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Samoa
COUNTRY #1
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SAMOA VS SRI LANKA

Compare Samoa 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
Samoa Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Samoa SAMOA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
    		  
    62.1
    62.1
    62.1
    43
    59
    54
    1970
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
    		  
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    1980
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
    		  
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    1990
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
    		  
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    2000
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
    		  
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    2010
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
    		  
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    2019
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
    		  
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    Age 5
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    Age 10
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    Age 15
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    Age 20
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    Age 25
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    Age 30
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    Age 35
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    Age 40
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    Age 45
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    Age 50
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    Age 55
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    Age 60
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    Age 65
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    Age 70
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    Age 80
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    Age 85
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    189.77
    33
    101.31
    106
    2. Stroke
    118.02
    45
    26.55
    154
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    82.64
    13
    47.34
    45
    4. Lung Disease
    47.54
    19
    36.99
    33
    5. Kidney Disease
    39.81
    23
    26.23
    72
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    39.32
    68
    20.42
    113
    7. Breast Cancer
    26.40
    20
    9.49
    165
    8. Prostate Cancer
    24.32
    48
    4.61
    165
    9. Hypertension
    23.76
    63
    4.08
    161
    10. Lung Cancers
    21.56
    44
    6.56
    126
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.13
    68
    27.62
    14
    12. Liver Disease
    18.98
    94
    4.96
    160
    13. Asthma
    17.01
    29
    25.43
    10
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.42
    93
    18.07
    82
    15. Ovary Cancer
    14.84
    1
    1.93
    174
    16. Suicide
    14.60
    30
    12.89
    42
    17. Stomach Cancer
    12.23
    20
    4.94
    107
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.66
    93
    3.43
    175
    19. Diarrhoeal diseases
    8.39
    70
    2.47
    100
    20. Other Injuries
    8.08
    85
    6.41
    112
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.89
    94
    5.15
    125
    22. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    7.61
    14
    0.20
    178
    23. Uterin Cancer
    7.58
    4
    1.40
    144
    24. Drownings
    7.42
    11
    3.24
    68
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.92
    34
    0.15
    183
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    6.72
    14
    0.65
    181
    27. Falls
    6.17
    83
    3.85
    129
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.15
    83
    1.83
    165
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    5.11
    112
    4.53
    125
    30. Measles
    5.01
    14
    0.00
    170
    31. Liver Cancer
    4.91
    99
    4.05
    128
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    4.28
    81
    1.82
    154
    33. Lymphomas
    3.94
    122
    3.88
    126
    34. Low Birth Weight
    3.59
    116
    2.13
    145
    35. Bladder Cancer
    3.56
    38
    1.63
    117
    36. Violence
    3.39
    108
    2.36
    122
    37. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    75
    10.87
    7
    38. Maternal Conditions
    3.11
    57
    0.50
    110
    39. Malnutrition
    2.76
    74
    0.18
    142
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    2.68
    124
    0.80
    171
    41. Skin Disease
    2.65
    34
    1.14
    107
    42. Leukemia
    2.10
    150
    4.61
    35
    43. Epilepsy
    1.39
    109
    1.14
    127
    44. Alcohol
    1.39
    90
    0.33
    159
    45. Birth Trauma
    1.25
    111
    0.78
    135
    46. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    130
    0.22
    174
    47. Meningitis
    1.21
    73
    0.59
    106
    48. Fires
    1.12
    107
    1.04
    112
    49. Tuberculosis
    1.05
    126
    3.45
    95
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.72
    172
    5.72
    30
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Samoa SAMOA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    241
    21.56
    26,304
    22.66
    2. Stroke
    148
    13.24
    6,805
    5.86
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    108
    9.66
    12,460
    10.73
    4. Lung Disease
    57
    5.10
    9,456
    8.15
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    53
    4.74
    5,117
    4.41
    6. Kidney Disease
    52
    4.65
    6,858
    5.91
    7. Hypertension
    30
    2.68
    1,055
    0.91
    8. Liver Disease
    27
    2.42
    1,303
    1.12
    9. Lung Cancers
    26
    2.33
    1,775
    1.53
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    26
    2.33
    4,200
    3.62
    11. Suicide
    25
    2.24
    2,977
    2.56
    12. Asthma
    21
    1.88
    6,471
    5.57
    13. Breast Cancer
    19
    1.70
    1,383
    1.19
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19
    1.70
    6,939
    5.98
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    18
    1.61
    989
    0.85
    16. Measles
    16
    1.43
    0
    0.00
    17. Low Birth Weight
    16
    1.43
    536
    0.46
    18. Stomach Cancer
    16
    1.43
    1,321
    1.14
    19. Drownings
    13
    1.16
    731
    0.63
    20. Other Injuries
    13
    1.16
    1,529
    1.32
    21. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12
    1.07
    605
    0.52
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12
    1.07
    911
    0.78
    23. Prostate Cancer
    11
    0.98
    507
    0.44
    24. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11
    0.98
    49
    0.04
    25. Ovary Cancer
    10
    0.89
    281
    0.24
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9
    0.81
    38
    0.03
    27. Falls
    8
    0.72
    964
    0.83
    28. Liver Cancer
    7
    0.63
    1,090
    0.94
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    7
    0.63
    168
    0.14
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    7
    0.63
    425
    0.37
    31. Cervical Cancer
    6
    0.54
    762
    0.66
    32. Lymphomas
    6
    0.54
    1,027
    0.88
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    6
    0.54
    462
    0.40
    34. Violence
    6
    0.54
    499
    0.43
    35. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.45
    96
    0.08
    36. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.45
    193
    0.17
    37. Uterin Cancer
    5
    0.45
    218
    0.19
    38. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.45
    432
    0.37
    39. Oral Cancer
    4
    0.36
    2,893
    2.49
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.36
    214
    0.18
    41. Malnutrition
    3
    0.27
    43
    0.04
    42. Leukemia
    3
    0.27
    1,155
    0.99
    43. Skin Disease
    3
    0.27
    293
    0.25
    44. Tuberculosis
    2
    0.18
    769
    0.66
    45. Syphilis
    2
    0.18
    15
    0.01
    46. Meningitis
    2
    0.18
    146
    0.13
    47. Skin Cancers
    2
    0.18
    58
    0.05
    48. Alcohol
    2
    0.18
    82
    0.07
    49. Epilepsy
    2
    0.18
    269
    0.23
    50. Fires
    2
    0.18
    239
    0.21
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    26.40
    20
    9.49
    165
    2. Prostate Cancer
    24.32
    48
    4.61
    165
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.56
    44
    6.56
    126
    4. Ovary Cancer
    14.84
    1
    1.93
    174
    5. Stomach Cancer
    12.23
    20
    4.94
    107
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.66
    93
    3.43
    175
    7. Cervical Cancer
    7.89
    94
    5.15
    125
    8. Uterin Cancer
    7.58
    4
    1.40
    144
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.91
    99
    4.05
    128
    10. Lymphomas
    3.94
    122
    3.88
    126
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.56
    38
    1.63
    117
    12. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    75
    10.87
    7
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.68
    124
    0.80
    171
    14. Leukemia
    2.10
    150
    4.61
    35
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    130
    0.22
    174
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.72
    172
    5.72
    30
    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.