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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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SRI LANKA VS SAO TOME

Compare Sri Lanka and Sao Tome 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.

Sao Tome
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   Sao Tome SAO TOME
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Sao Tome SAO TOME
           
    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
    		  
    49.3
    52.3
    50.8
    92
    93
    91
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    		  
    54.2
    57.2
    55.7
    96
    95
    95
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    		  
    58.2
    61.0
    59.6
    104
    110
    107
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    		  
    60.9
    63.7
    62.2
    116
    120
    119
    2000
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    		  
    60.8
    64.4
    62.6
    123
    126
    127
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    		  
    64.3
    68.1
    66.2
    124
    129
    128
    2019
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    		  
    68.8
    72.0
    70.4
    115
    123
    120
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Sao Tome SAO TOME
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    68.8
    72.0
    115
    123
    Age 5
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    71.2
    74.0
    104
    124
    Age 10
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    71.4
    74.2
    104
    124
    Age 15
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    71.6
    74.4
    103
    125
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    71.9
    74.5
    102
    126
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    72.2
    74.7
    104
    126
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    72.5
    74.9
    107
    126
    Age 35
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    72.8
    75.2
    107
    129
    Age 40
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    73.2
    75.5
    110
    129
    Age 45
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    73.7
    76.0
    113
    132
    Age 50
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    74.4
    76.7
    116
    136
    Age 55
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    75.4
    77.5
    122
    142
    Age 60
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    76.7
    78.6
    126
    142
    Age 65
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    78.4
    80.0
    132
    145
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    80.6
    81.7
    133
    145
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    83.2
    83.9
    134
    151
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    86.1
    86.5
    131
    157
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    89.3
    89.6
    146
    162
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Sao Tome SAO TOME
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    101.31
    106
    133.60
    64
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.34
    45
    14.76
    128
    3. Lung Disease
    36.99
    33
    50.70
    16
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.62
    14
    17.73
    86
    5. Stroke
    26.55
    154
    107.87
    61
    6. Kidney Disease
    26.23
    72
    46.72
    13
    7. Asthma
    25.43
    10
    24.13
    16
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.42
    113
    99.50
    24
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.07
    82
    42.59
    17
    10. Suicide
    12.89
    42
    2.20
    176
    11. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    0.01
    182
    12. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    10.59
    153
    13. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    13.51
    84
    14. Other Injuries
    6.41
    112
    7.20
    97
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    0.96
    156
    16. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    14.88
    57
    17. Liver Disease
    4.96
    160
    38.72
    28
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    11.50
    27
    19. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    18.78
    70
    20. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    1.16
    167
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.53
    125
    6.30
    79
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    161
    7.94
    145
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    9.21
    34
    24. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    0.07
    183
    25. Falls
    3.85
    129
    14.27
    7
    26. Tuberculosis
    3.45
    95
    30.26
    36
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    4.11
    165
    28. Drownings
    3.24
    68
    1.67
    124
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.47
    100
    12.46
    66
    30. Violence
    2.36
    122
    6.18
    77
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    145
    5.99
    82
    32. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    4.99
    68
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.83
    165
    5.37
    78
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    1.82
    154
    6.27
    48
    35. Anemia
    1.74
    8
    0.00
    152
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    3.77
    32
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    0.00
    183
    38. War
    1.35
    16
    0.01
    111
    39. Drug Use
    1.16
    96
    1.30
    84
    40. Skin Disease
    1.14
    107
    1.66
    89
    41. Epilepsy
    1.14
    127
    2.19
    55
    42. Fires
    1.04
    112
    0.48
    142
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    0.01
    182
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.78
    135
    5.51
    60
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.65
    181
    5.57
    31
    46. Dengue
    0.60
    12
    0.00
    60
    47. Meningitis
    0.59
    106
    3.20
    51
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.50
    110
    2.97
    59
    49. Poisonings
    0.39
    113
    0.75
    77
    50. Alcohol
    0.33
    159
    1.23
    102
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Sao Tome SAO TOME
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,304
    22.66
    108
    12.11
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,460
    10.73
    13
    1.46
    3. Lung Disease
    9,456
    8.15
    41
    4.60
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,939
    5.98
    12
    1.35
    5. Kidney Disease
    6,858
    5.91
    44
    4.93
    6. Stroke
    6,805
    5.86
    92
    10.31
    7. Asthma
    6,471
    5.57
    22
    2.47
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,117
    4.41
    111
    12.44
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,200
    3.62
    60
    6.73
    10. Suicide
    2,977
    2.56
    3
    0.34
    11. Oral Cancer
    2,893
    2.49
    0
    0.00
    12. Lung Cancers
    1,775
    1.53
    15
    1.68
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,544
    1.33
    1
    0.11
    14. Other Injuries
    1,529
    1.32
    13
    1.46
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,383
    1.19
    6
    0.67
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,321
    1.14
    14
    1.57
    17. Liver Disease
    1,303
    1.12
    40
    4.48
    18. Leukemia
    1,155
    0.99
    1
    0.11
    19. Liver Cancer
    1,090
    0.94
    9
    1.01
    20. Hypertension
    1,055
    0.91
    7
    0.78
    21. Lymphomas
    1,027
    0.88
    0
    0.00
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    989
    0.85
    27
    3.03
    23. Falls
    964
    0.83
    15
    1.68
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    911
    0.78
    4
    0.45
    25. Tuberculosis
    769
    0.66
    41
    4.60
    26. Cervical Cancer
    762
    0.66
    9
    1.01
    27. Drownings
    731
    0.63
    4
    0.45
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    605
    0.52
    24
    2.69
    29. Low Birth Weight
    536
    0.46
    31
    3.48
    30. Prostate Cancer
    507
    0.44
    6
    0.67
    31. Violence
    499
    0.43
    12
    1.35
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.40
    10
    1.12
    33. Anemia
    445
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    34. Bladder Cancer
    432
    0.37
    4
    0.45
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    425
    0.37
    6
    0.67
    36. Skin Disease
    293
    0.25
    2
    0.22
    37. Ovary Cancer
    281
    0.24
    3
    0.34
    38. War
    280
    0.24
    0
    0.00
    39. Epilepsy
    269
    0.23
    3
    0.34
    40. Drug Use
    257
    0.22
    2
    0.22
    41. Fires
    239
    0.21
    1
    0.11
    42. Uterin Cancer
    218
    0.19
    0
    0.00
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    44. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.17
    28
    3.14
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    168
    0.14
    4
    0.45
    46. Meningitis
    146
    0.13
    5
    0.56
    47. Dengue
    131
    0.11
    0
    0.00
    48. Maternal Conditions
    96
    0.08
    5
    0.56
    49. Poisonings
    93
    0.08
    1
    0.11
    50. Other Neoplasms
    86
    0.07
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Sao Tome SAO TOME
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    0.01
    182
    2. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    10.59
    153
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    13.51
    84
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    0.96
    156
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    14.88
    57
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    11.50
    27
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    18.78
    70
    8. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    1.16
    167
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    9.21
    34
    10. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    0.07
    183
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    4.11
    165
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    4.99
    68
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    3.77
    32
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    0.00
    183
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    0.01
    182
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.22
    174
    0.00
    179
    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.