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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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SRI LANKA VS BURKINA FASO

Compare Sri Lanka and Burkina Faso 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.

Burkina Faso
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   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
           
    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
    		  
    37.3
    36.0
    36.7
    154
    165
    160
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    		  
    42.2
    42.7
    42.4
    151
    158
    155
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    		  
    46.3
    48.4
    47.3
    153
    154
    154
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    		  
    48.4
    51.6
    50.0
    161
    163
    161
    2000
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    		  
    48.8
    51.4
    50.1
    164
    165
    163
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    		  
    56.6
    58.3
    57.5
    159
    164
    162
    2019
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    		  
    60.1
    65.2
    62.7
    169
    162
    166
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    60.1
    65.2
    169
    162
    Age 5
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    66.1
    71.0
    159
    150
    Age 10
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    66.7
    71.7
    160
    146
    Age 15
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    67.1
    72.1
    159
    147
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    67.6
    72.4
    159
    147
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    68.1
    72.8
    159
    146
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    68.7
    73.2
    159
    146
    Age 35
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    69.3
    73.7
    158
    147
    Age 40
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    70.0
    74.2
    159
    149
    Age 45
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    71.0
    74.9
    159
    150
    Age 50
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    72.1
    75.7
    162
    150
    Age 55
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    73.5
    76.8
    162
    151
    Age 60
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    75.2
    78.1
    161
    152
    Age 65
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    77.4
    79.7
    163
    152
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    79.8
    81.6
    161
    149
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    82.7
    84.1
    157
    140
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    85.9
    86.9
    151
    128
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    89.5
    90.3
    128
    104
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    101.31
    106
    131.79
    66
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.34
    45
    37.67
    65
    3. Lung Disease
    36.99
    33
    18.73
    110
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.62
    14
    20.98
    34
    5. Stroke
    26.55
    154
    95.70
    77
    6. Kidney Disease
    26.23
    72
    31.16
    51
    7. Asthma
    25.43
    10
    11.80
    54
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.42
    113
    122.30
    12
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.07
    82
    43.30
    16
    10. Suicide
    12.89
    42
    14.38
    33
    11. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    2.71
    95
    12. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    16.06
    101
    13. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    3.02
    158
    14. Other Injuries
    6.41
    112
    16.52
    15
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    1.17
    147
    16. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    42.15
    12
    17. Liver Disease
    4.96
    160
    32.34
    53
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    9.32
    49
    19. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    27.33
    35
    20. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    0.82
    172
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.53
    125
    7.94
    34
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    161
    31.19
    42
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    14.45
    15
    24. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    2.58
    161
    25. Falls
    3.85
    129
    10.27
    19
    26. Tuberculosis
    3.45
    95
    15.11
    55
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    6.07
    134
    28. Drownings
    3.24
    68
    3.55
    61
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.47
    100
    83.63
    10
    30. Violence
    2.36
    122
    11.16
    45
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    145
    10.86
    31
    32. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    3.23
    139
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.83
    165
    9.08
    35
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    1.82
    154
    25.05
    2
    35. Anemia
    1.74
    8
    0.00
    80
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    3.26
    49
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    1.67
    129
    38. War
    1.35
    16
    4.60
    10
    39. Drug Use
    1.16
    96
    1.42
    72
    40. Skin Disease
    1.14
    107
    2.01
    66
    41. Epilepsy
    1.14
    127
    3.04
    29
    42. Fires
    1.04
    112
    4.29
    22
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    2.01
    142
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.78
    135
    10.42
    22
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.65
    181
    5.51
    35
    46. Dengue
    0.60
    12
    0.00
    79
    47. Meningitis
    0.59
    106
    18.01
    8
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.50
    110
    8.05
    37
    49. Poisonings
    0.39
    113
    3.69
    10
    50. Alcohol
    0.33
    159
    1.72
    72
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,304
    22.66
    8,117
    6.02
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,460
    10.73
    2,609
    1.94
    3. Lung Disease
    9,456
    8.15
    1,161
    0.86
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,939
    5.98
    767
    0.57
    5. Kidney Disease
    6,858
    5.91
    2,398
    1.78
    6. Stroke
    6,805
    5.86
    6,324
    4.69
    7. Asthma
    6,471
    5.57
    941
    0.70
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,117
    4.41
    16,807
    12.47
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,200
    3.62
    6,303
    4.68
    10. Suicide
    2,977
    2.56
    1,521
    1.13
    11. Oral Cancer
    2,893
    2.49
    227
    0.17
    12. Lung Cancers
    1,775
    1.53
    242
    0.18
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,544
    1.33
    101
    0.07
    14. Other Injuries
    1,529
    1.32
    2,637
    1.96
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,383
    1.19
    862
    0.64
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,321
    1.14
    777
    0.58
    17. Liver Disease
    1,303
    1.12
    2,722
    2.02
    18. Leukemia
    1,155
    0.99
    112
    0.08
    19. Liver Cancer
    1,090
    0.94
    1,309
    0.97
    20. Hypertension
    1,055
    0.91
    2,020
    1.50
    21. Lymphomas
    1,027
    0.88
    280
    0.21
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    989
    0.85
    3,515
    2.61
    23. Falls
    964
    0.83
    828
    0.61
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    911
    0.78
    478
    0.35
    25. Tuberculosis
    769
    0.66
    1,968
    1.46
    26. Cervical Cancer
    762
    0.66
    2,122
    1.57
    27. Drownings
    731
    0.63
    910
    0.68
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    605
    0.52
    11,887
    8.82
    29. Low Birth Weight
    536
    0.46
    6,809
    5.05
    30. Prostate Cancer
    507
    0.44
    514
    0.38
    31. Violence
    499
    0.43
    1,943
    1.44
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.40
    4,794
    3.56
    33. Anemia
    445
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    34. Bladder Cancer
    432
    0.37
    265
    0.20
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    425
    0.37
    743
    0.55
    36. Skin Disease
    293
    0.25
    174
    0.13
    37. Ovary Cancer
    281
    0.24
    174
    0.13
    38. War
    280
    0.24
    884
    0.66
    39. Epilepsy
    269
    0.23
    477
    0.35
    40. Drug Use
    257
    0.22
    172
    0.13
    41. Fires
    239
    0.21
    704
    0.52
    42. Uterin Cancer
    218
    0.19
    74
    0.05
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.18
    148
    0.11
    44. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.17
    6,426
    4.77
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    168
    0.14
    252
    0.19
    46. Meningitis
    146
    0.13
    3,375
    2.50
    47. Dengue
    131
    0.11
    0
    0.00
    48. Maternal Conditions
    96
    0.08
    1,379
    1.02
    49. Poisonings
    93
    0.08
    620
    0.46
    50. Other Neoplasms
    86
    0.07
    23
    0.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    2.71
    95
    2. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    16.06
    101
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    3.02
    158
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    1.17
    147
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    42.15
    12
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    9.32
    49
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    27.33
    35
    8. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    0.82
    172
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    14.45
    15
    10. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    2.58
    161
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    6.07
    134
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    3.23
    139
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    3.26
    49
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    1.67
    129
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    2.01
    142
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.22
    174
    2.91
    34
    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.