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France
COUNTRY #1
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

Compare France 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
France Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      France FRANCE   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.0
    73.6
    70.2
    16
    10
    13
     
    62.1
    62.1
    62.1
    43
    59
    54
    1970
    68.4
    75.8
    72.0
    17
    8
    8
     
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    1980
    70.2
    78.4
    74.2
    19
    8
    11
     
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    1990
    72.8
    80.9
    76.7
    19
    2
    10
     
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    2000
    75.0
    82.7
    78.8
    20
    2
    10
     
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    2010
    78.0
    84.6
    81.3
    18
    4
    10
     
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    2019
    79.8
    85.1
    82.5
    20
    6
    11
     
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    85.1
    20
    6
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    Age 5
    80.2
    85.4
    20
    5
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    Age 10
    80.2
    85.5
    20
    5
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    Age 15
    80.2
    85.5
    20
    5
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    Age 20
    80.3
    85.5
    19
    5
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    Age 25
    80.4
    85.6
    19
    5
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    Age 30
    80.6
    85.7
    21
    5
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    Age 35
    80.8
    85.7
    21
    5
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    Age 40
    81.0
    85.9
    21
    5
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    Age 45
    81.3
    86.0
    22
    5
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    Age 50
    81.8
    86.3
    22
    5
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    Age 55
    82.3
    86.7
    21
    5
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    Age 60
    83.3
    87.2
    17
    5
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    Age 65
    84.5
    87.8
    10
    4
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    Age 70
    85.8
    88.5
    7
    4
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.4
    5
    3
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    Age 80
    89.0
    90.5
    9
    6
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.9
    15
    16
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.17
    182
    101.31
    106
    2. Lung Cancers
    27.51
    19
    6.56
    126
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.61
    52
    9.49
    165
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.19
    64
    27.62
    14
    5. Stroke
    16.74
    181
    26.55
    154
    6. Prostate Cancer
    13.24
    118
    4.61
    165
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    40
    3.43
    175
    8. Suicide
    9.65
    76
    12.89
    42
    9. Lung Disease
    8.62
    172
    36.99
    33
    10. Other Injuries
    8.36
    82
    6.41
    112
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8.22
    18
    0.80
    171
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.06
    167
    20.42
    113
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.66
    61
    4.05
    128
    14. Liver Disease
    6.54
    154
    4.96
    160
    15. Lymphomas
    6.05
    40
    3.88
    126
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.71
    165
    47.34
    45
    17. Ovary Cancer
    4.97
    70
    1.93
    174
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.86
    169
    26.23
    72
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    4.79
    65
    1.82
    154
    20. Leukemia
    4.65
    33
    4.61
    35
    21. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.60
    156
    18.07
    82
    22. Other Neoplasms
    4.55
    18
    0.33
    130
    23. Falls
    3.99
    125
    3.85
    129
    24. Oral Cancer
    3.84
    60
    10.87
    7
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    136
    4.94
    107
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.68
    35
    1.63
    117
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.41
    56
    5.72
    30
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.35
    128
    1.83
    165
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.31
    132
    0.65
    181
    30. Alcohol
    3.29
    30
    0.33
    159
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    3.19
    154
    4.53
    125
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.89
    65
    1.40
    144
    33. Hypertension
    2.64
    170
    4.08
    161
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.55
    156
    5.15
    125
    35. Skin Cancers
    2.18
    71
    0.22
    174
    36. Drug Use
    1.71
    60
    1.16
    96
    37. Malnutrition
    1.52
    88
    0.18
    142
    38. Epilepsy
    1.42
    107
    1.14
    127
    39. Low Birth Weight
    1.29
    162
    2.13
    145
    40. Drownings
    0.91
    151
    3.24
    68
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.86
    146
    2.47
    100
    42. Violence
    0.80
    162
    2.36
    122
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.70
    140
    0.20
    178
    44. Skin Disease
    0.67
    127
    1.14
    107
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.65
    25
    0.01
    179
    46. Asthma
    0.62
    152
    25.43
    10
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.60
    144
    0.78
    135
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.49
    177
    0.15
    183
    49. Schizophrenia
    0.46
    9
    0.02
    59
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.45
    125
    0.18
    147
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      France FRANCE   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    63,181
    13.22
    26,304
    22.66
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    53,157
    11.12
    6,939
    5.98
    3. Stroke
    36,354
    7.60
    6,805
    5.86
    4. Lung Cancers
    35,657
    7.46
    1,775
    1.53
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21,854
    4.57
    911
    0.78
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19,771
    4.14
    5,117
    4.41
    7. Lung Disease
    18,232
    3.81
    9,456
    8.15
    8. Breast Cancer
    15,536
    3.25
    1,383
    1.19
    9. Other Injuries
    15,119
    3.16
    1,529
    1.32
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    12,360
    2.59
    214
    0.18
    11. Kidney Disease
    11,477
    2.40
    6,858
    5.91
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    10,912
    2.28
    12,460
    10.73
    13. Prostate Cancer
    10,873
    2.27
    507
    0.44
    14. Lymphomas
    10,067
    2.11
    1,027
    0.88
    15. Liver Cancer
    9,573
    2.00
    1,090
    0.94
    16. Suicide
    8,961
    1.87
    2,977
    2.56
    17. Other Neoplasms
    8,771
    1.83
    86
    0.07
    18. Falls
    8,284
    1.73
    964
    0.83
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    8,086
    1.69
    462
    0.40
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    7,570
    1.58
    168
    0.14
    21. Leukemia
    7,457
    1.56
    1,155
    0.99
    22. Liver Disease
    7,382
    1.54
    1,303
    1.12
    23. Hypertension
    7,109
    1.49
    1,055
    0.91
    24. Bladder Cancer
    6,566
    1.37
    432
    0.37
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    6,065
    1.27
    425
    0.37
    26. Stomach Cancer
    5,530
    1.16
    1,321
    1.14
    27. Oral Cancer
    4,676
    0.98
    2,893
    2.49
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,673
    0.98
    1,544
    1.33
    29. Malnutrition
    4,212
    0.88
    43
    0.04
    30. Ovary Cancer
    3,964
    0.83
    281
    0.24
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,339
    0.70
    4,200
    3.62
    32. Skin Cancers
    3,256
    0.68
    58
    0.05
    33. Alcohol
    3,189
    0.67
    82
    0.07
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2,721
    0.57
    218
    0.19
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,012
    0.42
    989
    0.85
    36. Drug Use
    1,881
    0.39
    257
    0.22
    37. Epilepsy
    1,865
    0.39
    269
    0.23
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,807
    0.38
    605
    0.52
    39. Skin Disease
    1,598
    0.33
    293
    0.25
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1,574
    0.33
    762
    0.66
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,384
    0.29
    49
    0.04
    42. Asthma
    1,039
    0.22
    6,471
    5.57
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    986
    0.21
    38
    0.03
    44. Anemia
    973
    0.20
    445
    0.38
    45. Drownings
    868
    0.18
    731
    0.63
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    752
    0.16
    2
    0.00
    47. Low Birth Weight
    651
    0.14
    536
    0.46
    48. Schizophrenia
    647
    0.14
    5
    0.00
    49. Violence
    538
    0.11
    499
    0.43
    50. Tuberculosis
    435
    0.09
    769
    0.66
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.51
    19
    6.56
    126
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.61
    52
    9.49
    165
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.24
    118
    4.61
    165
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    40
    3.43
    175
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.22
    18
    0.80
    171
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.66
    61
    4.05
    128
    7. Lymphomas
    6.05
    40
    3.88
    126
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.97
    70
    1.93
    174
    9. Leukemia
    4.65
    33
    4.61
    35
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.84
    60
    10.87
    7
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    136
    4.94
    107
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.68
    35
    1.63
    117
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.41
    56
    5.72
    30
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.89
    65
    1.40
    144
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.55
    156
    5.15
    125
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.18
    71
    0.22
    174
    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.