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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Sri Lanka and Egypt 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.

Egypt
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   Egypt EGYPT
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Egypt EGYPT
           
    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
     
    45.1
    46.9
    46.0
    112
    115
    115
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
     
    49.5
    51.3
    50.4
    121
    120
    119
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
     
    54.1
    55.9
    54.9
    124
    127
    127
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
     
    60.8
    63.6
    62.2
    117
    123
    120
    2000
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
     
    66.4
    71.4
    68.8
    96
    100
    100
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
     
    67.9
    72.2
    70.0
    99
    113
    105
    2019
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
     
    69.6
    74.1
    71.8
    105
    111
    112
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Egypt EGYPT
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    69.6
    74.1
    105
    111
    Age 5
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    71.1
    75.6
    106
    112
    Age 10
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    71.3
    75.8
    106
    112
    Age 15
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    71.4
    75.9
    107
    112
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    71.7
    76.0
    107
    112
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    72.0
    76.2
    109
    112
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    72.2
    76.3
    111
    113
    Age 35
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    72.5
    76.5
    114
    113
    Age 40
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    72.9
    76.7
    115
    114
    Age 45
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    73.3
    77.0
    121
    115
    Age 50
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    73.9
    77.4
    126
    117
    Age 55
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    75.0
    78.1
    132
    119
    Age 60
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    76.5
    79.1
    134
    122
    Age 65
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    78.5
    80.5
    131
    117
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    81.0
    82.6
    116
    105
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    83.4
    84.7
    119
    103
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    86.5
    87.2
    109
    103
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    89.8
    90.1
    98
    120
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Egypt EGYPT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    101.31
    106
    268.11
    15
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.34
    45
    27.97
    92
    3. Lung Disease
    36.99
    33
    20.69
    100
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.62
    14
    13.14
    148
    5. Stroke
    26.55
    154
    65.24
    110
    6. Kidney Disease
    26.23
    72
    32.58
    46
    7. Asthma
    25.43
    10
    10.51
    59
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.42
    113
    25.25
    99
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.07
    82
    11.77
    116
    10. Suicide
    12.89
    42
    3.41
    158
    11. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    1.16
    170
    12. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    24.04
    33
    13. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    8.02
    115
    14. Other Injuries
    6.41
    112
    4.29
    144
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    1.39
    132
    16. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    1.68
    175
    17. Liver Disease
    4.96
    160
    93.37
    1
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    2.54
    168
    19. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    6.17
    154
    20. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    4.53
    42
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.53
    125
    7.73
    38
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    161
    34.03
    35
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    34.11
    2
    24. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    11.00
    2
    25. Falls
    3.85
    129
    2.57
    161
    26. Tuberculosis
    3.45
    95
    0.54
    138
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    4.35
    156
    28. Drownings
    3.24
    68
    1.09
    146
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.47
    100
    3.32
    88
    30. Violence
    2.36
    122
    4.42
    93
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    145
    6.01
    80
    32. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    5.11
    61
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.83
    165
    3.07
    135
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    1.82
    154
    2.96
    113
    35. Anemia
    1.74
    8
    0.00
    96
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    8.13
    2
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    1.19
    154
    38. War
    1.35
    16
    0.71
    23
    39. Drug Use
    1.16
    96
    0.13
    183
    40. Skin Disease
    1.14
    107
    0.35
    155
    41. Epilepsy
    1.14
    127
    0.48
    179
    42. Fires
    1.04
    112
    1.72
    83
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    4.11
    83
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.78
    135
    3.36
    79
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.65
    181
    4.12
    91
    46. Dengue
    0.60
    12
    0.00
    59
    47. Meningitis
    0.59
    106
    0.78
    92
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.50
    110
    0.80
    93
    49. Poisonings
    0.39
    113
    0.20
    151
    50. Alcohol
    0.33
    159
    0.17
    176
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Egypt EGYPT
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,304
    22.66
    173,871
    32.40
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,460
    10.73
    19,131
    3.57
    3. Lung Disease
    9,456
    8.15
    13,393
    2.50
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,939
    5.98
    6,975
    1.30
    5. Kidney Disease
    6,858
    5.91
    21,087
    3.93
    6. Stroke
    6,805
    5.86
    43,839
    8.17
    7. Asthma
    6,471
    5.57
    7,104
    1.32
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,117
    4.41
    20,694
    3.86
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,200
    3.62
    10,141
    1.89
    10. Suicide
    2,977
    2.56
    3,022
    0.56
    11. Oral Cancer
    2,893
    2.49
    793
    0.15
    12. Lung Cancers
    1,775
    1.53
    5,677
    1.06
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,544
    1.33
    951
    0.18
    14. Other Injuries
    1,529
    1.32
    3,819
    0.71
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,383
    1.19
    9,180
    1.71
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,321
    1.14
    1,844
    0.34
    17. Liver Disease
    1,303
    1.12
    60,122
    11.20
    18. Leukemia
    1,155
    0.99
    3,763
    0.70
    19. Liver Cancer
    1,090
    0.94
    24,512
    4.57
    20. Hypertension
    1,055
    0.91
    21,094
    3.93
    21. Lymphomas
    1,027
    0.88
    7,539
    1.40
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    989
    0.85
    12,163
    2.27
    23. Falls
    964
    0.83
    2,019
    0.38
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    911
    0.78
    3,083
    0.57
    25. Tuberculosis
    769
    0.66
    432
    0.08
    26. Cervical Cancer
    762
    0.66
    625
    0.12
    27. Drownings
    731
    0.63
    1,122
    0.21
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    605
    0.52
    3,692
    0.69
    29. Low Birth Weight
    536
    0.46
    11,391
    2.12
    30. Prostate Cancer
    507
    0.44
    1,282
    0.24
    31. Violence
    499
    0.43
    4,165
    0.78
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.40
    2,372
    0.44
    33. Anemia
    445
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    34. Bladder Cancer
    432
    0.37
    5,133
    0.96
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    425
    0.37
    2,489
    0.46
    36. Skin Disease
    293
    0.25
    219
    0.04
    37. Ovary Cancer
    281
    0.24
    1,944
    0.36
    38. War
    280
    0.24
    714
    0.13
    39. Epilepsy
    269
    0.23
    451
    0.08
    40. Drug Use
    257
    0.22
    116
    0.02
    41. Fires
    239
    0.21
    1,568
    0.29
    42. Uterin Cancer
    218
    0.19
    422
    0.08
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.18
    2,906
    0.54
    44. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.17
    6,109
    1.14
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    168
    0.14
    2,391
    0.45
    46. Meningitis
    146
    0.13
    827
    0.15
    47. Dengue
    131
    0.11
    5
    0.00
    48. Maternal Conditions
    96
    0.08
    795
    0.15
    49. Poisonings
    93
    0.08
    195
    0.04
    50. Other Neoplasms
    86
    0.07
    116
    0.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Egypt EGYPT
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    1.16
    170
    2. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    24.04
    33
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    8.02
    115
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    1.39
    132
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    1.68
    175
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    2.54
    168
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    6.17
    154
    8. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    4.53
    42
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    34.11
    2
    10. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    11.00
    2
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    4.35
    156
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    5.11
    61
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    8.13
    2
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    1.19
    154
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    4.11
    83
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.22
    174
    1.52
    117
    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.