SRI LANKA VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	171,801	1	26,304	+ 145,497
Stroke	2	49,241	6	6,805	+ 42,436
Liver Disease	3	9,368	17	1,303	+ 8,065
Lung Cancers	4	9,261	12	1,775	+ 7,486
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	8,751	4	6,939	+ 1,812
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,325	24	911	+ 7,413
Inflammatory/Heart	7	7,515	35	425	+ 7,090
Lung Disease	8	5,931	3	9,456	- 3,525
Suicide	9	5,866	10	2,977	+ 2,889
Stomach Cancer	10	4,997	16	1,321	+ 3,676
Breast Cancer	11	4,997	15	1,383	+ 3,614
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	4,202	8	5,117	- 915
HIV/AIDS	13	3,621	55	39	+ 3,582
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,582	43	214	+ 3,368
Alcohol	15	3,495	51	82	+ 3,413
Prostate Cancer	16	2,959	30	507	+ 2,452
Oral Cancer	17	2,786	11	2,893	- 107
Road Traffic Accidents	18	2,766	9	4,200	- 1,434
Other Injuries	19	2,610	14	1,529	+ 1,081
Tuberculosis	20	1,969	25	769	+ 1,200
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,912	45	168	+ 1,744
Falls	22	1,772	23	964	+ 808
Violence	23	1,704	31	499	+ 1,205
Lymphomas	24	1,625	21	1,027	+ 597
Ovary Cancer	25	1,616	37	281	+ 1,335
Leukemia	26	1,560	18	1,155	+ 405
Bladder Cancer	27	1,502	34	432	+ 1,070
Cervical Cancer	28	1,501	26	762	+ 738
Uterin Cancer	29	1,463	42	218	+ 1,245
Drownings	30	1,425	27	731	+ 694
Diabetes Mellitus	31	1,392	2	12,460	- 11,068
Liver Cancer	32	1,362	19	1,090	+ 272
Kidney Disease	33	1,340	5	6,858	- 5,518
Skin Cancers	34	1,239	52	58	+ 1,181
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,224	13	1,544	- 320
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,022	56	38	+ 984
Fires	37	1,018	41	239	+ 780
Congenital Anomalies	38	856	22	989	- 133
Drug Use	39	703	40	257	+ 446
Poisonings	40	689	49	93	+ 595
Hypertension	41	598	20	1,055	- 457
Low Birth Weight	42	525	29	536	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	504	53	49	+ 454
Epilepsy	44	258	39	269	- 11
Endocrine Disorders	45	256	32	462	- 207
Encephalitis	46	243	61	10	+ 233
Multiple Sclerosis	47	212	69	2	+ 210
Skin Disease	48	193	36	293	- 99
War	49	168	38	280	- 111
Meningitis	50	158	46	146	+ 12
Birth Trauma	51	149	44	193	- 43
Asthma	52	141	7	6,471	- 6,330
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	116	28	605	- 488
Other Neoplasms	54	84	50	86	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	63	60	11	+ 52
Appendicitis	56	48	64	5	+ 43
Maternal Conditions	57	34	48	96	- 62
Malnutrition	58	33	54	43	- 10
Hepatitis B	59	26	62	6	+ 20
Measles	60	26	77	0	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	61	19	66	5	+ 14
Hepatitis C	62	5	75	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	63	3	84	0	+ 3
Syphilis	64	2	58	15	- 12
Tetanus	65	2	57	27	- 26
Pertussis	66	1	59	15	- 13
Diphtheria	67	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	63	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	70	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
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
Anemia	84	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Ukraine

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.