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Mauritius
COUNTRY #1
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MAURITIUS VS SRI LANKA

Compare Mauritius 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
Mauritius Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    57.7
    61.2
    59.4
    65
    66
    65
    		  
    62.1
    62.1
    62.1
    43
    59
    54
    1970
    60.3
    64.6
    62.4
    70
    69
    67
    		  
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    1980
    63.4
    68.7
    66.0
    76
    77
    75
    		  
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    1990
    65.6
    73.4
    69.4
    82
    66
    72
    		  
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    2000
    67.8
    74.3
    71.0
    85
    75
    81
    		  
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    2010
    70.1
    76.6
    73.3
    85
    75
    83
    		  
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    2019
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    89
    86
    87
    		  
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.0
    77.3
    89
    86
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    Age 5
    72.1
    78.4
    92
    85
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    Age 10
    72.2
    78.5
    93
    85
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    Age 15
    72.3
    78.5
    95
    85
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    Age 20
    72.5
    78.6
    94
    83
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    Age 25
    72.8
    78.8
    96
    82
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    Age 30
    73.2
    79.0
    94
    81
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    Age 35
    73.7
    79.2
    93
    82
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    Age 40
    74.3
    79.5
    91
    81
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    Age 45
    75.0
    79.9
    89
    81
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    Age 50
    75.9
    80.5
    86
    80
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    Age 55
    77.1
    81.1
    82
    77
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    Age 60
    78.5
    82.0
    82
    75
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    Age 65
    80.2
    83.0
    76
    72
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    Age 70
    82.2
    84.4
    71
    71
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    Age 75
    84.4
    86.1
    72
    67
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    Age 80
    87.1
    88.3
    68
    61
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    Age 85
    90.1
    90.7
    72
    67
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    104.41
    8
    47.34
    45
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    102.82
    103
    101.31
    106
    3. Stroke
    56.52
    121
    26.55
    154
    4. Kidney Disease
    41.13
    20
    26.23
    72
    5. Lung Disease
    37.21
    31
    36.99
    33
    6. Hypertension
    34.14
    34
    4.08
    161
    7. Breast Cancer
    24.67
    31
    9.49
    165
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.53
    108
    20.42
    113
    9. Prostate Cancer
    16.53
    83
    4.61
    165
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.85
    122
    18.07
    82
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.27
    72
    3.43
    175
    12. Lung Cancers
    10.21
    103
    6.56
    126
    13. HIV/AIDS
    9.81
    60
    0.18
    147
    14. Suicide
    8.75
    87
    12.89
    42
    15. Liver Disease
    8.61
    136
    4.96
    160
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.69
    55
    1.83
    165
    17. Asthma
    6.38
    78
    25.43
    10
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    6.34
    76
    4.53
    125
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    6.10
    51
    1.82
    154
    20. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    93
    4.94
    107
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.26
    122
    5.15
    125
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.98
    69
    1.93
    174
    23. Other Neoplasms
    4.61
    17
    0.33
    130
    24. Birth Trauma
    4.26
    71
    0.78
    135
    25. Other Injuries
    4.15
    150
    6.41
    112
    26. Skin Disease
    3.73
    22
    1.14
    107
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.62
    113
    2.13
    145
    28. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    64
    10.87
    7
    29. Falls
    3.56
    135
    3.85
    129
    30. Lymphomas
    3.36
    138
    3.88
    126
    31. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    43
    1.40
    144
    32. Alcohol
    3.15
    31
    0.33
    159
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.13
    106
    0.80
    171
    34. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    166
    4.05
    128
    35. Drownings
    3.02
    75
    3.24
    68
    36. Leukemia
    2.86
    127
    4.61
    35
    37. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.41
    177
    27.62
    14
    38. Epilepsy
    2.36
    51
    1.14
    127
    39. Violence
    2.18
    128
    2.36
    122
    40. Anemia
    2.05
    6
    1.74
    8
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    111
    5.72
    30
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.41
    118
    2.47
    100
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.26
    140
    0.15
    183
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    146
    1.63
    117
    45. Drug Use
    1.16
    95
    1.16
    96
    46. Tuberculosis
    1.09
    124
    3.45
    95
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.87
    91
    0.50
    110
    48. Poisonings
    0.74
    80
    0.39
    113
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    0.70
    179
    0.65
    181
    50. Fires
    0.62
    130
    1.04
    112
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,873
    18.89
    12,460
    10.73
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,805
    18.21
    26,304
    22.66
    3. Stroke
    985
    9.94
    6,805
    5.86
    4. Kidney Disease
    724
    7.30
    6,858
    5.91
    5. Lung Disease
    646
    6.52
    9,456
    8.15
    6. Hypertension
    592
    5.97
    1,055
    0.91
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    346
    3.49
    5,117
    4.41
    8. Breast Cancer
    232
    2.34
    1,383
    1.19
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    182
    1.84
    911
    0.78
    10. Lung Cancers
    182
    1.84
    1,775
    1.53
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    155
    1.56
    4,200
    3.62
    12. Liver Disease
    145
    1.46
    1,303
    1.12
    13. HIV/AIDS
    141
    1.42
    39
    0.03
    14. Suicide
    120
    1.21
    2,977
    2.56
    15. Prostate Cancer
    115
    1.16
    507
    0.44
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    108
    1.09
    425
    0.37
    17. Asthma
    107
    1.08
    6,471
    5.57
    18. Stomach Cancer
    104
    1.05
    1,321
    1.14
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    101
    1.02
    462
    0.40
    20. Other Neoplasms
    77
    0.78
    86
    0.07
    21. Other Injuries
    66
    0.67
    1,529
    1.32
    22. Skin Disease
    64
    0.65
    293
    0.25
    23. Oral Cancer
    63
    0.64
    2,893
    2.49
    24. Lymphomas
    57
    0.57
    1,027
    0.88
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    57
    0.57
    989
    0.85
    26. Falls
    57
    0.57
    964
    0.83
    27. Liver Cancer
    56
    0.56
    1,090
    0.94
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    55
    0.55
    214
    0.18
    29. Alcohol
    53
    0.53
    82
    0.07
    30. Cervical Cancer
    49
    0.49
    762
    0.66
    31. Leukemia
    48
    0.48
    1,155
    0.99
    32. Ovary Cancer
    46
    0.46
    281
    0.24
    33. Drownings
    43
    0.43
    731
    0.63
    34. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42
    0.42
    6,939
    5.98
    35. Low Birth Weight
    37
    0.37
    536
    0.46
    36. Birth Trauma
    37
    0.37
    193
    0.17
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    35
    0.35
    1,544
    1.33
    38. Epilepsy
    35
    0.35
    269
    0.23
    39. Anemia
    33
    0.33
    445
    0.38
    40. Uterin Cancer
    32
    0.32
    218
    0.19
    41. Violence
    30
    0.30
    499
    0.43
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    23
    0.23
    605
    0.52
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    22
    0.22
    38
    0.03
    44. Bladder Cancer
    21
    0.21
    432
    0.37
    45. Tuberculosis
    17
    0.17
    769
    0.66
    46. Drug Use
    16
    0.16
    257
    0.22
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    0.12
    168
    0.14
    48. Maternal Conditions
    11
    0.11
    96
    0.08
    49. Poisonings
    11
    0.11
    93
    0.08
    50. Fires
    10
    0.10
    239
    0.21
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    24.67
    31
    9.49
    165
    2. Prostate Cancer
    16.53
    83
    4.61
    165
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.27
    72
    3.43
    175
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.21
    103
    6.56
    126
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    93
    4.94
    107
    6. Cervical Cancer
    5.26
    122
    5.15
    125
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.98
    69
    1.93
    174
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    64
    10.87
    7
    9. Lymphomas
    3.36
    138
    3.88
    126
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    43
    1.40
    144
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.13
    106
    0.80
    171
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    166
    4.05
    128
    13. Leukemia
    2.86
    127
    4.61
    35
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    111
    5.72
    30
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    146
    1.63
    117
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.24
    172
    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.