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Kenya
COUNTRY #1
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KENYA VS SRI LANKA

Compare Kenya 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
Kenya Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Kenya KENYA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    		  
    62.1
    62.1
    62.1
    43
    59
    54
    1970
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    		  
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    1980
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    		  
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    1990
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    		  
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    2000
    50.8
    53.0
    51.9
    157
    158
    157
    		  
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    2010
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    		  
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    2019
    63.7
    68.4
    66.1
    141
    143
    140
    		  
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.7
    68.4
    141
    143
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    Age 5
    66.9
    71.3
    151
    146
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    Age 10
    67.2
    71.6
    152
    148
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    Age 15
    67.5
    71.8
    153
    148
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    Age 20
    67.9
    72.1
    153
    148
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    Age 25
    68.4
    72.5
    153
    148
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    Age 30
    68.9
    73.0
    155
    148
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    Age 35
    69.5
    73.6
    156
    148
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    Age 40
    70.3
    74.4
    154
    146
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    Age 45
    71.4
    75.4
    151
    144
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    Age 50
    72.7
    76.6
    149
    142
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    Age 55
    74.2
    77.8
    147
    129
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    Age 60
    76.0
    79.1
    144
    124
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    Age 65
    78.0
    80.5
    144
    118
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    Age 70
    80.3
    82.2
    139
    119
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    Age 75
    83.0
    84.4
    139
    124
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.0
    138
    124
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.1
    137
    126
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    92.66
    81
    26.55
    154
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    85.68
    38
    20.42
    113
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    72.70
    144
    101.31
    106
    4. Liver Disease
    57.44
    6
    4.96
    160
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    53.46
    31
    2.47
    100
    6. Tuberculosis
    49.91
    18
    3.45
    95
    7. HIV/AIDS
    48.82
    25
    0.18
    147
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    48.00
    12
    18.07
    82
    9. Malaria
    33.54
    29
    0.00
    166
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    30.43
    88
    47.34
    45
    11. Hypertension
    28.53
    47
    4.08
    161
    12. Lung Disease
    26.82
    68
    36.99
    33
    13. Cervical Cancer
    24.71
    26
    5.15
    125
    14. Prostate Cancer
    24.17
    51
    4.61
    165
    15. Kidney Disease
    23.30
    91
    26.23
    72
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    20.37
    2
    5.72
    30
    17. Breast Cancer
    19.76
    51
    9.49
    165
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.35
    76
    27.62
    14
    19. Meningitis
    13.96
    19
    0.59
    106
    20. Malnutrition
    13.10
    21
    0.18
    142
    21. Other Injuries
    12.36
    42
    6.41
    112
    22. Maternal Conditions
    11.72
    28
    0.50
    110
    23. Suicide
    11.01
    60
    12.89
    42
    24. Stomach Cancer
    10.16
    43
    4.94
    107
    25. Asthma
    9.95
    65
    25.43
    10
    26. Birth Trauma
    8.50
    38
    0.78
    135
    27. Low Birth Weight
    8.13
    53
    2.13
    145
    28. Falls
    7.89
    53
    3.85
    129
    29. Oral Cancer
    7.82
    13
    10.87
    7
    30. Lymphomas
    7.26
    17
    3.88
    126
    31. Violence
    7.07
    65
    2.36
    122
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.74
    123
    3.43
    175
    33. Ovary Cancer
    6.41
    25
    1.93
    174
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    6.20
    86
    4.53
    125
    35. Tetanus
    5.79
    2
    0.11
    80
    36. Liver Cancer
    5.77
    82
    4.05
    128
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.78
    61
    0.15
    183
    38. Leukemia
    4.48
    44
    4.61
    35
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.22
    105
    1.83
    165
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    3.79
    112
    0.65
    181
    41. Fires
    3.66
    34
    1.04
    112
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    96
    0.80
    171
    43. Poisonings
    3.34
    13
    0.39
    113
    44. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    156
    6.56
    126
    45. Skin Cancers
    3.16
    26
    0.22
    174
    46. Uterin Cancer
    3.07
    51
    1.40
    144
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    2.69
    125
    1.82
    154
    48. Epilepsy
    2.27
    52
    1.14
    127
    49. Drownings
    2.27
    103
    3.24
    68
    50. Skin Disease
    2.15
    56
    1.14
    107
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Kenya KENYA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22,571
    8.57
    5,117
    4.41
    2. HIV/AIDS
    20,885
    7.93
    39
    0.03
    3. Tuberculosis
    19,655
    7.46
    769
    0.66
    4. Stroke
    15,895
    6.03
    6,805
    5.86
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,420
    5.85
    605
    0.52
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    14,883
    5.65
    4,200
    3.62
    7. Liver Disease
    13,405
    5.09
    1,303
    1.12
    8. Malaria
    12,652
    4.80
    0
    0.00
    9. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,972
    4.54
    26,304
    22.66
    10. Birth Trauma
    9,957
    3.78
    193
    0.17
    11. Low Birth Weight
    9,562
    3.63
    536
    0.46
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    6,115
    2.32
    989
    0.85
    13. Maternal Conditions
    5,651
    2.15
    96
    0.08
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,651
    2.15
    12,460
    10.73
    15. Meningitis
    5,364
    2.04
    146
    0.13
    16. Kidney Disease
    4,464
    1.69
    6,858
    5.91
    17. Hypertension
    4,418
    1.68
    1,055
    0.91
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,373
    1.66
    1,544
    1.33
    19. Other Injuries
    4,336
    1.65
    1,529
    1.32
    20. Lung Disease
    4,280
    1.62
    9,456
    8.15
    21. Malnutrition
    4,212
    1.60
    43
    0.04
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3,389
    1.29
    762
    0.66
    23. Suicide
    3,214
    1.22
    2,977
    2.56
    24. Violence
    2,942
    1.12
    499
    0.43
    25. Breast Cancer
    2,658
    1.01
    1,383
    1.19
    26. Asthma
    2,300
    0.87
    6,471
    5.57
    27. Tetanus
    2,129
    0.81
    27
    0.02
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2,010
    0.76
    1,321
    1.14
    29. Lymphomas
    1,931
    0.73
    1,027
    0.88
    30. Oral Cancer
    1,842
    0.70
    2,893
    2.49
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,827
    0.69
    6,939
    5.98
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,477
    0.56
    911
    0.78
    33. Falls
    1,465
    0.56
    964
    0.83
    34. Liver Cancer
    1,351
    0.51
    1,090
    0.94
    35. Leukemia
    1,327
    0.50
    1,155
    0.99
    36. Fires
    1,316
    0.50
    239
    0.21
    37. Prostate Cancer
    1,292
    0.49
    507
    0.44
    38. Poisonings
    1,269
    0.48
    93
    0.08
    39. Drownings
    1,200
    0.46
    731
    0.63
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,121
    0.43
    425
    0.37
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,089
    0.41
    38
    0.03
    42. Pertussis
    1,014
    0.38
    15
    0.01
    43. Epilepsy
    832
    0.32
    269
    0.23
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    831
    0.32
    462
    0.40
    45. Ovary Cancer
    795
    0.30
    281
    0.24
    46. Pancreas Cancer
    716
    0.27
    214
    0.18
    47. Lung Cancers
    669
    0.25
    1,775
    1.53
    48. Skin Cancers
    638
    0.24
    58
    0.05
    49. Hepatitis B
    522
    0.20
    6
    0.01
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    470
    0.18
    168
    0.14
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    24.71
    26
    5.15
    125
    2. Prostate Cancer
    24.17
    51
    4.61
    165
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    20.37
    2
    5.72
    30
    4. Breast Cancer
    19.76
    51
    9.49
    165
    5. Stomach Cancer
    10.16
    43
    4.94
    107
    6. Oral Cancer
    7.82
    13
    10.87
    7
    7. Lymphomas
    7.26
    17
    3.88
    126
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.74
    123
    3.43
    175
    9. Ovary Cancer
    6.41
    25
    1.93
    174
    10. Liver Cancer
    5.77
    82
    4.05
    128
    11. Leukemia
    4.48
    44
    4.61
    35
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    96
    0.80
    171
    13. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    156
    6.56
    126
    14. Skin Cancers
    3.16
    26
    0.22
    174
    15. Uterin Cancer
    3.07
    51
    1.40
    144
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.69
    115
    1.63
    117
    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.