CHINA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,694,415	2	1,771,525	- 77,111
Diabetes Mellitus	2	802,651	14	161,672	+ 640,979
Lung Disease	3	609,142	3	968,607	- 359,465
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	446,960	6	304,455	+ 142,506
Kidney Disease	5	441,780	11	192,302	+ 249,478
Stroke	6	438,359	1	2,043,210	- 1,604,852
Asthma	7	416,838	39	23,147	+ 393,691
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	329,605	12	183,342	+ 146,263
Road Traffic Accidents	9	270,530	8	250,272	+ 20,259
Suicide	10	191,795	17	116,324	+ 75,471
Oral Cancer	11	186,376	24	54,695	+ 131,681
Lung Cancers	12	114,331	4	714,311	- 599,980
Oesophagus Cancer	13	99,467	10	242,891	- 143,424
Other Injuries	14	98,516	25	54,087	+ 44,428
Breast Cancer	15	89,087	19	92,757	- 3,670
Stomach Cancer	16	85,090	5	398,439	- 313,349
Liver Disease	17	83,927	15	145,603	- 61,676
Leukemia	18	74,395	22	58,145	+ 16,250
Liver Cancer	19	70,240	13	180,952	- 110,712
Hypertension	20	67,982	7	301,183	- 233,201
Lymphomas	21	66,172	23	57,838	+ 8,334
Congenital Anomalies	22	63,724	31	36,613	+ 27,112
Falls	23	62,102	16	138,878	- 76,776
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	58,712	9	248,388	- 189,676
Tuberculosis	25	49,550	32	34,802	+ 14,748
Cervical Cancer	26	49,102	27	51,650	- 2,548
Drownings	27	47,059	26	52,807	- 5,748
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	38,951	50	8,719	+ 30,232
Low Birth Weight	29	34,537	40	21,631	+ 12,906
Prostate Cancer	30	32,657	28	51,056	- 18,399
Violence	31	32,151	47	11,115	+ 21,036
Endocrine Disorders	32	29,787	37	25,613	+ 4,175
Anemia	33	28,688	83	0	+ 28,688
Bladder Cancer	34	27,814	29	37,873	- 10,060
Inflammatory/Heart	35	27,371	33	29,954	- 2,583
Skin Disease	36	18,848	52	5,222	+ 13,626
Ovary Cancer	37	18,110	35	28,078	- 9,968
War	38	18,020	61	900	+ 17,120
Epilepsy	39	17,353	46	11,365	+ 5,988
Drug Use	40	16,565	38	24,214	- 7,649
Fires	41	15,374	48	10,498	+ 4,876
Uterin Cancer	42	14,037	45	11,751	+ 2,285
Pancreas Cancer	43	13,756	18	111,537	- 97,781
Birth Trauma	44	12,417	43	17,644	- 5,228
Parkinson's Disease	45	10,801	20	70,699	- 59,898
Meningitis	46	9,406	51	5,704	+ 3,702
Dengue	47	8,441	70	12	+ 8,429
Maternal Conditions	48	6,190	54	3,596	+ 2,594
Poisonings	49	6,013	36	25,762	- 19,750
Other Neoplasms	50	5,520	53	4,374	+ 1,146
Alcohol	51	5,301	42	19,071	- 13,771
Skin Cancers	52	3,753	41	19,669	- 15,916
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	3,187	21	65,350	- 62,163
Malnutrition	54	2,801	44	12,995	- 10,194
HIV/AIDS	55	2,531	34	28,746	- 26,215
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	2,454	30	37,723	- 35,269
Tetanus	57	1,770	63	491	+ 1,278
Syphilis	58	953	58	1,824	- 871
Pertussis	59	937	64	484	+ 453
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	708	49	10,108	- 9,400
Encephalitis	61	672	55	2,796	- 2,124
Hepatitis B	62	382	56	2,757	- 2,375
Leprosy	63	358	72	0	+ 358
Appendicitis	64	341	60	1,468	- 1,127
Schizophrenia	65	323	86	0	+ 323
Upper Respiratory	66	294	57	2,663	- 2,369
Osteoarthritis	67	222	82	0	+ 222
Oral conditions	68	205	80	0	+ 205
Multiple Sclerosis	69	148	59	1,734	- 1,586
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	114	81	0	+ 114
Hookworm Disease	71	20	74	0	+ 20
Ascariasis	72	18	68	34	- 16
Leishmaniasis	73	2	78	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	74	1	71	11	- 10
Hepatitis C	75	0	66	86	- 85
Otitis Media	76	0	69	15	- 15
Measles	77	0	62	558	- 558
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	65	400	- 400
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	67	55	- 55
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Sri Lanka

China

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.