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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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SRI LANKA VS SAUDI ARABIA

Compare Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia 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.

Saudi Arabia
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   Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA
           
    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
    		  
    43.6
    45.8
    44.7
    120
    122
    119
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    		  
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    112
    113
    114
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    		  
    60.2
    62.6
    61.4
    91
    101
    95
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    		  
    66.4
    69.7
    68.0
    72
    94
    90
    2000
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    		  
    71.0
    74.4
    72.6
    46
    73
    58
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    		  
    72.4
    75.1
    73.7
    56
    94
    74
    2019
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    		  
    73.1
    76.1
    74.3
    68
    96
    84
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    73.1
    76.1
    68
    96
    Age 5
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    73.6
    76.6
    73
    101
    Age 10
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    73.7
    76.7
    73
    101
    Age 15
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    73.7
    76.8
    75
    101
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    73.9
    76.9
    75
    101
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    74.3
    77.0
    74
    103
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    74.7
    77.3
    74
    102
    Age 35
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    75.1
    77.5
    74
    101
    Age 40
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    75.6
    77.9
    75
    101
    Age 45
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    76.2
    78.3
    75
    99
    Age 50
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    77.0
    78.9
    73
    99
    Age 55
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    78.0
    79.8
    69
    98
    Age 60
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    79.3
    80.8
    66
    96
    Age 65
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    80.8
    82.0
    68
    95
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    82.6
    83.5
    65
    92
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    84.8
    85.4
    63
    89
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    87.4
    87.7
    62
    90
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    90.2
    90.3
    65
    96
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    101.31
    106
    200.97
    29
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.34
    45
    20.15
    108
    3. Lung Disease
    36.99
    33
    17.85
    118
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.62
    14
    20.52
    41
    5. Stroke
    26.55
    154
    95.93
    76
    6. Kidney Disease
    26.23
    72
    50.63
    11
    7. Asthma
    25.43
    10
    5.94
    80
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.42
    113
    30.87
    82
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.07
    82
    36.13
    34
    10. Suicide
    12.89
    42
    5.43
    133
    11. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    1.85
    142
    12. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    8.30
    174
    13. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    4.27
    144
    14. Other Injuries
    6.41
    112
    11.16
    53
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    1.28
    142
    16. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    1.58
    177
    17. Liver Disease
    4.96
    160
    26.88
    69
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    1.90
    176
    19. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    2.36
    179
    20. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    3.26
    112
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.53
    125
    6.23
    82
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    161
    4.28
    160
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    4.82
    104
    24. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    3.45
    135
    25. Falls
    3.85
    129
    18.92
    3
    26. Tuberculosis
    3.45
    95
    2.44
    101
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    7.19
    116
    28. Drownings
    3.24
    68
    2.28
    101
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.47
    100
    2.55
    98
    30. Violence
    2.36
    122
    2.14
    130
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    145
    2.33
    140
    32. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    2.77
    152
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.83
    165
    6.16
    64
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    1.82
    154
    5.93
    55
    35. Anemia
    1.74
    8
    0.00
    153
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    1.17
    145
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    4.67
    22
    38. War
    1.35
    16
    0.01
    183
    39. Drug Use
    1.16
    96
    2.02
    44
    40. Skin Disease
    1.14
    107
    3.68
    23
    41. Epilepsy
    1.14
    127
    2.13
    57
    42. Fires
    1.04
    112
    2.54
    65
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    2.49
    130
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.78
    135
    0.81
    132
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.65
    181
    5.96
    25
    46. Dengue
    0.60
    12
    0.03
    49
    47. Meningitis
    0.59
    106
    0.94
    83
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.50
    110
    0.39
    119
    49. Poisonings
    0.39
    113
    0.74
    78
    50. Alcohol
    0.33
    159
    0.35
    155
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,304
    22.66
    39,037
    29.13
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,460
    10.73
    3,890
    2.90
    3. Lung Disease
    9,456
    8.15
    2,842
    2.12
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,939
    5.98
    2,442
    1.82
    5. Kidney Disease
    6,858
    5.91
    9,051
    6.75
    6. Stroke
    6,805
    5.86
    16,793
    12.53
    7. Asthma
    6,471
    5.57
    1,168
    0.87
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,117
    4.41
    6,132
    4.58
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,200
    3.62
    12,317
    9.19
    10. Suicide
    2,977
    2.56
    2,046
    1.53
    11. Oral Cancer
    2,893
    2.49
    465
    0.35
    12. Lung Cancers
    1,775
    1.53
    775
    0.58
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,544
    1.33
    229
    0.17
    14. Other Injuries
    1,529
    1.32
    4,004
    2.99
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,383
    1.19
    908
    0.68
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,321
    1.14
    389
    0.29
    17. Liver Disease
    1,303
    1.12
    4,931
    3.68
    18. Leukemia
    1,155
    0.99
    925
    0.69
    19. Liver Cancer
    1,090
    0.94
    845
    0.63
    20. Hypertension
    1,055
    0.91
    834
    0.62
    21. Lymphomas
    1,027
    0.88
    716
    0.53
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    989
    0.85
    2,307
    1.72
    23. Falls
    964
    0.83
    5,340
    3.99
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    911
    0.78
    1,630
    1.22
    25. Tuberculosis
    769
    0.66
    752
    0.56
    26. Cervical Cancer
    762
    0.66
    157
    0.12
    27. Drownings
    731
    0.63
    821
    0.61
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    605
    0.52
    457
    0.34
    29. Low Birth Weight
    536
    0.46
    989
    0.74
    30. Prostate Cancer
    507
    0.44
    148
    0.11
    31. Violence
    499
    0.43
    646
    0.48
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.40
    1,447
    1.08
    33. Anemia
    445
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    34. Bladder Cancer
    432
    0.37
    214
    0.16
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    425
    0.37
    1,342
    1.00
    36. Skin Disease
    293
    0.25
    516
    0.39
    37. Ovary Cancer
    281
    0.24
    247
    0.18
    38. War
    280
    0.24
    3
    0.00
    39. Epilepsy
    269
    0.23
    694
    0.52
    40. Drug Use
    257
    0.22
    491
    0.37
    41. Fires
    239
    0.21
    825
    0.62
    42. Uterin Cancer
    218
    0.19
    323
    0.24
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.18
    526
    0.39
    44. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.17
    343
    0.26
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    168
    0.14
    776
    0.58
    46. Meningitis
    146
    0.13
    227
    0.17
    47. Dengue
    131
    0.11
    9
    0.01
    48. Maternal Conditions
    96
    0.08
    172
    0.13
    49. Poisonings
    93
    0.08
    279
    0.21
    50. Other Neoplasms
    86
    0.07
    40
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    1.85
    142
    2. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    8.30
    174
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    4.27
    144
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    1.28
    142
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    1.58
    177
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    1.90
    176
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    2.36
    179
    8. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    3.26
    112
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    4.82
    104
    10. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    3.45
    135
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    7.19
    116
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    2.77
    152
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    1.17
    145
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    4.67
    22
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    2.49
    130
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.22
    174
    0.27
    169
    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.