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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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SRI LANKA VS SAMOA

Compare Sri Lanka and Samoa 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.

Samoa
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   Samoa SAMOA
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Samoa SAMOA
           
    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
    		  
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    		  
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    		  
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    		  
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
    2000
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    		  
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    		  
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
    2019
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    		  
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Samoa SAMOA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    Age 5
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    Age 10
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    Age 15
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    Age 35
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    Age 40
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    Age 45
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    Age 50
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    Age 55
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    Age 60
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    Age 65
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Samoa SAMOA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    101.31
    106
    189.77
    33
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.34
    45
    82.64
    13
    3. Lung Disease
    36.99
    33
    47.54
    19
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.62
    14
    19.13
    68
    5. Stroke
    26.55
    154
    118.02
    45
    6. Kidney Disease
    26.23
    72
    39.81
    23
    7. Asthma
    25.43
    10
    17.01
    29
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.42
    113
    39.32
    68
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.07
    82
    15.42
    93
    10. Suicide
    12.89
    42
    14.60
    30
    11. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    3.32
    75
    12. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    26.40
    20
    13. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    21.56
    44
    14. Other Injuries
    6.41
    112
    8.08
    85
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    0.72
    172
    16. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    7.89
    94
    17. Liver Disease
    4.96
    160
    18.98
    94
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    12.23
    20
    19. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    24.32
    48
    20. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    2.10
    150
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.53
    125
    5.11
    112
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    161
    23.76
    63
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    4.91
    99
    24. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    3.94
    122
    25. Falls
    3.85
    129
    6.17
    83
    26. Tuberculosis
    3.45
    95
    1.05
    126
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    8.66
    93
    28. Drownings
    3.24
    68
    7.42
    11
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.47
    100
    8.39
    70
    30. Violence
    2.36
    122
    3.39
    108
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    145
    3.59
    116
    32. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    14.84
    1
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.83
    165
    5.15
    83
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    1.82
    154
    4.28
    81
    35. Anemia
    1.74
    8
    0.00
    151
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    3.56
    38
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    7.58
    4
    38. War
    1.35
    16
    0.01
    124
    39. Drug Use
    1.16
    96
    0.42
    168
    40. Skin Disease
    1.14
    107
    2.65
    34
    41. Epilepsy
    1.14
    127
    1.39
    109
    42. Fires
    1.04
    112
    1.12
    107
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    2.68
    124
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.78
    135
    1.25
    111
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.65
    181
    6.72
    14
    46. Dengue
    0.60
    12
    0.09
    38
    47. Meningitis
    0.59
    106
    1.21
    73
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.50
    110
    3.11
    57
    49. Poisonings
    0.39
    113
    0.47
    100
    50. Alcohol
    0.33
    159
    1.39
    90
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Samoa SAMOA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,304
    22.66
    241
    21.56
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,460
    10.73
    108
    9.66
    3. Lung Disease
    9,456
    8.15
    57
    5.10
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,939
    5.98
    19
    1.70
    5. Kidney Disease
    6,858
    5.91
    52
    4.65
    6. Stroke
    6,805
    5.86
    148
    13.24
    7. Asthma
    6,471
    5.57
    21
    1.88
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,117
    4.41
    53
    4.74
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,200
    3.62
    26
    2.33
    10. Suicide
    2,977
    2.56
    25
    2.24
    11. Oral Cancer
    2,893
    2.49
    4
    0.36
    12. Lung Cancers
    1,775
    1.53
    26
    2.33
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,544
    1.33
    1
    0.09
    14. Other Injuries
    1,529
    1.32
    13
    1.16
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,383
    1.19
    19
    1.70
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,321
    1.14
    16
    1.43
    17. Liver Disease
    1,303
    1.12
    27
    2.42
    18. Leukemia
    1,155
    0.99
    3
    0.27
    19. Liver Cancer
    1,090
    0.94
    7
    0.63
    20. Hypertension
    1,055
    0.91
    30
    2.68
    21. Lymphomas
    1,027
    0.88
    6
    0.54
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    989
    0.85
    18
    1.61
    23. Falls
    964
    0.83
    8
    0.72
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    911
    0.78
    12
    1.07
    25. Tuberculosis
    769
    0.66
    2
    0.18
    26. Cervical Cancer
    762
    0.66
    6
    0.54
    27. Drownings
    731
    0.63
    13
    1.16
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    605
    0.52
    12
    1.07
    29. Low Birth Weight
    536
    0.46
    16
    1.43
    30. Prostate Cancer
    507
    0.44
    11
    0.98
    31. Violence
    499
    0.43
    6
    0.54
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.40
    6
    0.54
    33. Anemia
    445
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    34. Bladder Cancer
    432
    0.37
    5
    0.45
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    425
    0.37
    7
    0.63
    36. Skin Disease
    293
    0.25
    3
    0.27
    37. Ovary Cancer
    281
    0.24
    10
    0.89
    38. War
    280
    0.24
    0
    0.00
    39. Epilepsy
    269
    0.23
    2
    0.18
    40. Drug Use
    257
    0.22
    1
    0.09
    41. Fires
    239
    0.21
    2
    0.18
    42. Uterin Cancer
    218
    0.19
    5
    0.45
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.18
    4
    0.36
    44. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.17
    5
    0.45
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    168
    0.14
    7
    0.63
    46. Meningitis
    146
    0.13
    2
    0.18
    47. Dengue
    131
    0.11
    0
    0.00
    48. Maternal Conditions
    96
    0.08
    5
    0.45
    49. Poisonings
    93
    0.08
    1
    0.09
    50. Other Neoplasms
    86
    0.07
    1
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Samoa SAMOA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    3.32
    75
    2. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    26.40
    20
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    21.56
    44
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    0.72
    172
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    7.89
    94
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    12.23
    20
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    24.32
    48
    8. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    2.10
    150
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    4.91
    99
    10. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    3.94
    122
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    8.66
    93
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    14.84
    1
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    3.56
    38
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    7.58
    4
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    2.68
    124
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.22
    174
    1.24
    130
    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.