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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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SRI LANKA VS EL SALVADOR

Compare Sri Lanka and El Salvador 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.

El Salvador
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   El Salvador EL SALVADOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   El Salvador EL SALVADOR
           
    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
    		  
    49.4
    52.4
    50.8
    91
    92
    90
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    		  
    55.3
    59.5
    57.3
    89
    89
    90
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    		  
    51.3
    63.1
    57.1
    133
    98
    120
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    		  
    61.6
    69.8
    65.6
    114
    93
    107
    2000
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    		  
    64.4
    73.6
    69.0
    107
    83
    98
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    		  
    67.4
    76.3
    72.0
    103
    82
    97
    2019
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    		  
    70.6
    79.1
    75.0
    95
    61
    77
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   El Salvador EL SALVADOR
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    70.6
    79.1
    95
    61
    Age 5
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    71.6
    80.1
    99
    58
    Age 10
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    71.7
    80.1
    99
    58
    Age 15
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    71.8
    80.3
    99
    58
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    72.4
    80.4
    97
    57
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    73.1
    80.6
    89
    57
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    73.8
    80.7
    88
    57
    Age 35
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    74.7
    81.0
    81
    56
    Age 40
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    76.0
    81.3
    71
    54
    Age 45
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    77.1
    81.6
    62
    53
    Age 50
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    78.1
    82.1
    54
    52
    Age 55
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    79.2
    82.7
    49
    49
    Age 60
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    80.4
    83.6
    46
    46
    Age 65
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    81.9
    84.5
    47
    45
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    83.5
    85.8
    46
    43
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    85.7
    87.3
    42
    42
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    87.4
    89.0
    59
    47
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    89.4
    91.4
    133
    32
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   El Salvador EL SALVADOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    101.31
    106
    82.54
    129
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.34
    45
    20.97
    106
    3. Lung Disease
    36.99
    33
    20.12
    105
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.62
    14
    4.47
    168
    5. Stroke
    26.55
    154
    22.58
    163
    6. Kidney Disease
    26.23
    72
    72.90
    3
    7. Asthma
    25.43
    10
    1.72
    119
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.42
    113
    33.24
    79
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.07
    82
    21.36
    69
    10. Suicide
    12.89
    42
    6.11
    126
    11. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    1.42
    164
    12. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    8.03
    175
    13. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    4.43
    141
    14. Other Injuries
    6.41
    112
    1.47
    182
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    1.22
    144
    16. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    12.44
    70
    17. Liver Disease
    4.96
    160
    12.89
    114
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    10.79
    33
    19. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    11.03
    128
    20. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    4.80
    25
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.53
    125
    5.99
    88
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    161
    2.11
    175
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    5.51
    86
    24. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    2.95
    150
    25. Falls
    3.85
    129
    3.52
    138
    26. Tuberculosis
    3.45
    95
    0.90
    131
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    4.87
    151
    28. Drownings
    3.24
    68
    2.09
    113
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.47
    100
    2.88
    93
    30. Violence
    2.36
    122
    86.75
    1
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    145
    3.59
    115
    32. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    2.61
    159
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.83
    165
    1.19
    181
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    1.82
    154
    3.34
    96
    35. Anemia
    1.74
    8
    1.92
    7
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    0.61
    175
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    1.11
    158
    38. War
    1.35
    16
    0.01
    165
    39. Drug Use
    1.16
    96
    1.15
    97
    40. Skin Disease
    1.14
    107
    1.72
    82
    41. Epilepsy
    1.14
    127
    0.79
    156
    42. Fires
    1.04
    112
    0.33
    158
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    2.49
    129
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.78
    135
    1.36
    109
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.65
    181
    0.95
    176
    46. Dengue
    0.60
    12
    0.13
    34
    47. Meningitis
    0.59
    106
    0.53
    112
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.50
    110
    0.41
    118
    49. Poisonings
    0.39
    113
    0.24
    144
    50. Alcohol
    0.33
    159
    10.91
    6
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   El Salvador EL SALVADOR
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,304
    22.66
    5,814
    16.84
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,460
    10.73
    1,385
    4.01
    3. Lung Disease
    9,456
    8.15
    1,493
    4.32
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,939
    5.98
    320
    0.93
    5. Kidney Disease
    6,858
    5.91
    4,726
    13.69
    6. Stroke
    6,805
    5.86
    1,595
    4.62
    7. Asthma
    6,471
    5.57
    122
    0.35
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,117
    4.41
    2,418
    7.00
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,200
    3.62
    1,347
    3.90
    10. Suicide
    2,977
    2.56
    391
    1.13
    11. Oral Cancer
    2,893
    2.49
    94
    0.27
    12. Lung Cancers
    1,775
    1.53
    290
    0.84
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,544
    1.33
    80
    0.23
    14. Other Injuries
    1,529
    1.32
    95
    0.28
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,383
    1.19
    291
    0.84
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,321
    1.14
    702
    2.03
    17. Liver Disease
    1,303
    1.12
    797
    2.31
    18. Leukemia
    1,155
    0.99
    312
    0.90
    19. Liver Cancer
    1,090
    0.94
    355
    1.03
    20. Hypertension
    1,055
    0.91
    146
    0.42
    21. Lymphomas
    1,027
    0.88
    186
    0.54
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    989
    0.85
    449
    1.30
    23. Falls
    964
    0.83
    243
    0.70
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    911
    0.78
    315
    0.91
    25. Tuberculosis
    769
    0.66
    60
    0.17
    26. Cervical Cancer
    762
    0.66
    451
    1.31
    27. Drownings
    731
    0.63
    137
    0.40
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    605
    0.52
    199
    0.58
    29. Low Birth Weight
    536
    0.46
    317
    0.92
    30. Prostate Cancer
    507
    0.44
    328
    0.95
    31. Violence
    499
    0.43
    5,485
    15.88
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.40
    223
    0.65
    33. Anemia
    445
    0.38
    131
    0.38
    34. Bladder Cancer
    432
    0.37
    42
    0.12
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    425
    0.37
    78
    0.23
    36. Skin Disease
    293
    0.25
    121
    0.35
    37. Ovary Cancer
    281
    0.24
    93
    0.27
    38. War
    280
    0.24
    1
    0.00
    39. Epilepsy
    269
    0.23
    50
    0.14
    40. Drug Use
    257
    0.22
    74
    0.21
    41. Fires
    239
    0.21
    21
    0.06
    42. Uterin Cancer
    218
    0.19
    39
    0.11
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.18
    161
    0.47
    44. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.17
    121
    0.35
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    168
    0.14
    70
    0.20
    46. Meningitis
    146
    0.13
    36
    0.10
    47. Dengue
    131
    0.11
    9
    0.03
    48. Maternal Conditions
    96
    0.08
    26
    0.08
    49. Poisonings
    93
    0.08
    15
    0.04
    50. Other Neoplasms
    86
    0.07
    145
    0.42
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   El Salvador EL SALVADOR
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    1.42
    164
    2. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    8.03
    175
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    4.43
    141
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    1.22
    144
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    12.44
    70
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    10.79
    33
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    11.03
    128
    8. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    4.80
    25
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    5.51
    86
    10. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    2.95
    150
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    4.87
    151
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    2.61
    159
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    0.61
    175
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    1.11
    158
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    2.49
    129
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.22
    174
    0.88
    141
    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.