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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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
SRI LANKA VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Sri Lanka and Afghanistan 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.

Afghanistan
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
Sri Lanka Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    62.1
    62.1
    62.1
    43
    59
    54
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    101.31
    106
    301.71
    6
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.34
    45
    40.94
    58
    3. Lung Disease
    36.99
    33
    37.01
    32
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.62
    14
    22.34
    26
    5. Stroke
    26.55
    154
    149.10
    25
    6. Kidney Disease
    26.23
    72
    46.10
    15
    7. Asthma
    25.43
    10
    24.23
    13
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.42
    113
    49.80
    62
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.07
    82
    19.81
    76
    10. Suicide
    12.89
    42
    5.96
    129
    11. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    8.18
    9
    12. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    20.24
    48
    13. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    6.90
    122
    14. Other Injuries
    6.41
    112
    13.02
    36
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    8.78
    13
    16. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    5.73
    117
    17. Liver Disease
    4.96
    160
    27.20
    67
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    10.39
    42
    19. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    4.49
    167
    20. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    1.95
    154
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.53
    125
    6.42
    70
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    161
    65.86
    4
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    4.22
    119
    24. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    4.32
    108
    25. Falls
    3.85
    129
    5.13
    99
    26. Tuberculosis
    3.45
    95
    41.14
    24
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    4.09
    169
    28. Drownings
    3.24
    68
    2.78
    78
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.47
    100
    9.72
    68
    30. Violence
    2.36
    122
    9.87
    52
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    145
    12.07
    17
    32. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    4.07
    106
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.83
    165
    3.32
    130
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    1.82
    154
    4.30
    80
    35. Anemia
    1.74
    8
    0.00
    65
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    1.95
    98
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    3.66
    32
    38. War
    1.35
    16
    121.55
    1
    39. Drug Use
    1.16
    96
    1.36
    77
    40. Skin Disease
    1.14
    107
    0.77
    121
    41. Epilepsy
    1.14
    127
    2.70
    37
    42. Fires
    1.04
    112
    1.60
    89
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    1.54
    153
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.78
    135
    10.16
    24
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.65
    181
    5.98
    24
    46. Dengue
    0.60
    12
    0.00
    74
    47. Meningitis
    0.59
    106
    5.20
    48
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.50
    110
    25.94
    4
    49. Poisonings
    0.39
    113
    1.58
    56
    50. Alcohol
    0.33
    159
    0.68
    133
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,304
    22.66
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,460
    10.73
    5,750
    2.48
    3. Lung Disease
    9,456
    8.15
    4,650
    2.01
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,939
    5.98
    1,765
    0.76
    5. Kidney Disease
    6,858
    5.91
    6,590
    2.85
    6. Stroke
    6,805
    5.86
    19,060
    8.23
    7. Asthma
    6,471
    5.57
    3,403
    1.47
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,117
    4.41
    14,649
    6.32
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,200
    3.62
    6,033
    2.60
    10. Suicide
    2,977
    2.56
    1,573
    0.68
    11. Oral Cancer
    2,893
    2.49
    1,467
    0.63
    12. Lung Cancers
    1,775
    1.53
    1,076
    0.46
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,544
    1.33
    1,314
    0.57
    14. Other Injuries
    1,529
    1.32
    3,241
    1.40
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,383
    1.19
    1,822
    0.79
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,321
    1.14
    1,501
    0.65
    17. Liver Disease
    1,303
    1.12
    4,600
    1.99
    18. Leukemia
    1,155
    0.99
    610
    0.26
    19. Liver Cancer
    1,090
    0.94
    657
    0.28
    20. Hypertension
    1,055
    0.91
    7,995
    3.45
    21. Lymphomas
    1,027
    0.88
    946
    0.41
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    989
    0.85
    5,001
    2.16
    23. Falls
    964
    0.83
    905
    0.39
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    911
    0.78
    741
    0.32
    25. Tuberculosis
    769
    0.66
    9,839
    4.25
    26. Cervical Cancer
    762
    0.66
    541
    0.23
    27. Drownings
    731
    0.63
    996
    0.43
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    605
    0.52
    5,555
    2.40
    29. Low Birth Weight
    536
    0.46
    12,631
    5.45
    30. Prostate Cancer
    507
    0.44
    258
    0.11
    31. Violence
    499
    0.43
    3,217
    1.39
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.40
    1,364
    0.59
    33. Anemia
    445
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    34. Bladder Cancer
    432
    0.37
    272
    0.12
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    425
    0.37
    527
    0.23
    36. Skin Disease
    293
    0.25
    94
    0.04
    37. Ovary Cancer
    281
    0.24
    369
    0.16
    38. War
    280
    0.24
    25,620
    11.06
    39. Epilepsy
    269
    0.23
    993
    0.43
    40. Drug Use
    257
    0.22
    328
    0.14
    41. Fires
    239
    0.21
    348
    0.15
    42. Uterin Cancer
    218
    0.19
    289
    0.12
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.18
    229
    0.10
    44. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.17
    10,723
    4.63
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    168
    0.14
    628
    0.27
    46. Meningitis
    146
    0.13
    2,626
    1.13
    47. Dengue
    131
    0.11
    0
    0.00
    48. Maternal Conditions
    96
    0.08
    7,807
    3.37
    49. Poisonings
    93
    0.08
    384
    0.17
    50. Other Neoplasms
    86
    0.07
    29
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    8.18
    9
    2. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    20.24
    48
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    6.90
    122
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    8.78
    13
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    5.73
    117
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    10.39
    42
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    4.49
    167
    8. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    1.95
    154
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    4.22
    119
    10. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    4.32
    108
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    4.09
    169
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    4.07
    106
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    1.95
    98
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    3.66
    32
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    1.54
    153
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.22
    174
    1.03
    138
    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.