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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Sri Lanka and India health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

India
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Sri Lanka Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   India INDIA
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   India INDIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    62.1
    62.1
    62.1
    43
    59
    54
     
    43.2
    41.3
    42.3
    121
    145
    135
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
     
    50.1
    48.5
    49.3
    119
    136
    124
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
     
    55.9
    55.5
    55.7
    117
    129
    124
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
     
    59.3
    60.0
    59.7
    125
    134
    130
    2000
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
     
    61.7
    63.4
    62.5
    119
    130
    128
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
     
    65.3
    67.6
    66.4
    116
    132
    126
    2019
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
     
    69.5
    72.2
    70.8
    107
    122
    117
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   India INDIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    69.5
    72.2
    107
    122
    Age 5
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    71.9
    74.7
    98
    119
    Age 10
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    72.1
    74.9
    98
    120
    Age 15
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    72.2
    75.1
    96
    120
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    72.4
    75.4
    98
    118
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    72.8
    75.7
    97
    116
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    73.2
    76.0
    97
    116
    Age 35
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    73.6
    76.3
    94
    115
    Age 40
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    74.2
    76.7
    93
    115
    Age 45
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    74.9
    77.1
    91
    113
    Age 50
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    75.7
    77.7
    91
    115
    Age 55
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    76.7
    78.5
    87
    113
    Age 60
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    78.1
    79.5
    85
    110
    Age 65
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    79.7
    80.9
    84
    106
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    81.7
    82.6
    88
    106
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    84.0
    84.7
    84
    104
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    86.7
    87.1
    86
    109
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    90.1
    90.4
    77
    95
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   India INDIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    101.31
    106
    140.72
    55
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.34
    45
    25.49
    97
    3. Lung Disease
    36.99
    33
    87.90
    3
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.62
    14
    14.60
    137
    5. Stroke
    26.55
    154
    64.97
    113
    6. Kidney Disease
    26.23
    72
    19.90
    107
    7. Asthma
    25.43
    10
    18.49
    24
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.42
    113
    35.30
    77
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.07
    82
    16.33
    90
    10. Suicide
    12.89
    42
    12.91
    41
    11. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    11.45
    6
    12. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    13.62
    125
    13. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    7.82
    117
    14. Other Injuries
    6.41
    112
    12.19
    44
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    3.40
    57
    16. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    7.46
    100
    17. Liver Disease
    4.96
    160
    22.24
    83
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    7.07
    76
    19. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    6.69
    147
    20. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    2.79
    129
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.53
    125
    4.70
    122
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    161
    10.68
    128
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    2.67
    175
    24. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    3.44
    136
    25. Falls
    3.85
    129
    21.87
    1
    26. Tuberculosis
    3.45
    95
    32.84
    32
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    7.03
    118
    28. Drownings
    3.24
    68
    3.76
    51
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.47
    100
    64.45
    20
    30. Violence
    2.36
    122
    3.84
    104
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    145
    11.98
    19
    32. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    3.73
    120
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.83
    165
    1.12
    182
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    1.82
    154
    1.29
    169
    35. Anemia
    1.74
    8
    0.00
    111
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    1.34
    140
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    1.19
    155
    38. War
    1.35
    16
    0.06
    63
    39. Drug Use
    1.16
    96
    0.94
    119
    40. Skin Disease
    1.14
    107
    1.62
    92
    41. Epilepsy
    1.14
    127
    2.44
    47
    42. Fires
    1.04
    112
    1.84
    79
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    2.97
    113
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.78
    135
    5.11
    64
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.65
    181
    4.57
    65
    46. Dengue
    0.60
    12
    1.51
    5
    47. Meningitis
    0.59
    106
    2.52
    55
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.50
    110
    1.79
    74
    49. Poisonings
    0.39
    113
    0.27
    131
    50. Alcohol
    0.33
    159
    1.81
    68
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   India INDIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,304
    22.66
    1.52m
    17.94
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,460
    10.73
    271,495
    3.20
    3. Lung Disease
    9,456
    8.15
    879,732
    10.38
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,939
    5.98
    126,593
    1.49
    5. Kidney Disease
    6,858
    5.91
    222,903
    2.63
    6. Stroke
    6,805
    5.86
    697,038
    8.23
    7. Asthma
    6,471
    5.57
    196,051
    2.31
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,117
    4.41
    392,425
    4.63
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,200
    3.62
    212,596
    2.51
    10. Suicide
    2,977
    2.56
    173,347
    2.05
    11. Oral Cancer
    2,893
    2.49
    134,187
    1.58
    12. Lung Cancers
    1,775
    1.53
    88,276
    1.04
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,544
    1.33
    38,898
    0.46
    14. Other Injuries
    1,529
    1.32
    149,570
    1.77
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,383
    1.19
    82,821
    0.98
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,321
    1.14
    81,058
    0.96
    17. Liver Disease
    1,303
    1.12
    268,580
    3.17
    18. Leukemia
    1,155
    0.99
    33,383
    0.39
    19. Liver Cancer
    1,090
    0.94
    30,369
    0.36
    20. Hypertension
    1,055
    0.91
    108,050
    1.28
    21. Lymphomas
    1,027
    0.88
    40,159
    0.47
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    989
    0.85
    82,769
    0.98
    23. Falls
    964
    0.83
    225,755
    2.66
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    911
    0.78
    77,368
    0.91
    25. Tuberculosis
    769
    0.66
    435,882
    5.15
    26. Cervical Cancer
    762
    0.66
    45,319
    0.53
    27. Drownings
    731
    0.63
    48,774
    0.58
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    605
    0.52
    670,315
    7.91
    29. Low Birth Weight
    536
    0.46
    238,739
    2.82
    30. Prostate Cancer
    507
    0.44
    30,945
    0.37
    31. Violence
    499
    0.43
    51,767
    0.61
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.40
    15,264
    0.18
    33. Anemia
    445
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    34. Bladder Cancer
    432
    0.37
    14,081
    0.17
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    425
    0.37
    12,651
    0.15
    36. Skin Disease
    293
    0.25
    17,857
    0.21
    37. Ovary Cancer
    281
    0.24
    21,947
    0.26
    38. War
    280
    0.24
    890
    0.01
    39. Epilepsy
    269
    0.23
    30,307
    0.36
    40. Drug Use
    257
    0.22
    11,747
    0.14
    41. Fires
    239
    0.21
    23,265
    0.27
    42. Uterin Cancer
    218
    0.19
    6,841
    0.08
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.18
    32,812
    0.39
    44. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.17
    102,819
    1.21
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    168
    0.14
    43,398
    0.51
    46. Meningitis
    146
    0.13
    33,337
    0.39
    47. Dengue
    131
    0.11
    17,546
    0.21
    48. Maternal Conditions
    96
    0.08
    25,917
    0.31
    49. Poisonings
    93
    0.08
    3,540
    0.04
    50. Other Neoplasms
    86
    0.07
    2,968
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   India INDIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    11.45
    6
    2. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    13.62
    125
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    7.82
    117
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    3.40
    57
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    7.46
    100
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    7.07
    76
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    6.69
    147
    8. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    2.79
    129
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    2.67
    175
    10. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    3.44
    136
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    7.03
    118
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    3.73
    120
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    1.34
    140
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    1.19
    155
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    2.97
    113
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.22
    174
    0.47
    164
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.