SRI LANKA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	31,512	4	6,939	+ 24,573
Coronary Heart Disease	2	23,032	1	26,304	- 3,272
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,018	8	5,117	+ 7,901
Stroke	4	12,082	6	6,805	+ 5,277
Lung Cancers	5	11,468	12	1,775	+ 9,693
Lung Disease	6	10,563	3	9,456	+ 1,107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,923	24	911	+ 5,012
Prostate Cancer	8	4,267	30	507	+ 3,760
Breast Cancer	9	4,084	15	1,383	+ 2,701
Lymphomas	10	3,002	21	1,027	+ 1,975
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,888	43	214	+ 2,675
Oesophagus Cancer	12	2,802	13	1,544	+ 1,258
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,753	45	168	+ 2,585
Liver Disease	14	2,461	17	1,303	+ 1,159
Falls	15	2,446	23	964	+ 1,482
Bladder Cancer	16	1,969	34	432	+ 1,538
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,876	2	12,460	- 10,584
Kidney Disease	18	1,757	5	6,858	- 5,101
Other Injuries	19	1,755	14	1,529	+ 225
Suicide	20	1,710	10	2,977	- 1,268
Liver Cancer	21	1,681	19	1,090	+ 591
Leukemia	22	1,673	18	1,155	+ 518
Hypertension	23	1,672	20	1,055	+ 617
Stomach Cancer	24	1,605	16	1,321	+ 284
Ovary Cancer	25	1,290	37	281	+ 1,009
Other Neoplasms	26	1,280	50	86	+ 1,194
Skin Cancers	27	1,197	52	58	+ 1,139
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,059	32	462	+ 596
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,004	35	425	+ 579
Oral Cancer	30	998	11	2,893	- 1,895
Drug Use	31	907	40	257	+ 650
Uterin Cancer	32	753	42	218	+ 536
Road Traffic Accidents	33	696	9	4,200	- 3,503
Skin Disease	34	685	36	293	+ 393
Congenital Anomalies	35	683	22	989	- 306
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	671	56	38	+ 633
Multiple Sclerosis	37	596	69	2	+ 594
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	513	28	605	- 91
Alcohol	39	499	51	82	+ 417
Low Birth Weight	40	422	29	536	- 114
Asthma	41	418	7	6,471	- 6,053
Epilepsy	42	383	39	269	+ 114
Cervical Cancer	43	353	26	762	- 409
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	326	60	11	+ 315
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	281	53	49	+ 232
Violence	46	279	31	499	- 220
Tuberculosis	47	113	25	769	- 656
Fires	48	107	41	239	- 131
Drownings	49	97	27	731	- 634
Anemia	50	89	33	445	- 356
Hepatitis C	51	86	75	0	+ 86
Meningitis	52	75	46	146	- 71
Poisonings	53	71	49	93	- 23
Birth Trauma	54	61	44	193	- 132
HIV/AIDS	55	60	55	39	+ 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	59	70	2	+ 57
Osteoarthritis	57	54	67	3	+ 50
Malnutrition	58	37	54	43	- 6
Appendicitis	59	34	64	5	+ 28
Schizophrenia	60	33	65	5	+ 28
Oral conditions	61	17	68	3	+ 14
Syphilis	62	16	58	15	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	16	66	5	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	64	15	48	96	- 81
Hepatitis B	65	13	62	6	+ 7
Otitis Media	66	5	76	0	+ 5
War	67	3	38	280	- 277
Encephalitis	68	2	61	10	- 9
Pertussis	69	1	59	15	- 14
Leishmaniasis	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	57	27	- 27
Dengue	73	0	47	131	- 131
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

United Kingdom

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.