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Ireland
COUNTRY #1
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IRELAND VS SRI LANKA

Compare Ireland 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
Ireland Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Ireland IRELAND   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.9
    71.6
    69.7
    10
    26
    17
    		  
    62.1
    62.1
    62.1
    43
    59
    54
    1970
    68.8
    73.5
    71.1
    14
    26
    18
    		  
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    1980
    70.1
    75.4
    72.7
    20
    27
    25
    		  
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    1990
    71.9
    77.4
    74.6
    27
    26
    28
    		  
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    2000
    73.8
    79.0
    76.4
    30
    31
    30
    		  
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    2010
    78.4
    82.8
    80.6
    14
    19
    16
    		  
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    2019
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    17
    26
    18
    		  
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.2
    83.5
    17
    26
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    Age 5
    80.5
    83.7
    18
    28
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    Age 10
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    Age 15
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    Age 20
    80.6
    83.8
    18
    28
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    Age 25
    80.8
    83.9
    18
    28
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    Age 30
    81.0
    83.9
    18
    28
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    Age 35
    81.1
    84.0
    18
    29
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    Age 40
    81.3
    84.1
    19
    29
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.3
    20
    29
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    Age 50
    81.9
    84.5
    20
    29
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    Age 55
    82.4
    84.8
    17
    29
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.3
    18
    29
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    Age 65
    83.8
    85.9
    23
    32
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.7
    26
    35
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    Age 75
    86.2
    87.7
    33
    37
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.0
    44
    48
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    Age 85
    90.3
    90.8
    61
    60
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.73
    158
    101.31
    106
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    32.23
    9
    27.62
    14
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.05
    30
    6.56
    126
    4. Lung Disease
    20.91
    98
    36.99
    33
    5. Stroke
    19.27
    172
    26.55
    154
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.15
    59
    9.49
    165
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    104
    4.61
    165
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.45
    145
    20.42
    113
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.41
    38
    3.43
    175
    10. Suicide
    8.90
    86
    12.89
    42
    11. Ovary Cancer
    6.83
    17
    1.93
    174
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.56
    48
    0.80
    171
    13. Lymphomas
    6.29
    33
    3.88
    126
    14. Kidney Disease
    6.12
    160
    26.23
    72
    15. Parkinson's Disease
    5.57
    32
    0.65
    181
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.30
    35
    5.72
    30
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.68
    172
    47.34
    45
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.47
    126
    4.94
    107
    19. Liver Disease
    4.13
    169
    4.96
    160
    20. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    132
    4.05
    128
    21. Leukemia
    3.39
    105
    4.61
    35
    22. Drug Use
    3.38
    20
    1.16
    96
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    3.33
    149
    4.53
    125
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    103
    1.82
    154
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.19
    131
    1.83
    165
    26. Skin Cancers
    3.15
    28
    0.22
    174
    27. Falls
    3.03
    147
    3.85
    129
    28. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    145
    5.15
    125
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    58
    1.40
    144
    30. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    57
    1.63
    117
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.92
    171
    18.07
    82
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.55
    39
    0.33
    130
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.43
    108
    10.87
    7
    34. Other Injuries
    2.23
    179
    6.41
    112
    35. Hypertension
    1.87
    178
    4.08
    161
    36. Low Birth Weight
    1.39
    157
    2.13
    145
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    117
    1.14
    127
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.12
    5
    0.01
    179
    39. Drownings
    1.05
    148
    3.24
    68
    40. Alcohol
    1.04
    112
    0.33
    159
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.79
    158
    0.15
    183
    42. Violence
    0.77
    163
    2.36
    122
    43. Asthma
    0.70
    149
    25.43
    10
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.68
    24
    0.04
    178
    45. Skin Disease
    0.63
    128
    1.14
    107
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    149
    0.20
    178
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.55
    158
    2.47
    100
    48. Fires
    0.41
    152
    1.04
    112
    49. Hepatitis C
    0.32
    35
    0.00
    183
    50. Anemia
    0.29
    42
    1.74
    8
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ireland IRELAND   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,762
    18.40
    26,304
    22.66
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,209
    12.40
    6,939
    5.98
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,916
    7.40
    1,775
    1.53
    4. Lung Disease
    1,915
    7.40
    9,456
    8.15
    5. Stroke
    1,770
    6.84
    6,805
    5.86
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,298
    5.02
    5,117
    4.41
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,095
    4.23
    911
    0.78
    8. Breast Cancer
    760
    2.94
    1,383
    1.19
    9. Prostate Cancer
    585
    2.26
    507
    0.44
    10. Kidney Disease
    566
    2.19
    6,858
    5.91
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    530
    2.05
    214
    0.18
    12. Parkinson's Disease
    530
    2.05
    168
    0.14
    13. Lymphomas
    513
    1.98
    1,027
    0.88
    14. Suicide
    470
    1.82
    2,977
    2.56
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    419
    1.62
    1,544
    1.33
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    414
    1.60
    12,460
    10.73
    17. Stomach Cancer
    357
    1.38
    1,321
    1.14
    18. Liver Cancer
    318
    1.23
    1,090
    0.94
    19. Liver Disease
    279
    1.08
    1,303
    1.12
    20. Leukemia
    274
    1.06
    1,155
    0.99
    21. Ovary Cancer
    273
    1.05
    281
    0.24
    22. Bladder Cancer
    256
    0.99
    432
    0.37
    23. Skin Cancers
    252
    0.97
    58
    0.05
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    249
    0.96
    462
    0.40
    25. Falls
    247
    0.95
    964
    0.83
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    240
    0.93
    425
    0.37
    27. Other Neoplasms
    218
    0.84
    86
    0.07
    28. Oral Cancer
    183
    0.71
    2,893
    2.49
    29. Hypertension
    175
    0.68
    1,055
    0.91
    30. Other Injuries
    171
    0.66
    1,529
    1.32
    31. Drug Use
    167
    0.65
    257
    0.22
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    153
    0.59
    989
    0.85
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    153
    0.59
    4,200
    3.62
    34. Uterin Cancer
    126
    0.49
    218
    0.19
    35. Cervical Cancer
    103
    0.40
    762
    0.66
    36. Epilepsy
    85
    0.33
    269
    0.23
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    83
    0.32
    2
    0.00
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    67
    0.26
    38
    0.03
    39. Alcohol
    64
    0.25
    82
    0.07
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    59
    0.23
    11
    0.01
    41. Asthma
    58
    0.22
    6,471
    5.57
    42. Skin Disease
    58
    0.22
    293
    0.25
    43. Drownings
    57
    0.22
    731
    0.63
    44. Low Birth Weight
    56
    0.22
    536
    0.46
    45. Diarrhoeal diseases
    53
    0.20
    605
    0.52
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    50
    0.19
    49
    0.04
    47. Violence
    38
    0.15
    499
    0.43
    48. Fires
    30
    0.12
    239
    0.21
    49. Anemia
    29
    0.11
    445
    0.38
    50. Tuberculosis
    23
    0.09
    769
    0.66
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.05
    30
    6.56
    126
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.15
    59
    9.49
    165
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    104
    4.61
    165
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.41
    38
    3.43
    175
    5. Ovary Cancer
    6.83
    17
    1.93
    174
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.56
    48
    0.80
    171
    7. Lymphomas
    6.29
    33
    3.88
    126
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.30
    35
    5.72
    30
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.47
    126
    4.94
    107
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    132
    4.05
    128
    11. Leukemia
    3.39
    105
    4.61
    35
    12. Skin Cancers
    3.15
    28
    0.22
    174
    13. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    145
    5.15
    125
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    58
    1.40
    144
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    57
    1.63
    117
    16. Oral Cancer
    2.43
    108
    10.87
    7
    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.