THAILAND VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	83,666	1	51,305	+ 32,361
Diabetes Mellitus	2	39,633	10	18,776	+ 20,857
Lung Disease	3	30,078	9	19,474	+ 10,604
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	22,070	6	22,851	- 781
Kidney Disease	5	21,814	4	26,822	- 5,008
Stroke	6	21,645	2	50,273	- 28,628
Asthma	7	20,583	24	4,182	+ 16,401
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	16,275	3	31,289	- 15,014
Road Traffic Accidents	9	13,358	7	22,428	- 9,070
Suicide	10	9,470	16	6,147	+ 3,323
Oral Cancer	11	9,203	20	4,961	+ 4,242
Lung Cancers	12	5,645	8	22,296	- 16,651
Oesophagus Cancer	13	4,911	29	3,156	+ 1,756
Other Injuries	14	4,864	21	4,869	- 5
Breast Cancer	15	4,399	17	6,053	- 1,654
Stomach Cancer	16	4,202	27	3,451	+ 751
Liver Disease	17	4,144	11	17,596	- 13,452
Leukemia	18	3,673	26	3,902	- 229
Liver Cancer	19	3,468	5	23,883	- 20,414
Hypertension	20	3,357	34	2,179	+ 1,178
Lymphomas	21	3,267	22	4,539	- 1,272
Congenital Anomalies	22	3,147	35	2,107	+ 1,039
Falls	23	3,066	18	5,409	- 2,343
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,899	13	9,908	- 7,009
Tuberculosis	25	2,447	14	9,551	- 7,105
Cervical Cancer	26	2,425	19	5,110	- 2,685
Drownings	27	2,324	25	3,956	- 1,632
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,923	15	6,863	- 4,940
Low Birth Weight	29	1,705	40	1,548	+ 158
Prostate Cancer	30	1,613	30	3,013	- 1,400
Violence	31	1,588	31	2,965	- 1,378
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,471	37	1,888	- 417
Anemia	33	1,417	85	0	+ 1,417
Bladder Cancer	34	1,373	38	1,798	- 425
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,352	32	2,879	- 1,527
Skin Disease	36	931	28	3,375	- 2,445
Ovary Cancer	37	894	36	2,003	- 1,109
War	38	890	60	87	+ 803
Epilepsy	39	857	47	689	+ 168
Drug Use	40	818	45	794	+ 24
Fires	41	759	48	617	+ 142
Uterin Cancer	42	693	44	864	- 171
Pancreas Cancer	43	679	33	2,383	- 1,704
Birth Trauma	44	613	50	533	+ 80
Parkinson's Disease	45	533	23	4,292	- 3,759
Meningitis	46	464	43	931	- 466
Dengue	47	417	55	172	+ 245
Maternal Conditions	48	306	52	227	+ 78
Poisonings	49	297	57	132	+ 165
Other Neoplasms	50	273	54	192	+ 81
Alcohol	51	262	49	548	- 286
Skin Cancers	52	185	41	1,133	- 947
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	157	51	436	- 278
Malnutrition	54	138	42	962	- 824
HIV/AIDS	55	125	12	13,922	- 13,797
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	121	39	1,679	- 1,557
Tetanus	57	87	58	116	- 29
Syphilis	58	47	64	36	+ 11
Pertussis	59	46	62	77	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	35	53	194	- 160
Encephalitis	61	33	46	722	- 688
Hepatitis B	62	19	56	153	- 134
Leprosy	63	18	79	0	+ 18
Appendicitis	64	17	59	114	- 97
Schizophrenia	65	16	84	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	66	15	65	18	- 3
Osteoarthritis	67	11	82	0	+ 11
Oral conditions	68	10	80	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	69	7	61	86	- 78
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	6	81	0	+ 6
Hookworm Disease	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	1	69	4	- 3
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	75	0	67	7	- 7
Otitis Media	76	0	68	7	- 7
Measles	77	0	63	56	- 56
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	66	13	- 13
Schistosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Sri Lanka

Thailand

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.