UKRAINE VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,672	1	278,709	- 236,037
Diabetes Mellitus	2	20,214	31	2,258	+ 17,956
Lung Disease	3	15,341	8	9,621	+ 5,719
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	11,256	5	14,196	- 2,940
Kidney Disease	5	11,126	33	2,174	+ 8,952
Stroke	6	11,040	2	79,883	- 68,843
Asthma	7	10,498	52	229	+ 10,269
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,301	12	6,817	+ 1,484
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,813	18	4,487	+ 2,326
Suicide	10	4,830	9	9,517	- 4,687
Oral Cancer	11	4,694	17	4,520	+ 174
Lung Cancers	12	2,879	4	15,024	- 12,144
Oesophagus Cancer	13	2,505	35	1,986	+ 519
Other Injuries	14	2,481	19	4,234	- 1,753
Breast Cancer	15	2,244	11	8,106	- 5,862
Stomach Cancer	16	2,143	10	8,106	- 5,964
Liver Disease	17	2,114	3	15,197	- 13,083
Leukemia	18	1,874	26	2,531	- 657
Liver Cancer	19	1,769	32	2,210	- 441
Hypertension	20	1,712	41	970	+ 742
Lymphomas	21	1,666	24	2,636	- 969
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,605	38	1,388	+ 217
Falls	23	1,564	22	2,875	- 1,311
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,479	6	13,505	- 12,026
Tuberculosis	25	1,248	20	3,194	- 1,946
Cervical Cancer	26	1,237	28	2,434	- 1,198
Drownings	27	1,185	30	2,312	- 1,126
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	981	53	189	+ 792
Low Birth Weight	29	870	42	851	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	30	822	16	4,800	- 3,977
Violence	31	810	23	2,765	- 1,955
Endocrine Disorders	32	750	45	415	+ 335
Anemia	33	722	84	0	+ 722
Bladder Cancer	34	700	27	2,436	- 1,736
Inflammatory/Heart	35	689	7	12,191	- 11,502
Skin Disease	36	475	48	313	+ 161
Ovary Cancer	37	456	25	2,621	- 2,165
War	38	454	49	273	+ 181
Epilepsy	39	437	44	419	+ 18
Drug Use	40	417	39	1,141	- 724
Fires	41	387	37	1,652	- 1,265
Uterin Cancer	42	353	29	2,373	- 2,020
Pancreas Cancer	43	346	14	5,811	- 5,464
Birth Trauma	44	313	51	242	+ 71
Parkinson's Disease	45	272	21	3,101	- 2,829
Meningitis	46	237	50	257	- 20
Dengue	47	213	72	0	+ 213
Maternal Conditions	48	156	57	55	+ 101
Poisonings	49	151	40	1,117	- 966
Other Neoplasms	50	139	54	137	+ 2
Alcohol	51	133	15	5,670	- 5,537
Skin Cancers	52	95	34	2,010	- 1,915
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	80	43	817	- 737
Malnutrition	54	71	58	54	+ 16
HIV/AIDS	55	64	13	5,874	- 5,811
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	62	36	1,657	- 1,596
Tetanus	57	45	65	3	+ 41
Syphilis	58	24	64	4	+ 20
Pertussis	59	24	66	2	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	18	55	103	- 85
Encephalitis	61	17	46	395	- 378
Hepatitis B	62	10	59	42	- 33
Leprosy	63	9	69	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	64	9	56	78	- 70
Schizophrenia	65	8	86	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	66	7	61	31	- 23
Osteoarthritis	67	6	82	0	+ 6
Oral conditions	68	5	80	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	69	4	47	344	- 340
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	3	81	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	75	0	62	8	- 8
Otitis Media	76	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	60	41	- 41
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	63	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

Sri Lanka

Ukraine

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.