SRI LANKA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,130	1	26,304	- 10,174
Stroke	2	15,805	6	6,805	+ 9,000
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,837	8	5,117	+ 4,720
Kidney Disease	4	8,433	5	6,858	+ 1,575
Liver Cancer	5	7,509	19	1,090	+ 6,418
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,184	4	6,939	+ 246
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,051	9	4,200	+ 2,851
Lung Cancers	8	7,010	12	1,775	+ 5,235
Lung Disease	9	6,123	3	9,456	- 3,334
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,903	2	12,460	- 6,557
Liver Disease	11	5,532	17	1,303	+ 4,229
HIV/AIDS	12	4,377	55	39	+ 4,338
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,115	24	911	+ 2,204
Tuberculosis	14	3,003	25	769	+ 2,234
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	2,158	28	605	+ 1,553
Suicide	16	1,933	10	2,977	- 1,045
Breast Cancer	17	1,903	15	1,383	+ 520
Falls	18	1,701	23	964	+ 737
Cervical Cancer	19	1,607	26	762	+ 844
Oral Cancer	20	1,560	11	2,893	- 1,334
Other Injuries	21	1,531	14	1,529	+ 2
Lymphomas	22	1,427	21	1,027	+ 400
Parkinson's Disease	23	1,350	45	168	+ 1,182
Asthma	24	1,315	7	6,471	- 5,156
Drownings	25	1,244	27	731	+ 513
Leukemia	26	1,227	18	1,155	+ 72
Stomach Cancer	27	1,085	16	1,321	- 236
Skin Disease	28	1,061	36	293	+ 769
Oesophagus Cancer	29	992	13	1,544	- 552
Prostate Cancer	30	947	30	507	+ 440
Violence	31	932	31	499	+ 433
Inflammatory/Heart	32	905	35	425	+ 480
Pancreas Cancer	33	749	43	214	+ 536
Hypertension	34	685	20	1,055	- 370
Congenital Anomalies	35	663	22	989	- 327
Ovary Cancer	36	630	37	281	+ 349
Endocrine Disorders	37	594	32	462	+ 131
Bladder Cancer	38	565	34	432	+ 134
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	528	56	38	+ 490
Low Birth Weight	40	487	29	536	- 50
Skin Cancers	41	356	52	58	+ 298
Malnutrition	42	302	54	43	+ 259
Meningitis	43	293	46	146	+ 147
Uterin Cancer	44	272	42	218	+ 54
Drug Use	45	250	40	257	- 8
Encephalitis	46	227	61	10	+ 216
Epilepsy	47	217	39	269	- 53
Fires	48	194	41	239	- 45
Alcohol	49	172	51	82	+ 90
Birth Trauma	50	168	44	193	- 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	137	53	49	+ 88
Maternal Conditions	52	71	48	96	- 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	61	60	11	+ 50
Other Neoplasms	54	60	50	86	- 25
Dengue	55	54	47	131	- 77
Hepatitis B	56	48	62	6	+ 42
Poisonings	57	41	49	93	- 52
Tetanus	58	37	57	27	+ 9
Appendicitis	59	36	64	5	+ 31
War	60	27	38	280	- 252
Multiple Sclerosis	61	27	69	2	+ 25
Pertussis	62	24	59	15	+ 10
Measles	63	18	77	0	+ 18
Syphilis	64	11	58	15	- 3
Upper Respiratory	65	6	66	5	+ 1
Malaria	66	4	80	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	67	2	75	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	76	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	63	6	- 6
Oral conditions	80	0	68	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	82	0	67	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	65	5	- 5
Anemia	85	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Thailand

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.