SRI LANKA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,419	1	26,304	+ 5,115
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	22,661	4	6,939	+ 15,723
Stroke	3	12,527	6	6,805	+ 5,722
Lung Disease	4	9,018	3	9,456	- 438
Lung Cancers	5	7,727	12	1,775	+ 5,952
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,330	24	911	+ 5,419
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,519	8	5,117	+ 402
Prostate Cancer	8	5,443	30	507	+ 4,936
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,837	43	214	+ 3,624
Hypertension	10	3,816	20	1,055	+ 2,761
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,808	2	12,460	- 8,653
Kidney Disease	12	3,382	5	6,858	- 3,477
Breast Cancer	13	3,285	15	1,383	+ 1,902
Suicide	14	3,071	10	2,977	+ 94
Other Injuries	15	2,851	14	1,529	+ 1,322
Lymphomas	16	2,816	21	1,027	+ 1,789
Falls	17	2,302	23	964	+ 1,338
Other Neoplasms	18	2,151	50	86	+ 2,065
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,958	45	168	+ 1,790
Leukemia	20	1,714	18	1,155	+ 559
Bladder Cancer	21	1,578	34	432	+ 1,146
Liver Cancer	22	1,561	19	1,090	+ 470
Liver Disease	23	1,502	17	1,303	+ 199
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,457	32	462	+ 995
Skin Cancers	25	1,350	52	58	+ 1,292
Stomach Cancer	26	1,271	16	1,321	- 50
Ovary Cancer	27	1,147	37	281	+ 866
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,135	35	425	+ 710
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,117	13	1,544	- 427
Drug Use	30	879	40	257	+ 622
Oral Cancer	31	787	11	2,893	- 2,106
Alcohol	32	744	51	82	+ 662
Uterin Cancer	33	715	42	218	+ 498
Road Traffic Accidents	34	654	9	4,200	- 3,546
Congenital Anomalies	35	639	22	989	- 350
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	601	28	605	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	575	56	38	+ 537
Cervical Cancer	38	472	26	762	- 290
Skin Disease	39	457	36	293	+ 164
Anemia	40	363	33	445	- 83
Multiple Sclerosis	41	353	69	2	+ 351
Asthma	42	329	7	6,471	- 6,142
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	267	60	11	+ 256
Epilepsy	44	250	39	269	- 19
Malnutrition	45	243	54	43	+ 199
Drownings	46	238	27	731	- 493
Violence	47	234	31	499	- 265
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	229	53	49	+ 180
Fires	49	134	41	239	- 105
Schizophrenia	50	132	65	5	+ 127
Low Birth Weight	51	104	29	536	- 432
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	95	70	2	+ 93
Hepatitis C	53	92	75	0	+ 92
Meningitis	54	73	46	146	- 73
Birth Trauma	55	70	44	193	- 123
Tuberculosis	56	50	25	769	- 719
Osteoarthritis	57	50	67	3	+ 46
Upper Respiratory	58	40	66	5	+ 36
Appendicitis	59	37	64	5	+ 32
Poisonings	60	37	49	93	- 57
HIV/AIDS	61	26	55	39	- 13
Hepatitis B	62	20	62	6	+ 14
Oral conditions	63	17	68	3	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	64	10	48	96	- 86
War	65	3	38	280	- 276
Otitis Media	66	1	76	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	1	59	15	- 14
Tetanus	68	1	57	27	- 27
Schistosomiasis	69	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	71	0	61	10	- 10
Syphilis	72	0	58	15	- 15
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	47	131	- 131
Ascariasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	63	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Sweden

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.