World Health Review
COUNTRY #1
Compare Sri Lanka and Ethiopia 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.
COUNTRY #2
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Sri Lanka Population Pyramid
21,813,964
Ethiopia Population Pyramid
205,410,671
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
POOR
SRI LANKA | ETHIOPIA | ||||||||||||
SRI LANKA | ETHIOPIA | ||||||||||||
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
|
40.2
|
38.7
|
155
|
152
|
155
|
|
1970 |
63.7
|
66.2
|
64.9
|
54
|
64
|
61
|
41.5
|
44.5
|
43.0
|
155
|
152
|
153
|
|
1980 |
65.7
|
70.4
|
68.0
|
55
|
66
|
60
|
43.3
|
46.3
|
44.8
|
164
|
160
|
161
|
|
1990 |
66.9
|
73.5
|
70.1
|
61
|
63
|
62
|
46.1
|
49.1
|
47.5
|
168
|
168
|
168
|
|
2000 |
68.2
|
75.1
|
71.5
|
78
|
65
|
74
|
49.3
|
53.1
|
51.2
|
162
|
156
|
160
|
|
2010 |
70.9
|
78.1
|
74.5
|
72
|
50
|
62
|
60.1
|
63.6
|
61.8
|
144
|
144
|
146
|
|
2019 |
73.8
|
79.8
|
76.9
|
61
|
52
|
54
|
66.9
|
70.5
|
68.7
|
126
|
130
|
128
|
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
POOR
SRI LANKA | ETHIOPIA | ||||||||
World Rank | World Rank | ||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
At Birth |
73.8
|
79.8
|
61
|
52
|
66.9
|
70.5
|
126
|
130
|
|
Age 5 |
74.4
|
80.3
|
64
|
53
|
70.8
|
73.8
|
112
|
127
|
|
Age 10 |
74.4
|
80.4
|
65
|
53
|
71.2
|
74.2
|
108
|
125
|
|
Age 15 |
74.5
|
80.4
|
65
|
54
|
71.5
|
74.4
|
105
|
124
|
|
Age 20 |
74.7
|
80.6
|
64
|
54
|
71.9
|
74.7
|
103
|
124
|
|
Age 25 |
75.1
|
80.7
|
67
|
54
|
72.2
|
74.9
|
103
|
123
|
|
Age 30 |
75.3
|
80.9
|
68
|
54
|
72.6
|
75.2
|
103
|
123
|
|
Age 35 |
75.6
|
81.0
|
71
|
55
|
73.1
|
75.6
|
103
|
122
|
|
Age 40 |
75.8
|
81.1
|
74
|
55
|
73.6
|
76.1
|
102
|
121
|
|
Age 45 |
76.2
|
81.4
|
77
|
56
|
74.2
|
76.7
|
102
|
121
|
|
Age 50 |
76.7
|
81.6
|
76
|
57
|
75.1
|
77.5
|
102
|
116
|
|
Age 55 |
77.6
|
82.1
|
79
|
59
|
76.1
|
78.4
|
101
|
115
|
|
Age 60 |
78.6
|
82.6
|
79
|
60
|
77.4
|
79.4
|
101
|
112
|
|
Age 65 |
80.1
|
83.4
|
79
|
66
|
79.1
|
80.7
|
105
|
110
|
|
Age 70 |
81.5
|
84.2
|
93
|
73
|
81.2
|
82.4
|
108
|
111
|
|
Age 75 |
83.8
|
85.8
|
96
|
76
|
83.6
|
84.5
|
107
|
106
|
|
Age 80 |
87.0
|
88.3
|
74
|
62
|
86.5
|
87.2
|
105
|
101
|
|
Age 85 |
90.8
|
91.2
|
35
|
44
|
89.8
|
90.4
|
94
|
91
|
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
SRI LANKA | ETHIOPIA | |||||
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | ||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
101.31
|
106
|
78.39
|
134
|
|
2. | Diabetes Mellitus |
47.34
|
45
|
33.58
|
80
|
|
3. | Lung Disease |
36.99
|
33
|
25.66
|
75
|
|
4. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
27.62
|
14
|
21.74
|
30
|
|
5. | Stroke |
26.55
|
154
|
83.71
|
90
|
|
6. | Kidney Disease |
26.23
|
72
|
24.20
|
81
|
|
7. | Asthma |
25.43
|
10
|
8.13
|
71
|
|
8. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
20.42
|
113
|
79.86
|
42
|
|
9. | Road Traffic Accidents |
18.07
|
82
|
42.41
|
19
|
|
10. | Suicide |
12.89
|
42
|
9.45
|
80
|
|
11. | Oral Cancer |
10.87
|
7
|
2.58
|
101
|
|
12. | Breast Cancer |
9.49
|
165
|
26.35
|
21
|
|
13. | Lung Cancers |
6.56
|
126
|
4.05
|
145
|
|
14. | Other Injuries |
6.41
|
112
|
14.07
|
29
|
|
15. | Oesophagus Cancer |
5.72
|
30
|
3.35
|
59
|
|
16. | Cervical Cancer |
5.15
|
125
|
16.48
|
49
|
|
17. | Liver Disease |
4.96
|
160
|
50.31
|
11
|
|
18. | Stomach Cancer |
4.94
|
107
|
2.77
|
163
|
|
19. | Prostate Cancer |
4.61
|
165
|
6.02
|
158
|
|
20. | Leukemia |
4.61
|
35
|
6.06
|
6
|
|
21. | Congenital Anomalies |
4.53
|
125
|
6.38
|
73
|
|
22. | Hypertension |
4.08
|
161
|
29.73
|
46
|
|
23. | Liver Cancer |
4.05
|
128
|
3.00
|
167
|
|
24. | Lymphomas |
3.88
|
126
|
5.49
|
64
|
|
25. | Falls |
3.85
|
129
|
8.65
|
38
|
|
26. | Tuberculosis |
3.45
|
95
|
25.31
|
44
|
|
27. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
3.43
|
175
|
6.59
|
127
|
|
28. | Drownings |
3.24
|
68
|
2.44
|
90
|
|
29. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
2.47
|
100
|
63.15
|
22
|
|
30. | Violence |
2.36
|
122
|
8.85
|
58
|
|
31. | Low Birth Weight |
2.13
|
145
|
9.52
|
37
|
|
32. | Ovary Cancer |
1.93
|
174
|
7.86
|
9
|
|
33. | Inflammatory/Heart |
1.83
|
165
|
3.59
|
120
|
|
34. | Endocrine Disorders |
1.82
|
154
|
2.30
|
141
|
|
35. | Anemia |
1.74
|
8
|
0.00
|
100
|
|
36. | Bladder Cancer |
1.63
|
117
|
2.06
|
92
|
|
37. | Uterin Cancer |
1.40
|
144
|
1.54
|
136
|
|
38. | War |
1.35
|
16
|
0.26
|
36
|
|
39. | Drug Use |
1.16
|
96
|
0.71
|
140
|
|
40. | Skin Disease |
1.14
|
107
|
1.67
|
88
|
|
41. | Epilepsy |
1.14
|
127
|
2.02
|
65
|
|
42. | Fires |
1.04
|
112
|
3.73
|
33
|
|
43. | Pancreas Cancer |
0.80
|
171
|
0.83
|
170
|
|
44. | Birth Trauma |
0.78
|
135
|
10.53
|
20
|
|
45. | Parkinson's Disease |
0.65
|
181
|
3.68
|
119
|
|
46. | Dengue |
0.60
|
12
|
0.01
|
52
|
|
47. | Meningitis |
0.59
|
106
|
13.13
|
25
|
|
48. | Maternal Conditions |
0.50
|
110
|
9.44
|
34
|
|
49. | Poisonings |
0.39
|
113
|
4.29
|
7
|
|
50. | Alcohol |
0.33
|
159
|
1.38
|
91
|
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
SRI LANKA | ETHIOPIA | |||||
Deaths | % | Deaths | % | |||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
26,304
|
22.66
|
36,530
|
6.48
|
|
2. | Diabetes Mellitus |
12,460
|
10.73
|
16,258
|
2.88
|
|
3. | Lung Disease |
9,456
|
8.15
|
11,870
|
2.11
|
|
4. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
6,939
|
5.98
|
8,258
|
1.46
|
|
5. | Kidney Disease |
6,858
|
5.91
|
12,103
|
2.15
|
|
6. | Stroke |
6,805
|
5.86
|
39,362
|
6.98
|
|
7. | Asthma |
6,471
|
5.57
|
4,484
|
0.80
|
|
8. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
5,117
|
4.41
|
59,931
|
10.63
|
|
9. | Road Traffic Accidents |
4,200
|
3.62
|
31,564
|
5.60
|
|
10. | Suicide |
2,977
|
2.56
|
6,030
|
1.07
|
|
11. | Oral Cancer |
2,893
|
2.49
|
1,477
|
0.26
|
|
12. | Lung Cancers |
1,775
|
1.53
|
2,202
|
0.39
|
|
13. | Oesophagus Cancer |
1,544
|
1.33
|
1,839
|
0.33
|
|
14. | Other Injuries |
1,529
|
1.32
|
11,735
|
2.08
|
|
15. | Breast Cancer |
1,383
|
1.19
|
8,485
|
1.51
|
|
16. | Stomach Cancer |
1,321
|
1.14
|
1,519
|
0.27
|
|
17. | Liver Disease |
1,303
|
1.12
|
27,270
|
4.84
|
|
18. | Leukemia |
1,155
|
0.99
|
4,222
|
0.75
|
|
19. | Liver Cancer |
1,090
|
0.94
|
1,730
|
0.31
|
|
20. | Hypertension |
1,055
|
0.91
|
13,470
|
2.39
|
|
21. | Lymphomas |
1,027
|
0.88
|
3,590
|
0.64
|
|
22. | Congenital Anomalies |
989
|
0.85
|
15,638
|
2.77
|
|
23. | Falls |
964
|
0.83
|
4,510
|
0.80
|
|
24. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
911
|
0.78
|
3,755
|
0.67
|
|
25. | Tuberculosis |
769
|
0.66
|
21,455
|
3.81
|
|
26. | Cervical Cancer |
762
|
0.66
|
5,019
|
0.89
|
|
27. | Drownings |
731
|
0.63
|
3,133
|
0.56
|
|
28. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
605
|
0.52
|
44,361
|
7.87
|
|
29. | Low Birth Weight |
536
|
0.46
|
28,020
|
4.97
|
|
30. | Prostate Cancer |
507
|
0.44
|
1,244
|
0.22
|
|
31. | Violence |
499
|
0.43
|
8,076
|
1.43
|
|
32. | Endocrine Disorders |
462
|
0.40
|
1,623
|
0.29
|
|
33. | Anemia |
445
|
0.38
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
34. | Bladder Cancer |
432
|
0.37
|
1,080
|
0.19
|
|
35. | Inflammatory/Heart |
425
|
0.37
|
2,168
|
0.38
|
|
36. | Skin Disease |
293
|
0.25
|
904
|
0.16
|
|
37. | Ovary Cancer |
281
|
0.24
|
2,424
|
0.43
|
|
38. | War |
280
|
0.24
|
281
|
0.05
|
|
39. | Epilepsy |
269
|
0.23
|
1,625
|
0.29
|
|
40. | Drug Use |
257
|
0.22
|
513
|
0.09
|
|
41. | Fires |
239
|
0.21
|
3,255
|
0.58
|
|
42. | Uterin Cancer |
218
|
0.19
|
421
|
0.07
|
|
43. | Pancreas Cancer |
214
|
0.18
|
488
|
0.09
|
|
44. | Birth Trauma |
193
|
0.17
|
31,107
|
5.52
|
|
45. | Parkinson's Disease |
168
|
0.14
|
1,578
|
0.28
|
|
46. | Meningitis |
146
|
0.13
|
12,019
|
2.13
|
|
47. | Dengue |
131
|
0.11
|
20
|
0.00
|
|
48. | Maternal Conditions |
96
|
0.08
|
8,887
|
1.58
|
|
49. | Poisonings |
93
|
0.08
|
3,668
|
0.65
|
|
50. | Other Neoplasms |
86
|
0.07
|
148
|
0.03
|
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
SRI LANKA | ETHIOPIA | |||||
Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | |||
1. | Oral Cancer |
10.87
|
7
|
2.58
|
101
|
|
2. | Breast Cancer |
9.49
|
165
|
26.35
|
21
|
|
3. | Lung Cancers |
6.56
|
126
|
4.05
|
145
|
|
4. | Oesophagus Cancer |
5.72
|
30
|
3.35
|
59
|
|
5. | Cervical Cancer |
5.15
|
125
|
16.48
|
49
|
|
6. | Stomach Cancer |
4.94
|
107
|
2.77
|
163
|
|
7. | Prostate Cancer |
4.61
|
165
|
6.02
|
158
|
|
8. | Leukemia |
4.61
|
35
|
6.06
|
6
|
|
9. | Liver Cancer |
4.05
|
128
|
3.00
|
167
|
|
10. | Lymphomas |
3.88
|
126
|
5.49
|
64
|
|
11. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
3.43
|
175
|
6.59
|
127
|
|
12. | Ovary Cancer |
1.93
|
174
|
7.86
|
9
|
|
13. | Bladder Cancer |
1.63
|
117
|
2.06
|
92
|
|
14. | Uterin Cancer |
1.40
|
144
|
1.54
|
136
|
|
15. | Pancreas Cancer |
0.80
|
171
|
0.83
|
170
|
|
16. | Skin Cancers |
0.22
|
174
|
1.82
|
97
|
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.
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.