+ 4,001
Lung Disease	3	3,812	5	2,902	+ 909
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	2,797	2	7,192	- 4,395
Kidney Disease	5	2,764	13	1,261	+ 1,503
Stroke	6	2,743	3	3,918	- 1,175
Asthma	7	2,608	46	95	+ 2,514
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,062	8	1,949	+ 113
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,693	34	193	+ 1,500
Suicide	10	1,200	14	1,249	- 49
Oral Cancer	11	1,166	26	500	+ 666
Lung Cancers	12	715	4	3,520	- 2,804
Oesophagus Cancer	13	622	28	491	+ 132
Other Injuries	14	616	30	410	+ 207
Breast Cancer	15	557	11	1,577	- 1,019
Stomach Cancer	16	532	24	614	- 81
Liver Disease	17	525	21	677	- 152
Leukemia	18	466	22	671	- 206
Liver Cancer	19	440	19	805	- 365
Hypertension	20	425	6	2,471	- 2,046
Lymphomas	21	414	15	1,131	- 717
Congenital Anomalies	22	399	31	305	+ 94
Falls	23	389	9	1,919	- 1,531
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	367	7	1,995	- 1,627
Tuberculosis	25	310	56	21	+ 289
Cervical Cancer	26	307	42	105	+ 202
Drownings	27	294	50	49	+ 245
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	244	35	186	+ 58
Low Birth Weight	29	216	43	105	+ 111
Prostate Cancer	30	204	10	1,579	- 1,375
Violence	31	201	51	42	+ 159
Endocrine Disorders	32	186	25	593	- 406
Anemia	33	180	44	102	+ 78
Bladder Cancer	34	174	23	669	- 495
Inflammatory/Heart	35	171	16	1,027	- 856
Skin Disease	36	118	40	129	- 11
Ovary Cancer	37	113	29	457	- 344
War	38	113	67	1	+ 112
Epilepsy	39	109	39	159	- 50
Drug Use	40	104	36	176	- 72
Fires	41	96	55	21	+ 75
Uterin Cancer	42	88	33	224	- 136
Pancreas Cancer	43	86	12	1,486	- 1,400
Birth Trauma	44	78	52	32	+ 46
Parkinson's Disease	45	68	18	857	- 790
Meningitis	46	59	57	20	+ 39
Dengue	47	53	81	0	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	48	39	64	4	+ 34
Poisonings	49	38	60	13	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	50	35	20	681	- 647
Alcohol	51	33	32	229	- 196
Skin Cancers	52	23	27	493	- 470
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	20	48	78	- 58
Malnutrition	54	18	47	84	- 67
HIV/AIDS	55	16	54	29	- 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	15	41	122	- 107
Tetanus	57	11	70	0	+ 11
Syphilis	58	6	65	2	+ 4
Pertussis	59	6	73	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	4	49	68	- 63
Encephalitis	61	4	68	1	+ 4
Hepatitis B	62	2	63	5	- 2
Leprosy	63	2	80	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	64	2	59	15	- 12
Schizophrenia	65	2	45	96	- 94
Upper Respiratory	66	2	61	11	- 9
Osteoarthritis	67	1	37	170	- 168
Oral conditions	68	1	62	8	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	38	160	- 159
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	53	32	- 31
Hookworm Disease	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	58	15	- 15
Otitis Media	76	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	66	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Sri Lanka

Switzerland

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.