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Bangladesh
COUNTRY #1
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BANGLADESH VS SRI LANKA

Compare Bangladesh and Sri Lanka 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.

Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Bangladesh Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.0
    39.9
    40.5
    136
    153
    144
    		  
    62.1
    62.1
    62.1
    43
    59
    54
    1970
    44.8
    44.3
    44.5
    138
    153
    144
    		  
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    1980
    48.9
    48.7
    48.8
    142
    152
    147
    		  
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    1990
    54.5
    55.1
    54.8
    144
    151
    146
    		  
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    2000
    64.9
    65.6
    65.3
    103
    124
    118
    		  
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    2010
    68.9
    71.1
    69.9
    95
    118
    106
    		  
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    2019
    73.0
    75.6
    74.3
    71
    98
    85
    		  
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.0
    75.6
    71
    98
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    Age 5
    75.4
    77.8
    51
    91
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    Age 10
    75.7
    78.1
    50
    91
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    Age 15
    76.0
    78.2
    48
    91
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    Age 20
    76.2
    78.4
    46
    89
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    Age 25
    76.4
    78.6
    46
    89
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    Age 30
    76.6
    78.8
    48
    89
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    Age 35
    76.9
    79.0
    48
    89
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    Age 40
    77.2
    79.2
    48
    87
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    Age 45
    77.6
    79.6
    51
    88
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    Age 50
    78.2
    80.0
    50
    88
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    Age 55
    79.2
    80.7
    50
    87
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    Age 60
    80.3
    81.5
    49
    86
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    Age 65
    81.7
    82.6
    48
    84
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.1
    49
    82
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    Age 75
    85.4
    85.8
    49
    75
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    Age 80
    87.5
    87.8
    57
    80
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    Age 85
    90.3
    90.5
    60
    73
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    119.20
    41
    26.55
    154
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.27
    118
    101.31
    106
    3. Lung Disease
    41.72
    25
    36.99
    33
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.61
    52
    2.47
    100
    5. Tuberculosis
    25.88
    42
    3.45
    95
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.49
    98
    47.34
    45
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.96
    103
    20.42
    113
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.74
    88
    18.07
    82
    9. Liver Disease
    16.64
    101
    4.96
    160
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    5.72
    30
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.89
    142
    27.62
    14
    12. Hypertension
    13.27
    114
    4.08
    161
    13. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    10.87
    7
    14. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    9.49
    165
    15. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    6.56
    126
    16. Kidney Disease
    9.14
    143
    26.23
    72
    17. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    5.15
    125
    18. Asthma
    7.70
    74
    25.43
    10
    19. Low Birth Weight
    7.38
    60
    2.13
    145
    20. Birth Trauma
    5.68
    58
    0.78
    135
    21. Other Injuries
    5.56
    123
    6.41
    112
    22. Measles
    5.50
    13
    0.00
    170
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    4.94
    107
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.70
    121
    4.53
    125
    25. Drownings
    4.55
    33
    3.24
    68
    26. Suicide
    3.85
    153
    12.89
    42
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    3.43
    175
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.49
    125
    0.65
    181
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
    1.93
    174
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    4.61
    165
    31. Violence
    2.89
    115
    2.36
    122
    32. Falls
    2.64
    159
    3.85
    129
    33. Drug Use
    2.34
    37
    1.16
    96
    34. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    4.05
    128
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.25
    58
    0.20
    178
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.19
    67
    0.50
    110
    37. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    3.88
    126
    38. Malnutrition
    1.70
    86
    0.18
    142
    39. Meningitis
    1.37
    70
    0.59
    106
    40. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    4.61
    35
    41. Pertussis
    1.24
    60
    0.08
    108
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.20
    180
    1.83
    165
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    0.80
    171
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.01
    149
    0.15
    183
    45. Skin Disease
    1.01
    110
    1.14
    107
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    0.98
    176
    1.82
    154
    47. Epilepsy
    0.97
    138
    1.14
    127
    48. Appendicitis
    0.93
    21
    0.02
    179
    49. Fires
    0.89
    119
    1.04
    112
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.85
    43
    0.03
    169
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    134,166
    18.74
    6,805
    5.86
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    108,528
    15.16
    26,304
    22.66
    3. Lung Disease
    45,699
    6.38
    9,456
    8.15
    4. Tuberculosis
    37,175
    5.19
    769
    0.66
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    36,111
    5.05
    605
    0.52
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29,586
    4.13
    5,117
    4.41
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    28,976
    4.05
    12,460
    10.73
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    25,023
    3.50
    4,200
    3.62
    9. Liver Disease
    21,024
    2.94
    1,303
    1.12
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    19,525
    2.73
    1,544
    1.33
    11. Low Birth Weight
    17,457
    2.44
    536
    0.46
    12. Oral Cancer
    15,511
    2.17
    2,893
    2.49
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14,993
    2.09
    6,939
    5.98
    14. Hypertension
    14,776
    2.06
    1,055
    0.91
    15. Birth Trauma
    13,392
    1.87
    193
    0.17
    16. Lung Cancers
    12,174
    1.70
    1,775
    1.53
    17. Kidney Disease
    10,841
    1.51
    6,858
    5.91
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    10,113
    1.41
    989
    0.85
    19. Measles
    9,021
    1.26
    0
    0.00
    20. Asthma
    8,893
    1.24
    6,471
    5.57
    21. Other Injuries
    7,629
    1.07
    1,529
    1.32
    22. Drownings
    7,094
    0.99
    731
    0.63
    23. Breast Cancer
    6,808
    0.95
    1,383
    1.19
    24. Stomach Cancer
    6,799
    0.95
    1,321
    1.14
    25. Suicide
    5,998
    0.84
    2,977
    2.56
    26. Cervical Cancer
    5,132
    0.72
    762
    0.66
    27. Violence
    4,623
    0.65
    499
    0.43
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,534
    0.63
    911
    0.78
    29. Maternal Conditions
    3,920
    0.55
    96
    0.08
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3,782
    0.53
    168
    0.14
    31. Falls
    3,328
    0.46
    964
    0.83
    32. Drug Use
    2,967
    0.41
    257
    0.22
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,922
    0.41
    49
    0.04
    34. Liver Cancer
    2,884
    0.40
    1,090
    0.94
    35. Lymphomas
    2,667
    0.37
    1,027
    0.88
    36. Malnutrition
    2,418
    0.34
    43
    0.04
    37. Ovary Cancer
    2,231
    0.31
    281
    0.24
    38. Meningitis
    2,105
    0.29
    146
    0.13
    39. Pertussis
    2,011
    0.28
    15
    0.01
    40. Leukemia
    1,895
    0.26
    1,155
    0.99
    41. Prostate Cancer
    1,664
    0.23
    507
    0.44
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,485
    0.21
    425
    0.37
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1,414
    0.20
    214
    0.18
    44. Epilepsy
    1,353
    0.19
    269
    0.23
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1,335
    0.19
    462
    0.40
    46. Fires
    1,271
    0.18
    239
    0.21
    47. Appendicitis
    1,262
    0.18
    5
    0.00
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,251
    0.17
    38
    0.03
    49. Syphilis
    1,227
    0.17
    15
    0.01
    50. Skin Disease
    1,131
    0.16
    293
    0.25
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    5.72
    30
    2. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    10.87
    7
    3. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    9.49
    165
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    6.56
    126
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    5.15
    125
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    4.94
    107
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    3.43
    175
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
    1.93
    174
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    4.61
    165
    10. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    4.05
    128
    11. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    3.88
    126
    12. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    4.61
    35
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    0.80
    171
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.84
    162
    1.63
    117
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.68
    153
    0.22
    174
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.68
    170
    1.40
    144
    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.