UNITED KINGDOM VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	81,917	2	71,728	+ 10,189
Diabetes Mellitus	2	38,804	17	5,842	+ 32,962
Lung Disease	3	29,449	6	32,896	- 3,447
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	21,608	1	98,135	- 76,526
Kidney Disease	5	21,358	18	5,471	+ 15,887
Stroke	6	21,193	4	37,626	- 16,434
Asthma	7	20,152	41	1,302	+ 18,850
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	15,935	3	40,540	- 24,605
Road Traffic Accidents	9	13,079	33	2,169	+ 10,910
Suicide	10	9,272	20	5,325	+ 3,947
Oral Cancer	11	9,010	30	3,109	+ 5,902
Lung Cancers	12	5,527	5	35,715	- 30,188
Oesophagus Cancer	13	4,809	12	8,727	- 3,918
Other Injuries	14	4,763	19	5,464	- 701
Breast Cancer	15	4,307	9	12,718	- 8,411
Stomach Cancer	16	4,114	24	4,999	- 885
Liver Disease	17	4,057	14	7,666	- 3,608
Leukemia	18	3,597	22	5,211	- 1,614
Liver Cancer	19	3,396	21	5,237	- 1,841
Hypertension	20	3,287	23	5,208	- 1,921
Lymphomas	21	3,199	10	9,350	- 6,151
Congenital Anomalies	22	3,081	35	2,127	+ 954
Falls	23	3,002	15	7,618	- 4,616
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,838	7	18,446	- 15,608
Tuberculosis	25	2,396	47	351	+ 2,044
Cervical Cancer	26	2,374	43	1,099	+ 1,275
Drownings	27	2,275	49	301	+ 1,974
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,883	38	1,599	+ 284
Low Birth Weight	29	1,670	40	1,313	+ 356
Prostate Cancer	30	1,579	8	13,289	- 11,711
Violence	31	1,554	46	868	+ 687
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,440	28	3,297	- 1,857
Anemia	33	1,387	50	277	+ 1,110
Bladder Cancer	34	1,345	16	6,133	- 4,789
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,323	29	3,126	- 1,803
Skin Disease	36	911	34	2,134	- 1,223
Ovary Cancer	37	876	25	4,019	- 3,143
War	38	871	67	10	+ 862
Epilepsy	39	839	42	1,193	- 354
Drug Use	40	801	31	2,824	- 2,023
Fires	41	743	48	334	+ 409
Uterin Cancer	42	679	32	2,346	- 1,668
Pancreas Cancer	43	665	11	8,995	- 8,330
Birth Trauma	44	600	54	190	+ 411
Parkinson's Disease	45	522	13	8,573	- 8,050
Meningitis	46	455	52	232	+ 222
Dengue	47	408	73	0	+ 408
Maternal Conditions	48	299	64	47	+ 253
Poisonings	49	291	53	221	+ 70
Other Neoplasms	50	267	26	3,986	- 3,719
Alcohol	51	256	39	1,555	- 1,298
Skin Cancers	52	181	27	3,727	- 3,546
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	154	45	876	- 722
Malnutrition	54	135	58	116	+ 20
HIV/AIDS	55	122	55	188	- 66
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	119	36	2,090	- 1,971
Tetanus	57	86	72	0	+ 85
Syphilis	58	46	62	49	- 3
Pertussis	59	45	69	3	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	34	44	1,014	- 980
Encephalitis	61	32	68	6	+ 27
Hepatitis B	62	18	65	40	- 21
Leprosy	63	17	83	0	+ 17
Appendicitis	64	16	59	105	- 89
Schizophrenia	65	16	60	101	- 86
Upper Respiratory	66	14	63	48	- 34
Osteoarthritis	67	11	57	167	- 156
Oral conditions	68	10	61	54	- 44
Multiple Sclerosis	69	7	37	1,856	- 1,849
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	5	56	184	- 178
Hookworm Disease	71	1	81	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	1	80	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	51	267	- 267
Otitis Media	76	0	66	16	- 16
Measles	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Sri Lanka

United Kingdom

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.