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India
COUNTRY #1
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INDIA VS SRI LANKA

Compare India 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
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
India Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      India INDIA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      India INDIA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    43.2
    41.3
    42.3
    121
    145
    135
    		  
    62.1
    62.1
    62.1
    43
    59
    54
    1970
    50.1
    48.5
    49.3
    119
    136
    124
    		  
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    1980
    55.9
    55.5
    55.7
    117
    129
    124
    		  
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    1990
    59.3
    60.0
    59.7
    125
    134
    130
    		  
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    2000
    61.7
    63.4
    62.5
    119
    130
    128
    		  
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    2010
    65.3
    67.6
    66.4
    116
    132
    126
    		  
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    2019
    69.5
    72.2
    70.8
    107
    122
    117
    		  
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      India INDIA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.5
    72.2
    107
    122
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    Age 5
    71.9
    74.7
    98
    119
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    Age 10
    72.1
    74.9
    98
    120
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    Age 15
    72.2
    75.1
    96
    120
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    Age 20
    72.4
    75.4
    98
    118
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    Age 25
    72.8
    75.7
    97
    116
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    Age 30
    73.2
    76.0
    97
    116
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    Age 35
    73.6
    76.3
    94
    115
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    Age 40
    74.2
    76.7
    93
    115
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    Age 45
    74.9
    77.1
    91
    113
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    Age 50
    75.7
    77.7
    91
    115
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    Age 55
    76.7
    78.5
    87
    113
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    Age 60
    78.1
    79.5
    85
    110
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    Age 65
    79.7
    80.9
    84
    106
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    Age 70
    81.7
    82.6
    88
    106
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    Age 75
    84.0
    84.7
    84
    104
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.1
    86
    109
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    Age 85
    90.1
    90.4
    77
    95
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      India INDIA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    140.72
    55
    101.31
    106
    2. Lung Disease
    87.90
    3
    36.99
    33
    3. Stroke
    64.97
    113
    26.55
    154
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    64.45
    20
    2.47
    100
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    35.30
    77
    20.42
    113
    6. Tuberculosis
    32.84
    32
    3.45
    95
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.49
    97
    47.34
    45
    8. Liver Disease
    22.24
    83
    4.96
    160
    9. Falls
    21.87
    1
    3.85
    129
    10. Kidney Disease
    19.90
    107
    26.23
    72
    11. Asthma
    18.49
    24
    25.43
    10
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.33
    90
    18.07
    82
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.60
    137
    27.62
    14
    14. Breast Cancer
    13.62
    125
    9.49
    165
    15. Suicide
    12.91
    41
    12.89
    42
    16. Other Injuries
    12.19
    44
    6.41
    112
    17. Low Birth Weight
    11.98
    19
    2.13
    145
    18. Oral Cancer
    11.45
    6
    10.87
    7
    19. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10.94
    8
    0.20
    178
    20. Hypertension
    10.68
    128
    4.08
    161
    21. Lung Cancers
    7.82
    117
    6.56
    126
    22. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    100
    5.15
    125
    23. Stomach Cancer
    7.07
    76
    4.94
    107
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    118
    3.43
    175
    25. Prostate Cancer
    6.69
    147
    4.61
    165
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.24
    42
    0.15
    183
    27. Birth Trauma
    5.11
    64
    0.78
    135
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    4.70
    122
    4.53
    125
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    4.57
    65
    0.65
    181
    30. Encephalitis
    4.12
    3
    0.05
    138
    31. Violence
    3.84
    104
    2.36
    122
    32. Drownings
    3.76
    51
    3.24
    68
    33. Ovary Cancer
    3.73
    120
    1.93
    174
    34. Lymphomas
    3.44
    136
    3.88
    126
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.40
    57
    5.72
    30
    36. HIV/AIDS
    3.35
    87
    0.18
    147
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    2.97
    113
    0.80
    171
    38. Leukemia
    2.79
    129
    4.61
    35
    39. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    175
    4.05
    128
    40. Meningitis
    2.52
    55
    0.59
    106
    41. Epilepsy
    2.44
    47
    1.14
    127
    42. Fires
    1.84
    79
    1.04
    112
    43. Alcohol
    1.81
    68
    0.33
    159
    44. Maternal Conditions
    1.79
    74
    0.50
    110
    45. Skin Disease
    1.62
    92
    1.14
    107
    46. Dengue
    1.51
    5
    0.60
    12
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.34
    140
    1.63
    117
    48. Endocrine Disorders
    1.29
    169
    1.82
    154
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.19
    4
    0.04
    178
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1.19
    155
    1.40
    144
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      India INDIA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1.52m
    17.94
    26,304
    22.66
    2. Lung Disease
    879,732
    10.38
    9,456
    8.15
    3. Stroke
    697,038
    8.23
    6,805
    5.86
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    670,315
    7.91
    605
    0.52
    5. Tuberculosis
    435,882
    5.15
    769
    0.66
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    392,425
    4.63
    5,117
    4.41
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    271,495
    3.20
    12,460
    10.73
    8. Liver Disease
    268,580
    3.17
    1,303
    1.12
    9. Low Birth Weight
    238,739
    2.82
    536
    0.46
    10. Falls
    225,755
    2.66
    964
    0.83
    11. Kidney Disease
    222,903
    2.63
    6,858
    5.91
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    212,596
    2.51
    4,200
    3.62
    13. Asthma
    196,051
    2.31
    6,471
    5.57
    14. Suicide
    173,347
    2.05
    2,977
    2.56
    15. Other Injuries
    149,570
    1.77
    1,529
    1.32
    16. Oral Cancer
    134,187
    1.58
    2,893
    2.49
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    126,593
    1.49
    6,939
    5.98
    18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    126,079
    1.49
    49
    0.04
    19. Hypertension
    108,050
    1.28
    1,055
    0.91
    20. Birth Trauma
    102,819
    1.21
    193
    0.17
    21. Lung Cancers
    88,276
    1.04
    1,775
    1.53
    22. Breast Cancer
    82,821
    0.98
    1,383
    1.19
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    82,769
    0.98
    989
    0.85
    24. Stomach Cancer
    81,058
    0.96
    1,321
    1.14
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    77,368
    0.91
    911
    0.78
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    68,108
    0.80
    38
    0.03
    27. Violence
    51,767
    0.61
    499
    0.43
    28. Drownings
    48,774
    0.58
    731
    0.63
    29. Encephalitis
    48,080
    0.57
    10
    0.01
    30. Cervical Cancer
    45,319
    0.53
    762
    0.66
    31. HIV/AIDS
    44,406
    0.52
    39
    0.03
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    43,398
    0.51
    168
    0.14
    33. Lymphomas
    40,159
    0.47
    1,027
    0.88
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    38,898
    0.46
    1,544
    1.33
    35. Leukemia
    33,383
    0.39
    1,155
    0.99
    36. Meningitis
    33,337
    0.39
    146
    0.13
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    32,812
    0.39
    214
    0.18
    38. Prostate Cancer
    30,945
    0.37
    507
    0.44
    39. Liver Cancer
    30,369
    0.36
    1,090
    0.94
    40. Epilepsy
    30,307
    0.36
    269
    0.23
    41. Maternal Conditions
    25,917
    0.31
    96
    0.08
    42. Fires
    23,265
    0.27
    239
    0.21
    43. Alcohol
    23,097
    0.27
    82
    0.07
    44. Ovary Cancer
    21,947
    0.26
    281
    0.24
    45. Skin Disease
    17,857
    0.21
    293
    0.25
    46. Dengue
    17,546
    0.21
    131
    0.11
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    15,264
    0.18
    462
    0.40
    48. Bladder Cancer
    14,081
    0.17
    432
    0.37
    49. Inflammatory/Heart
    12,651
    0.15
    425
    0.37
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    11,931
    0.14
    11
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      India INDIA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    13.62
    125
    9.49
    165
    2. Oral Cancer
    11.45
    6
    10.87
    7
    3. Lung Cancers
    7.82
    117
    6.56
    126
    4. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    100
    5.15
    125
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.07
    76
    4.94
    107
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    118
    3.43
    175
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.69
    147
    4.61
    165
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.73
    120
    1.93
    174
    9. Lymphomas
    3.44
    136
    3.88
    126
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.40
    57
    5.72
    30
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.97
    113
    0.80
    171
    12. Leukemia
    2.79
    129
    4.61
    35
    13. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    175
    4.05
    128
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.34
    140
    1.63
    117
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.19
    155
    1.40
    144
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.47
    164
    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.