SRI LANKA VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	44,689	55	39	+ 44,650
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,782	8	5,117	+ 12,665
Diabetes Mellitus	3	17,229	2	12,460	+ 4,768
Stroke	4	15,461	6	6,805	+ 8,656
Coronary Heart Disease	5	14,582	1	26,304	- 11,722
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	9,989	28	605	+ 9,384
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,423	9	4,200	+ 3,223
Kidney Disease	8	7,363	5	6,858	+ 504
Suicide	9	6,520	10	2,977	+ 3,542
Hypertension	10	5,642	20	1,055	+ 4,586
Liver Disease	11	5,286	17	1,303	+ 3,983
Lung Disease	12	5,108	3	9,456	- 4,348
Tuberculosis	13	4,941	25	769	+ 4,172
Low Birth Weight	14	4,501	29	536	+ 3,964
Cervical Cancer	15	4,151	26	762	+ 3,389
Violence	16	4,100	31	499	+ 3,601
Other Injuries	17	3,672	14	1,529	+ 2,143
Birth Trauma	18	3,215	44	193	+ 3,023
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,099	22	989	+ 2,109
Asthma	20	2,888	7	6,471	- 3,583
Maternal Conditions	21	2,237	48	96	+ 2,141
Malnutrition	22	2,044	54	43	+ 2,000
Meningitis	23	1,882	46	146	+ 1,736
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,810	35	425	+ 1,385
Drownings	25	1,679	27	731	+ 949
Fires	26	1,616	41	239	+ 1,377
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,479	4	6,939	- 5,460
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,432	32	462	+ 970
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	982	56	38	+ 944
Epilepsy	30	883	39	269	+ 613
Prostate Cancer	31	868	30	507	+ 361
Falls	32	796	23	964	- 168
Pertussis	33	749	59	15	+ 734
Poisonings	34	724	49	93	+ 631
Breast Cancer	35	712	15	1,383	- 671
Lymphomas	36	600	21	1,027	- 427
Liver Cancer	37	566	19	1,090	- 524
Drug Use	38	518	40	257	+ 261
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	506	53	49	+ 456
Skin Disease	40	488	36	293	+ 195
Parkinson's Disease	41	461	45	168	+ 293
Skin Cancers	42	384	52	58	+ 326
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	360	24	911	- 551
Oesophagus Cancer	44	357	13	1,544	- 1,187
Syphilis	45	336	58	15	+ 322
Lung Cancers	46	321	12	1,775	- 1,454
Leukemia	47	315	18	1,155	- 840
Alcohol	48	310	51	82	+ 227
Schistosomiasis	49	247	81	0	+ 247
Uterin Cancer	50	221	42	218	+ 3
Oral Cancer	51	197	11	2,893	- 2,696
Ovary Cancer	52	191	37	281	- 90
Stomach Cancer	53	132	16	1,321	- 1,189
Appendicitis	54	128	64	5	+ 122
Bladder Cancer	55	117	34	432	- 315
Pancreas Cancer	56	117	43	214	- 97
Hepatitis B	57	114	62	6	+ 108
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	95	60	11	+ 84
Encephalitis	59	93	61	10	+ 83
Upper Respiratory	60	80	66	5	+ 76
Other Neoplasms	61	76	50	86	- 10
Tetanus	62	71	57	27	+ 44
Multiple Sclerosis	63	29	69	2	+ 26
Measles	64	12	77	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	65	7	75	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	66	6	72	0	+ 5
Malaria	67	5	80	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	68	5	76	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	69	4	84	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	70	3	74	0	+ 3
War	71	3	38	280	- 276
Dengue	72	1	47	131	- 130
Hookworm Disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	63	6	- 6
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	5	- 5
Anemia	84	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Swaziland

Sri Lanka

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.