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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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SRI LANKA VS NIGER

Compare Sri Lanka and Niger 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.

Niger
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
21,813,964
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Niger Population Pyramid
65,593,043
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Niger NIGER
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Niger NIGER
       
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
  
41.9
37.1
39.6
130
161
149
1970
63.7
66.2
64.9
54
64
61
  
42.6
38.6
40.6
150
169
161
1980
65.7
70.4
68.0
55
66
60
  
43.7
40.8
42.3
161
172
170
1990
66.9
73.5
70.1
61
63
62
  
47.7
45.3
46.5
163
175
173
2000
68.2
75.1
71.5
78
65
74
  
49.9
50.0
50.0
159
169
164
2010
70.9
78.1
74.5
72
50
62
  
57.8
58.8
58.2
153
161
157
2019
73.8
79.8
76.9
61
52
54
  
62.1
64.6
63.3
156
167
159
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Niger NIGER
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
73.8
79.8
61
52
62.1
64.6
156
167
Age
73.8
79.8
61
52
62.1
64.6
156
167
Age 5
74.4
80.3
64
53
67.8
69.9
142
159
Age 10
74.4
80.4
65
53
68.7
70.9
137
156
Age 15
74.5
80.4
65
54
69.7
71.7
134
150
Age 20
74.7
80.6
64
54
70.0
72.0
133
150
Age 25
75.1
80.7
67
54
70.5
72.4
132
149
Age 30
75.3
80.9
68
54
71.0
72.8
132
151
Age 35
75.6
81.0
71
55
71.5
73.3
131
150
Age 40
75.8
81.1
74
55
72.2
73.9
129
151
Age 45
76.2
81.4
77
56
73.0
74.6
127
153
Age 50
76.7
81.6
76
57
73.9
75.4
127
156
Age 55
77.6
82.1
79
59
75.1
76.5
127
157
Age 60
78.6
82.6
79
60
76.6
77.8
131
159
Age 65
80.1
83.4
79
66
78.5
79.4
130
158
Age 70
81.5
84.2
93
73
80.7
81.4
128
159
Age 75
83.8
85.8
96
76
83.3
83.9
124
150
Age 80
87.0
88.3
74
62
86.3
86.8
119
136
Age 85
90.8
91.2
35
44
89.7
90.1
105
118
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Niger NIGER
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
101.31
106
118.53
82
2. Diabetes Mellitus
47.34
45
33.65
79
3. Lung Disease
36.99
33
30.61
48
4. Alzheimers & Dementia
27.62
14
20.18
44
5. Stroke
26.55
154
114.20
55
6. Kidney Disease
26.23
72
29.61
61
7. Asthma
25.43
10
20.43
19
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
20.42
113
118.92
14
9. Road Traffic Accidents
18.07
82
33.36
41
10. Suicide
12.89
42
10.15
70
11. Oral Cancer
10.87
7
2.55
102
12. Breast Cancer
9.49
165
18.52
70
13. Lung Cancers
6.56
126
0.54
182
14. Other Injuries
6.41
112
17.29
11
15. Oesophagus Cancer
5.72
30
1.71
119
16. Cervical Cancer
5.15
125
9.28
88
17. Liver Disease
4.96
160
40.78
24
18. Stomach Cancer
4.94
107
3.59
138
19. Prostate Cancer
4.61
165
4.34
169
20. Leukemia
4.61
35
2.32
145
21. Congenital Anomalies
4.53
125
7.56
40
22. Hypertension
4.08
161
18.25
91
23. Liver Cancer
4.05
128
7.86
47
24. Lymphomas
3.88
126
3.33
139
25. Falls
3.85
129
12.36
12
26. Tuberculosis
3.45
95
26.95
41
27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.43
175
5.52
142
28. Drownings
3.24
68
4.32
38
29. Diarrhoeal diseases
2.47
100
93.61
7
30. Violence
2.36
122
12.61
36
31. Low Birth Weight
2.13
145
11.39
23
32. Ovary Cancer
1.93
174
7.90
8
33. Inflammatory/Heart
1.83
165
7.46
44
34. Endocrine Disorders
1.82
154
6.27
49
35. Anemia
1.74
8
0.00
141
36. Bladder Cancer
1.63
117
2.24
79
37. Uterin Cancer
1.40
144
1.99
109
38. War
1.35
16
1.86
13
39. Drug Use
1.16
96
1.13
99
40. Skin Disease
1.14
107
2.14
57
41. Epilepsy
1.14
127
3.33
21
42. Fires
1.04
112
4.88
12
43. Pancreas Cancer
0.80
171
1.47
155
44. Birth Trauma
0.78
135
9.50
31
45. Parkinson's Disease
0.65
181
5.13
47
46. Dengue
0.60
12
0.00
97
47. Meningitis
0.59
106
19.40
6
48. Maternal Conditions
0.50
110
20.03
6
49. Poisonings
0.39
113
2.97
17
50. Alcohol
0.33
159
1.27
101
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Niger NIGER
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
26,304
22.66
8,229
5.12
2. Diabetes Mellitus
12,460
10.73
2,630
1.64
3. Lung Disease
9,456
8.15
2,172
1.35
4. Alzheimers & Dementia
6,939
5.98
858
0.53
5. Kidney Disease
6,858
5.91
2,732
1.70
6. Stroke
6,805
5.86
8,717
5.42
7. Asthma
6,471
5.57
1,902
1.18
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
5,117
4.41
21,093
13.13
9. Road Traffic Accidents
4,200
3.62
5,946
3.70
10. Suicide
2,977
2.56
1,227
0.76
11. Oral Cancer
2,893
2.49
242
0.15
12. Lung Cancers
1,775
1.53
42
0.03
13. Oesophagus Cancer
1,544
1.33
132
0.08
14. Other Injuries
1,529
1.32
3,826
2.38
15. Breast Cancer
1,383
1.19
1,075
0.67
16. Stomach Cancer
1,321
1.14
300
0.19
17. Liver Disease
1,303
1.12
4,116
2.56
18. Leukemia
1,155
0.99
258
0.16
19. Liver Cancer
1,090
0.94
745
0.46
20. Hypertension
1,055
0.91
1,356
0.84
21. Lymphomas
1,027
0.88
350
0.22
22. Congenital Anomalies
989
0.85
4,346
2.70
23. Falls
964
0.83
1,297
0.81
24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
911
0.78
522
0.32
25. Tuberculosis
769
0.66
3,703
2.30
26. Cervical Cancer
762
0.66
487
0.30
27. Drownings
731
0.63
1,581
0.98
28. Diarrhoeal diseases
605
0.52
16,030
9.97
29. Low Birth Weight
536
0.46
9,560
5.95
30. Prostate Cancer
507
0.44
128
0.08
31. Violence
499
0.43
2,244
1.40
32. Endocrine Disorders
462
0.40
1,806
1.12
33. Anemia
445
0.38
0
0.00
34. Bladder Cancer
432
0.37
161
0.10
35. Inflammatory/Heart
425
0.37
769
0.48
36. Skin Disease
293
0.25
213
0.13
37. Ovary Cancer
281
0.24
425
0.26
38. War
280
0.24
409
0.25
39. Epilepsy
269
0.23
676
0.42
40. Drug Use
257
0.22
126
0.08
41. Fires
239
0.21
1,120
0.70
42. Uterin Cancer
218
0.19
86
0.05
43. Pancreas Cancer
214
0.18
138
0.09
44. Birth Trauma
193
0.17
8,030
5.00
45. Parkinson's Disease
168
0.14
275
0.17
46. Meningitis
146
0.13
5,237
3.26
47. Dengue
131
0.11
0
0.00
48. Maternal Conditions
96
0.08
3,317
2.06
49. Poisonings
93
0.08
771
0.48
50. Other Neoplasms
86
0.07
24
0.01
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Niger NIGER
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Oral Cancer
10.87
7
2.55
102
2. Breast Cancer
9.49
165
18.52
70
3. Lung Cancers
6.56
126
0.54
182
4. Oesophagus Cancer
5.72
30
1.71
119
5. Cervical Cancer
5.15
125
9.28
88
6. Stomach Cancer
4.94
107
3.59
138
7. Prostate Cancer
4.61
165
4.34
169
8. Leukemia
4.61
35
2.32
145
9. Liver Cancer
4.05
128
7.86
47
10. Lymphomas
3.88
126
3.33
139
11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.43
175
5.52
142
12. Ovary Cancer
1.93
174
7.90
8
13. Bladder Cancer
1.63
117
2.24
79
14. Uterin Cancer
1.40
144
1.99
109
15. Pancreas Cancer
0.80
171
1.47
155
16. Skin Cancers
0.22
174
3.18
25
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.