SRI LANKA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,579	1	26,304	+ 275
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,844	4	6,939	+ 10,905
Stroke	3	9,719	6	6,805	+ 2,914
Lung Cancers	4	8,732	12	1,775	+ 6,957
Lung Disease	5	7,200	3	9,456	- 2,256
Hypertension	6	6,131	20	1,055	+ 5,076
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,949	24	911	+ 4,037
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,836	8	5,117	- 281
Falls	9	4,762	23	964	+ 3,798
Prostate Cancer	10	3,918	30	507	+ 3,411
Breast Cancer	11	3,912	15	1,383	+ 2,529
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,686	43	214	+ 3,473
Kidney Disease	13	3,129	5	6,858	- 3,729
Suicide	14	3,099	10	2,977	+ 121
Lymphomas	15	2,807	21	1,027	+ 1,779
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,548	35	425	+ 2,123
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,535	2	12,460	- 9,925
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,126	45	168	+ 1,959
Liver Cancer	19	1,997	19	1,090	+ 907
Other Neoplasms	20	1,690	50	86	+ 1,605
Liver Disease	21	1,680	17	1,303	+ 377
Leukemia	22	1,665	18	1,155	+ 510
Bladder Cancer	23	1,661	34	432	+ 1,229
Stomach Cancer	24	1,522	16	1,321	+ 202
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,471	32	462	+ 1,008
Oral Cancer	26	1,241	11	2,893	- 1,652
Skin Cancers	27	1,223	52	58	+ 1,165
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,218	13	1,544	- 326
Ovary Cancer	29	1,134	37	281	+ 853
Other Injuries	30	1,016	14	1,529	- 513
Congenital Anomalies	31	757	22	989	- 232
Alcohol	32	568	51	82	+ 486
Uterin Cancer	33	555	42	218	+ 337
Road Traffic Accidents	34	479	9	4,200	- 3,721
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	461	28	605	- 144
Drug Use	36	437	40	257	+ 180
Osteoarthritis	37	421	67	3	+ 417
Multiple Sclerosis	38	397	69	2	+ 394
Epilepsy	39	393	39	269	+ 124
Skin Disease	40	321	36	293	+ 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	303	56	38	+ 265
Cervical Cancer	42	261	26	762	- 502
Low Birth Weight	43	260	29	536	- 276
Anemia	44	252	33	445	- 193
Schizophrenia	45	239	65	5	+ 234
Asthma	46	235	7	6,471	- 6,236
Malnutrition	47	209	54	43	+ 165
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	193	53	49	+ 144
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	168	60	11	+ 157
Drownings	50	122	27	731	- 608
Violence	51	105	31	499	- 394
Birth Trauma	52	79	44	193	- 113
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	79	70	2	+ 77
HIV/AIDS	54	72	55	39	+ 33
Fires	55	53	41	239	- 186
Tuberculosis	56	53	25	769	- 716
Meningitis	57	49	46	146	- 97
Hepatitis C	58	37	75	0	+ 37
Appendicitis	59	36	64	5	+ 31
Poisonings	60	32	49	93	- 61
Upper Respiratory	61	27	66	5	+ 22
Oral conditions	62	20	68	3	+ 17
Hepatitis B	63	11	62	6	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	11	48	96	- 86
Syphilis	65	4	58	15	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	66	3	78	0	+ 3
War	67	2	38	280	- 278
Encephalitis	68	2	61	10	- 9
Otitis Media	69	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	70	1	57	27	- 26
Leishmaniasis	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	81	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	59	15	- 14
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	63	6	- 6
Dengue	81	0	47	131	- 131
Ascariasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

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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.