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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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SRI LANKA VS GHANA

Compare Sri Lanka and Ghana 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.

Ghana
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   Ghana GHANA
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Ghana GHANA
           
    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
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    101.31
    106
    119.93
    79
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.34
    45
    44.68
    47
    3. Lung Disease
    36.99
    33
    26.48
    69
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.62
    14
    17.79
    85
    5. Stroke
    26.55
    154
    124.02
    35
    6. Kidney Disease
    26.23
    72
    30.38
    56
    7. Asthma
    25.43
    10
    13.95
    42
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.42
    113
    99.08
    26
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.07
    82
    31.33
    46
    10. Suicide
    12.89
    42
    10.54
    64
    11. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    2.86
    86
    12. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    19.09
    60
    13. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    1.71
    177
    14. Other Injuries
    6.41
    112
    10.75
    58
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    2.61
    87
    16. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    24.53
    27
    17. Liver Disease
    4.96
    160
    36.74
    35
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    6.41
    86
    19. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    24.21
    50
    20. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    1.38
    163
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.53
    125
    7.03
    51
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    161
    17.73
    94
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    17.60
    10
    24. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    5.70
    55
    25. Falls
    3.85
    129
    8.85
    34
    26. Tuberculosis
    3.45
    95
    44.25
    21
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    6.86
    121
    28. Drownings
    3.24
    68
    2.38
    93
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.47
    100
    30.48
    50
    30. Violence
    2.36
    122
    6.73
    72
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    145
    9.43
    38
    32. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    8.00
    7
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.83
    165
    11.13
    23
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    1.82
    154
    6.88
    37
    35. Anemia
    1.74
    8
    0.00
    105
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    1.91
    102
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    2.86
    68
    38. War
    1.35
    16
    0.10
    51
    39. Drug Use
    1.16
    96
    3.31
    22
    40. Skin Disease
    1.14
    107
    1.87
    77
    41. Epilepsy
    1.14
    127
    1.45
    103
    42. Fires
    1.04
    112
    3.31
    41
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    2.52
    128
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.78
    135
    8.81
    36
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.65
    181
    4.48
    70
    46. Dengue
    0.60
    12
    0.00
    90
    47. Meningitis
    0.59
    106
    13.70
    21
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.50
    110
    6.87
    40
    49. Poisonings
    0.39
    113
    2.15
    42
    50. Alcohol
    0.33
    159
    1.37
    94
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,304
    22.66
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,460
    10.73
    5,929
    3.39
    3. Lung Disease
    9,456
    8.15
    3,120
    1.78
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,939
    5.98
    1,294
    0.74
    5. Kidney Disease
    6,858
    5.91
    4,161
    2.38
    6. Stroke
    6,805
    5.86
    15,163
    8.67
    7. Asthma
    6,471
    5.57
    1,979
    1.13
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,117
    4.41
    16,262
    9.29
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,200
    3.62
    7,808
    4.46
    10. Suicide
    2,977
    2.56
    1,993
    1.14
    11. Oral Cancer
    2,893
    2.49
    483
    0.28
    12. Lung Cancers
    1,775
    1.53
    237
    0.14
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,544
    1.33
    285
    0.16
    14. Other Injuries
    1,529
    1.32
    2,433
    1.39
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,383
    1.19
    1,937
    1.11
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,321
    1.14
    870
    0.50
    17. Liver Disease
    1,303
    1.12
    6,053
    3.46
    18. Leukemia
    1,155
    0.99
    340
    0.19
    19. Liver Cancer
    1,090
    0.94
    2,851
    1.63
    20. Hypertension
    1,055
    0.91
    2,231
    1.28
    21. Lymphomas
    1,027
    0.88
    875
    0.50
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    989
    0.85
    3,935
    2.25
    23. Falls
    964
    0.83
    1,168
    0.67
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    911
    0.78
    803
    0.46
    25. Tuberculosis
    769
    0.66
    10,214
    5.84
    26. Cervical Cancer
    762
    0.66
    2,161
    1.24
    27. Drownings
    731
    0.63
    740
    0.42
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    605
    0.52
    6,538
    3.74
    29. Low Birth Weight
    536
    0.46
    6,662
    3.81
    30. Prostate Cancer
    507
    0.44
    1,031
    0.59
    31. Violence
    499
    0.43
    1,857
    1.06
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.40
    1,965
    1.12
    33. Anemia
    445
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    34. Bladder Cancer
    432
    0.37
    245
    0.14
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    425
    0.37
    1,615
    0.92
    36. Skin Disease
    293
    0.25
    264
    0.15
    37. Ovary Cancer
    281
    0.24
    698
    0.40
    38. War
    280
    0.24
    29
    0.02
    39. Epilepsy
    269
    0.23
    329
    0.19
    40. Drug Use
    257
    0.22
    630
    0.36
    41. Fires
    239
    0.21
    729
    0.42
    42. Uterin Cancer
    218
    0.19
    219
    0.13
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.18
    334
    0.19
    44. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.17
    6,194
    3.54
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    168
    0.14
    387
    0.22
    46. Meningitis
    146
    0.13
    2,983
    1.70
    47. Dengue
    131
    0.11
    0
    0.00
    48. Maternal Conditions
    96
    0.08
    1,991
    1.14
    49. Poisonings
    93
    0.08
    522
    0.30
    50. Other Neoplasms
    86
    0.07
    48
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    2.86
    86
    2. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    19.09
    60
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    1.71
    177
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    2.61
    87
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    24.53
    27
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    6.41
    86
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    24.21
    50
    8. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    1.38
    163
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    17.60
    10
    10. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    5.70
    55
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    6.86
    121
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    8.00
    7
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    1.91
    102
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    2.86
    68
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    2.52
    128
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.22
    174
    1.57
    114
    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.