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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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SRI LANKA VS BANGLADESH

Compare Sri Lanka and Bangladesh 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.

Bangladesh
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Sri Lanka Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
           
    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
    		  
    41.0
    39.9
    40.5
    136
    153
    144
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    		  
    44.8
    44.3
    44.5
    138
    153
    144
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    		  
    48.9
    48.7
    48.8
    142
    152
    147
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    		  
    54.5
    55.1
    54.8
    144
    151
    146
    2000
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    		  
    64.9
    65.6
    65.3
    103
    124
    118
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    		  
    68.9
    71.1
    69.9
    95
    118
    106
    2019
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    		  
    73.0
    75.6
    74.3
    71
    98
    85
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    73.0
    75.6
    71
    98
    Age 5
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    75.4
    77.8
    51
    91
    Age 10
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    75.7
    78.1
    50
    91
    Age 15
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    76.0
    78.2
    48
    91
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    76.2
    78.4
    46
    89
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    76.4
    78.6
    46
    89
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    76.6
    78.8
    48
    89
    Age 35
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    76.9
    79.0
    48
    89
    Age 40
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    77.2
    79.2
    48
    87
    Age 45
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    77.6
    79.6
    51
    88
    Age 50
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    78.2
    80.0
    50
    88
    Age 55
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    79.2
    80.7
    50
    87
    Age 60
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    80.3
    81.5
    49
    86
    Age 65
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    81.7
    82.6
    48
    84
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    83.5
    84.1
    49
    82
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    85.4
    85.8
    49
    75
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    87.5
    87.8
    57
    80
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    90.3
    90.5
    60
    73
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    101.31
    106
    94.27
    118
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.34
    45
    25.49
    98
    3. Lung Disease
    36.99
    33
    41.72
    25
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.62
    14
    13.89
    142
    5. Stroke
    26.55
    154
    119.20
    41
    6. Kidney Disease
    26.23
    72
    9.14
    143
    7. Asthma
    25.43
    10
    7.70
    74
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.42
    113
    22.96
    103
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.07
    82
    16.74
    88
    10. Suicide
    12.89
    42
    3.85
    153
    11. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    12.13
    4
    12. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    10.69
    152
    13. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    10.24
    102
    14. Other Injuries
    6.41
    112
    5.56
    123
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    15.32
    4
    16. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    7.75
    97
    17. Liver Disease
    4.96
    160
    16.64
    101
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    5.45
    100
    19. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    3.07
    173
    20. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    1.29
    164
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.53
    125
    4.70
    121
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    161
    13.27
    114
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    2.29
    178
    24. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    2.05
    173
    25. Falls
    3.85
    129
    2.64
    159
    26. Tuberculosis
    3.45
    95
    25.88
    42
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    3.57
    172
    28. Drownings
    3.24
    68
    4.55
    33
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.47
    100
    29.61
    52
    30. Violence
    2.36
    122
    2.89
    115
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    145
    7.38
    60
    32. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    3.34
    133
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.83
    165
    1.20
    180
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    1.82
    154
    0.98
    176
    35. Anemia
    1.74
    8
    0.00
    72
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    0.84
    162
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    0.68
    170
    38. War
    1.35
    16
    0.12
    46
    39. Drug Use
    1.16
    96
    2.34
    37
    40. Skin Disease
    1.14
    107
    1.01
    110
    41. Epilepsy
    1.14
    127
    0.97
    138
    42. Fires
    1.04
    112
    0.89
    119
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    1.15
    164
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.78
    135
    5.68
    58
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.65
    181
    3.49
    125
    46. Dengue
    0.60
    12
    0.12
    36
    47. Meningitis
    0.59
    106
    1.37
    70
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.50
    110
    2.19
    67
    49. Poisonings
    0.39
    113
    0.34
    117
    50. Alcohol
    0.33
    159
    0.19
    175
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,304
    22.66
    108,528
    15.16
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,460
    10.73
    28,976
    4.05
    3. Lung Disease
    9,456
    8.15
    45,699
    6.38
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,939
    5.98
    14,993
    2.09
    5. Kidney Disease
    6,858
    5.91
    10,841
    1.51
    6. Stroke
    6,805
    5.86
    134,166
    18.74
    7. Asthma
    6,471
    5.57
    8,893
    1.24
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,117
    4.41
    29,586
    4.13
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,200
    3.62
    25,023
    3.50
    10. Suicide
    2,977
    2.56
    5,998
    0.84
    11. Oral Cancer
    2,893
    2.49
    15,511
    2.17
    12. Lung Cancers
    1,775
    1.53
    12,174
    1.70
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,544
    1.33
    19,525
    2.73
    14. Other Injuries
    1,529
    1.32
    7,629
    1.07
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,383
    1.19
    6,808
    0.95
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,321
    1.14
    6,799
    0.95
    17. Liver Disease
    1,303
    1.12
    21,024
    2.94
    18. Leukemia
    1,155
    0.99
    1,895
    0.26
    19. Liver Cancer
    1,090
    0.94
    2,884
    0.40
    20. Hypertension
    1,055
    0.91
    14,776
    2.06
    21. Lymphomas
    1,027
    0.88
    2,667
    0.37
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    989
    0.85
    10,113
    1.41
    23. Falls
    964
    0.83
    3,328
    0.46
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    911
    0.78
    4,534
    0.63
    25. Tuberculosis
    769
    0.66
    37,175
    5.19
    26. Cervical Cancer
    762
    0.66
    5,132
    0.72
    27. Drownings
    731
    0.63
    7,094
    0.99
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    605
    0.52
    36,111
    5.05
    29. Low Birth Weight
    536
    0.46
    17,457
    2.44
    30. Prostate Cancer
    507
    0.44
    1,664
    0.23
    31. Violence
    499
    0.43
    4,623
    0.65
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.40
    1,335
    0.19
    33. Anemia
    445
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    34. Bladder Cancer
    432
    0.37
    991
    0.14
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    425
    0.37
    1,485
    0.21
    36. Skin Disease
    293
    0.25
    1,131
    0.16
    37. Ovary Cancer
    281
    0.24
    2,231
    0.31
    38. War
    280
    0.24
    202
    0.03
    39. Epilepsy
    269
    0.23
    1,353
    0.19
    40. Drug Use
    257
    0.22
    2,967
    0.41
    41. Fires
    239
    0.21
    1,271
    0.18
    42. Uterin Cancer
    218
    0.19
    405
    0.06
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.18
    1,414
    0.20
    44. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.17
    13,392
    1.87
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    168
    0.14
    3,782
    0.53
    46. Meningitis
    146
    0.13
    2,105
    0.29
    47. Dengue
    131
    0.11
    161
    0.02
    48. Maternal Conditions
    96
    0.08
    3,920
    0.55
    49. Poisonings
    93
    0.08
    539
    0.08
    50. Other Neoplasms
    86
    0.07
    243
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    12.13
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    10.69
    152
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    10.24
    102
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    15.32
    4
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    7.75
    97
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    5.45
    100
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    3.07
    173
    8. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    1.29
    164
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    2.29
    178
    10. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    2.05
    173
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    3.57
    172
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    3.34
    133
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    0.84
    162
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    0.68
    170
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    1.15
    164
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.22
    174
    0.68
    153
    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.