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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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SRI LANKA VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Sri Lanka and North Korea 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.

North Korea
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   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    101.31
    106
    105.37
    99
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.34
    45
    11.82
    137
    3. Lung Disease
    36.99
    33
    87.71
    5
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.62
    14
    16.26
    122
    5. Stroke
    26.55
    154
    162.14
    15
    6. Kidney Disease
    26.23
    72
    12.98
    129
    7. Asthma
    25.43
    10
    4.81
    90
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.42
    113
    22.75
    104
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.07
    82
    22.21
    64
    10. Suicide
    12.89
    42
    8.20
    95
    11. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    1.62
    152
    12. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    7.80
    177
    13. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    37.70
    4
    14. Other Injuries
    6.41
    112
    5.48
    125
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    3.80
    49
    16. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    4.11
    136
    17. Liver Disease
    4.96
    160
    14.33
    111
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    11.99
    21
    19. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    2.38
    178
    20. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    3.44
    99
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.53
    125
    3.79
    139
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    161
    18.24
    92
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    16.66
    12
    24. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    1.84
    175
    25. Falls
    3.85
    129
    6.34
    79
    26. Tuberculosis
    3.45
    95
    57.14
    16
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    10.37
    70
    28. Drownings
    3.24
    68
    4.46
    35
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.47
    100
    1.70
    109
    30. Violence
    2.36
    122
    3.97
    101
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    145
    4.39
    98
    32. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    2.96
    147
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.83
    165
    2.40
    153
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    1.82
    154
    1.60
    160
    35. Anemia
    1.74
    8
    0.00
    91
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    1.61
    120
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    0.78
    168
    38. War
    1.35
    16
    0.06
    64
    39. Drug Use
    1.16
    96
    1.24
    89
    40. Skin Disease
    1.14
    107
    0.58
    138
    41. Epilepsy
    1.14
    127
    0.98
    137
    42. Fires
    1.04
    112
    0.90
    118
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    4.85
    68
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.78
    135
    2.66
    86
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.65
    181
    3.78
    113
    46. Dengue
    0.60
    12
    0.00
    124
    47. Meningitis
    0.59
    106
    0.81
    89
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.50
    110
    1.02
    84
    49. Poisonings
    0.39
    113
    1.29
    64
    50. Alcohol
    0.33
    159
    1.00
    116
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,304
    22.66
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,460
    10.73
    3,671
    1.71
    3. Lung Disease
    9,456
    8.15
    26,178
    12.22
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,939
    5.98
    4,340
    2.03
    5. Kidney Disease
    6,858
    5.91
    3,959
    1.85
    6. Stroke
    6,805
    5.86
    49,648
    23.17
    7. Asthma
    6,471
    5.57
    1,439
    0.67
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,117
    4.41
    6,231
    2.91
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,200
    3.62
    6,210
    2.90
    10. Suicide
    2,977
    2.56
    2,407
    1.12
    11. Oral Cancer
    2,893
    2.49
    513
    0.24
    12. Lung Cancers
    1,775
    1.53
    11,893
    5.55
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,544
    1.33
    1,222
    0.57
    14. Other Injuries
    1,529
    1.32
    1,531
    0.71
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,383
    1.19
    1,366
    0.64
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,321
    1.14
    3,771
    1.76
    17. Liver Disease
    1,303
    1.12
    4,506
    2.10
    18. Leukemia
    1,155
    0.99
    965
    0.45
    19. Liver Cancer
    1,090
    0.94
    5,326
    2.49
    20. Hypertension
    1,055
    0.91
    5,368
    2.51
    21. Lymphomas
    1,027
    0.88
    560
    0.26
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    989
    0.85
    991
    0.46
    23. Falls
    964
    0.83
    1,801
    0.84
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    911
    0.78
    3,232
    1.51
    25. Tuberculosis
    769
    0.66
    17,417
    8.13
    26. Cervical Cancer
    762
    0.66
    704
    0.33
    27. Drownings
    731
    0.63
    1,126
    0.53
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    605
    0.52
    374
    0.17
    29. Low Birth Weight
    536
    0.46
    1,208
    0.56
    30. Prostate Cancer
    507
    0.44
    219
    0.10
    31. Violence
    499
    0.43
    1,082
    0.50
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.40
    452
    0.21
    33. Anemia
    445
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    34. Bladder Cancer
    432
    0.37
    500
    0.23
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    425
    0.37
    684
    0.32
    36. Skin Disease
    293
    0.25
    158
    0.07
    37. Ovary Cancer
    281
    0.24
    532
    0.25
    38. War
    280
    0.24
    16
    0.01
    39. Epilepsy
    269
    0.23
    266
    0.12
    40. Drug Use
    257
    0.22
    356
    0.17
    41. Fires
    239
    0.21
    253
    0.12
    42. Uterin Cancer
    218
    0.19
    138
    0.06
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.18
    1,525
    0.71
    44. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.17
    736
    0.34
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    168
    0.14
    1,155
    0.54
    46. Meningitis
    146
    0.13
    207
    0.10
    47. Dengue
    131
    0.11
    0
    0.00
    48. Maternal Conditions
    96
    0.08
    252
    0.12
    49. Poisonings
    93
    0.08
    366
    0.17
    50. Other Neoplasms
    86
    0.07
    44
    0.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    1.62
    152
    2. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    7.80
    177
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    37.70
    4
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    3.80
    49
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    4.11
    136
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    11.99
    21
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    2.38
    178
    8. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    3.44
    99
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    16.66
    12
    10. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    1.84
    175
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    10.37
    70
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    2.96
    147
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    1.61
    120
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    0.78
    168
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    4.85
    68
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.22
    174
    0.55
    160
    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.