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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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SRI LANKA VS ETHIOPIA

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.

Ethiopia
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   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Ethiopia 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 SRI LANKA   Ethiopia 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 SRI LANKA   Ethiopia 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 SRI LANKA   Ethiopia 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 SRI LANKA   Ethiopia 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.