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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
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Kenya Population Pyramid
91,575,092
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Sri Lanka Population Pyramid
21,813,964
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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
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.