SRI LANKA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,023	1	26,304	- 3,281
Diabetes Mellitus	2	19,898	2	12,460	+ 7,437
Stroke	3	12,830	6	6,805	+ 6,025
Violence	4	8,570	31	499	+ 8,071
Kidney Disease	5	6,855	5	6,858	- 4
Prostate Cancer	6	5,146	30	507	+ 4,639
Breast Cancer	7	4,030	15	1,383	+ 2,647
Lung Cancers	8	3,390	12	1,775	+ 1,615
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	3,351	4	6,939	- 3,587
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	3,205	8	5,117	- 1,912
Hypertension	11	3,140	20	1,055	+ 2,085
HIV/AIDS	12	3,058	55	39	+ 3,019
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,053	24	911	+ 2,141
Liver Disease	14	2,121	17	1,303	+ 818
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,031	9	4,200	- 2,169
Lung Disease	16	2,016	3	9,456	- 7,440
Suicide	17	1,888	10	2,977	- 1,089
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,862	32	462	+ 1,400
Pancreas Cancer	19	1,776	43	214	+ 1,563
Lymphomas	20	1,739	21	1,027	+ 712
Cervical Cancer	21	1,512	26	762	+ 750
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,456	22	989	+ 466
Low Birth Weight	23	1,293	29	536	+ 757
Ovary Cancer	24	1,251	37	281	+ 970
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,125	35	425	+ 700
Stomach Cancer	26	1,078	16	1,321	- 243
Uterin Cancer	27	1,057	42	218	+ 839
Liver Cancer	28	1,028	19	1,090	- 62
Leukemia	29	973	18	1,155	- 182
Other Injuries	30	951	14	1,529	- 578
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	811	56	38	+ 773
Parkinson's Disease	32	801	45	168	+ 633
Falls	33	671	23	964	- 293
Bladder Cancer	34	633	34	432	+ 201
Asthma	35	629	7	6,471	- 5,842
Skin Disease	36	606	36	293	+ 313
Epilepsy	37	501	39	269	+ 231
Oral Cancer	38	482	11	2,893	- 2,411
Drownings	39	481	27	731	- 249
Birth Trauma	40	394	44	193	+ 201
Oesophagus Cancer	41	380	13	1,544	- 1,164
Alcohol	42	361	51	82	+ 279
Tuberculosis	43	336	25	769	- 433
Drug Use	44	292	40	257	+ 35
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	281	28	605	- 324
War	46	263	38	280	- 17
Malnutrition	47	258	54	43	+ 215
Fires	48	255	41	239	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	174	53	49	+ 125
Maternal Conditions	50	162	48	96	+ 66
Other Neoplasms	51	158	50	86	+ 72
Meningitis	52	148	46	146	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	127	60	11	+ 116
Encephalitis	54	95	61	10	+ 85
Dengue	55	82	47	131	- 49
Appendicitis	56	69	64	5	+ 63
Skin Cancers	57	67	52	58	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	58	35	69	2	+ 33
Poisonings	59	23	49	93	- 70
Hepatitis B	60	7	62	6	+ 1
Syphilis	61	2	58	15	- 13
Hepatitis C	62	2	75	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	63	2	84	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	1	66	5	- 4
Tetanus	65	1	57	27	- 27
Ascariasis	66	1	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	59	15	- 14
Diphtheria	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	63	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	68	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	70	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	33	445	- 445
Schizophrenia	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Trinidad/Tob.

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.