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Iraq
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
IRAQ VS SRI LANKA

Compare Iraq 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
Iraq Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Iraq IRAQ   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    		  
    62.1
    62.1
    62.1
    43
    59
    54
    1970
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    		  
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    1980
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    		  
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    1990
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    		  
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    2000
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    		  
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    2010
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    		  
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    2019
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    		  
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    Age 5
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    Age 10
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    Age 15
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    Age 20
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    Age 25
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    Age 30
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    Age 35
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    Age 40
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    Age 45
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    Age 50
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    Age 55
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    Age 60
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    Age 65
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    Age 70
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    227.26
    23
    101.31
    106
    2. Stroke
    128.44
    31
    26.55
    154
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    43.40
    51
    47.34
    45
    4. Kidney Disease
    37.39
    29
    26.23
    72
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    34.41
    37
    18.07
    82
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.16
    66
    27.62
    14
    7. Violence
    17.20
    26
    2.36
    122
    8. Hypertension
    16.27
    101
    4.08
    161
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.14
    135
    20.42
    113
    10. Breast Cancer
    15.07
    115
    9.49
    165
    11. Lung Cancers
    11.72
    97
    6.56
    126
    12. Liver Disease
    10.94
    118
    4.96
    160
    13. Lung Disease
    8.53
    174
    36.99
    33
    14. War
    8.37
    6
    1.35
    16
    15. Low Birth Weight
    8.00
    54
    2.13
    145
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    6.83
    57
    4.53
    125
    17. Other Injuries
    6.33
    113
    6.41
    112
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.43
    77
    1.83
    165
    19. Asthma
    5.15
    86
    25.43
    10
    20. Birth Trauma
    4.96
    66
    0.78
    135
    21. Leukemia
    4.79
    26
    4.61
    35
    22. Suicide
    4.74
    144
    12.89
    42
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4.74
    59
    0.65
    181
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    158
    3.43
    175
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    132
    4.94
    107
    26. Lymphomas
    3.82
    128
    3.88
    126
    27. Bladder Cancer
    3.81
    31
    1.63
    117
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.46
    87
    2.47
    100
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.16
    141
    1.93
    174
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    165
    4.05
    128
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    115
    0.80
    171
    32. Prostate Cancer
    2.81
    176
    4.61
    165
    33. Falls
    2.77
    156
    3.85
    129
    34. Fires
    2.35
    66
    1.04
    112
    35. Tuberculosis
    2.26
    106
    3.45
    95
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.17
    68
    0.50
    110
    37. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    133
    10.87
    7
    38. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    87
    0.22
    174
    39. Drug Use
    1.73
    58
    1.16
    96
    40. Drownings
    1.56
    127
    3.24
    68
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.42
    93
    0.20
    178
    42. Cervical Cancer
    1.39
    180
    5.15
    125
    43. Endocrine Disorders
    1.35
    167
    1.82
    154
    44. Pertussis
    1.08
    63
    0.08
    108
    45. Meningitis
    1.07
    77
    0.59
    106
    46. Encephalitis
    1.07
    17
    0.05
    138
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.95
    158
    5.72
    30
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.92
    151
    0.15
    183
    49. Epilepsy
    0.75
    161
    1.14
    127
    50. Uterin Cancer
    0.59
    173
    1.40
    144
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iraq IRAQ   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,594
    24.98
    26,304
    22.66
    2. Stroke
    20,793
    14.19
    6,805
    5.86
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    10,726
    7.32
    4,200
    3.62
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    7,395
    5.05
    12,460
    10.73
    5. Low Birth Weight
    6,573
    4.49
    536
    0.46
    6. Kidney Disease
    6,323
    4.32
    6,858
    5.91
    7. Violence
    5,658
    3.86
    499
    0.43
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,551
    3.79
    5,117
    4.41
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    4,812
    3.28
    989
    0.85
    10. Birth Trauma
    4,223
    2.88
    193
    0.17
    11. War
    2,942
    2.01
    280
    0.24
    12. Hypertension
    2,451
    1.67
    1,055
    0.91
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,429
    1.66
    6,939
    5.98
    14. Other Injuries
    2,212
    1.51
    1,529
    1.32
    15. Lung Cancers
    2,162
    1.48
    1,775
    1.53
    16. Liver Disease
    2,127
    1.45
    1,303
    1.12
    17. Breast Cancer
    1,783
    1.22
    1,383
    1.19
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,578
    1.08
    605
    0.52
    19. Suicide
    1,418
    0.97
    2,977
    2.56
    20. Lung Disease
    1,329
    0.91
    9,456
    8.15
    21. Leukemia
    1,315
    0.90
    1,155
    0.99
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,190
    0.81
    425
    0.37
    23. Asthma
    914
    0.62
    6,471
    5.57
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    852
    0.58
    911
    0.78
    25. Tuberculosis
    821
    0.56
    769
    0.66
    26. Lymphomas
    811
    0.55
    1,027
    0.88
    27. Maternal Conditions
    780
    0.53
    96
    0.08
    28. Stomach Cancer
    771
    0.53
    1,321
    1.14
    29. Fires
    742
    0.51
    239
    0.21
    30. Falls
    709
    0.48
    964
    0.83
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    658
    0.45
    168
    0.14
    32. Drownings
    658
    0.45
    731
    0.63
    33. Pertussis
    636
    0.43
    15
    0.01
    34. Bladder Cancer
    628
    0.43
    432
    0.37
    35. Liver Cancer
    555
    0.38
    1,090
    0.94
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    530
    0.36
    214
    0.18
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.32
    462
    0.40
    38. Drug Use
    441
    0.30
    257
    0.22
    39. Oral Cancer
    410
    0.28
    2,893
    2.49
    40. Encephalitis
    378
    0.26
    10
    0.01
    41. Ovary Cancer
    376
    0.26
    281
    0.24
    42. Meningitis
    372
    0.25
    146
    0.13
    43. Skin Cancers
    339
    0.23
    58
    0.05
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    283
    0.19
    49
    0.04
    45. Epilepsy
    253
    0.17
    269
    0.23
    46. Oesophagus Cancer
    173
    0.12
    1,544
    1.33
    47. Prostate Cancer
    171
    0.12
    507
    0.44
    48. Cervical Cancer
    162
    0.11
    762
    0.66
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    159
    0.11
    38
    0.03
    50. Syphilis
    137
    0.09
    15
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
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      Iraq IRAQ   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    15.07
    115
    9.49
    165
    2. Lung Cancers
    11.72
    97
    6.56
    126
    3. Leukemia
    4.79
    26
    4.61
    35
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    158
    3.43
    175
    5. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    132
    4.94
    107
    6. Lymphomas
    3.82
    128
    3.88
    126
    7. Bladder Cancer
    3.81
    31
    1.63
    117
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.16
    141
    1.93
    174
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    165
    4.05
    128
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    115
    0.80
    171
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2.81
    176
    4.61
    165
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    133
    10.87
    7
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    87
    0.22
    174
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.39
    180
    5.15
    125
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.95
    158
    5.72
    30
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.59
    173
    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.