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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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SRI LANKA VS SEYCHELLES

Compare Sri Lanka and Seychelles 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.

Seychelles
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Sri Lanka Population Pyramid
21,813,964
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Seychelles Population Pyramid
104,561
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Seychelles SEYCHELLES
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Seychelles SEYCHELLES
       
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
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1970
63.7
66.2
64.9
54
64
61
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1980
65.7
70.4
68.0
55
66
60
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1990
66.9
73.5
70.1
61
63
62
  
67.2
73.5
70.3
60
64
59
2000
68.2
75.1
71.5
78
65
74
  
67.7
76.4
71.8
86
46
67
2010
70.9
78.1
74.5
72
50
62
  
68.3
77.3
72.4
97
64
96
2019
73.8
79.8
76.9
61
52
54
  
70.0
77.1
73.3
96
88
93
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Seychelles SEYCHELLES
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
73.8
79.8
61
52
70.0
77.1
96
88
Age
73.8
79.8
61
52
70.0
77.1
96
88
Age 5
74.4
80.3
64
53
71.1
78.2
108
90
Age 10
74.4
80.4
65
53
71.1
78.2
109
90
Age 15
74.5
80.4
65
54
71.3
78.3
109
90
Age 20
74.7
80.6
64
54
71.5
78.4
111
90
Age 25
75.1
80.7
67
54
71.9
78.5
111
90
Age 30
75.3
80.9
68
54
72.3
78.7
110
90
Age 35
75.6
81.0
71
55
72.8
78.9
109
90
Age 40
75.8
81.1
74
55
73.3
79.2
108
88
Age 45
76.2
81.4
77
56
74.0
79.6
106
87
Age 50
76.7
81.6
76
57
74.9
80.1
105
86
Age 55
77.6
82.1
79
59
76.0
80.8
102
85
Age 60
78.6
82.6
79
60
77.5
81.5
98
87
Age 65
80.1
83.4
79
66
79.2
82.5
99
87
Age 70
81.5
84.2
93
73
81.4
83.7
97
88
Age 75
83.8
85.8
96
76
83.6
85.3
112
94
Age 80
87.0
88.3
74
62
86.5
87.6
101
92
Age 85
90.8
91.2
35
44
89.8
90.4
89
93
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Seychelles SEYCHELLES
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
101.31
106
97.13
116
2. Diabetes Mellitus
47.34
45
24.13
101
3. Lung Disease
36.99
33
21.51
95
4. Alzheimers & Dementia
27.62
14
17.22
100
5. Stroke
26.55
154
62.39
116
6. Kidney Disease
26.23
72
40.23
21
7. Asthma
25.43
10
5.89
81
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
20.42
113
70.92
49
9. Road Traffic Accidents
18.07
82
10.94
121
10. Suicide
12.89
42
7.73
102
11. Oral Cancer
10.87
7
12.25
3
12. Breast Cancer
9.49
165
24.69
30
13. Lung Cancers
6.56
126
17.23
72
14. Other Injuries
6.41
112
4.16
149
15. Oesophagus Cancer
5.72
30
5.35
34
16. Cervical Cancer
5.15
125
15.71
51
17. Liver Disease
4.96
160
28.12
60
18. Stomach Cancer
4.94
107
6.42
85
19. Prostate Cancer
4.61
165
49.62
5
20. Leukemia
4.61
35
6.05
7
21. Congenital Anomalies
4.53
125
6.66
61
22. Hypertension
4.08
161
39.54
25
23. Liver Cancer
4.05
128
5.44
90
24. Lymphomas
3.88
126
8.01
8
25. Falls
3.85
129
5.28
97
26. Tuberculosis
3.45
95
0.00
182
27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.43
175
23.22
3
28. Drownings
3.24
68
11.64
5
29. Diarrhoeal diseases
2.47
100
5.82
78
30. Violence
2.36
122
13.66
32
31. Low Birth Weight
2.13
145
4.59
94
32. Ovary Cancer
1.93
174
8.75
4
33. Inflammatory/Heart
1.83
165
9.39
31
34. Endocrine Disorders
1.82
154
5.70
57
35. Anemia
1.74
8
0.00
155
36. Bladder Cancer
1.63
117
4.22
21
37. Uterin Cancer
1.40
144
2.94
59
38. War
1.35
16
0.08
57
39. Drug Use
1.16
96
0.78
133
40. Skin Disease
1.14
107
1.69
86
41. Epilepsy
1.14
127
0.54
175
42. Fires
1.04
112
1.74
81
43. Pancreas Cancer
0.80
171
7.02
44
44. Birth Trauma
0.78
135
1.52
104
45. Parkinson's Disease
0.65
181
5.80
26
46. Dengue
0.60
12
0.15
33
47. Meningitis
0.59
106
2.26
59
48. Maternal Conditions
0.50
110
0.96
86
49. Poisonings
0.39
113
0.51
95
50. Alcohol
0.33
159
0.56
140
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Seychelles SEYCHELLES
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
26,304
22.66
104
14.75
2. Diabetes Mellitus
12,460
10.73
26
3.69
3. Lung Disease
9,456
8.15
22
3.12
4. Alzheimers & Dementia
6,939
5.98
19
2.70
5. Kidney Disease
6,858
5.91
43
6.10
6. Stroke
6,805
5.86
66
9.36
7. Asthma
6,471
5.57
6
0.85
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
5,117
4.41
75
10.64
9. Road Traffic Accidents
4,200
3.62
11
1.56
10. Suicide
2,977
2.56
8
1.13
11. Oral Cancer
2,893
2.49
13
1.84
12. Lung Cancers
1,775
1.53
18
2.55
13. Oesophagus Cancer
1,544
1.33
6
0.85
14. Other Injuries
1,529
1.32
4
0.57
15. Breast Cancer
1,383
1.19
14
1.99
16. Stomach Cancer
1,321
1.14
7
0.99
17. Liver Disease
1,303
1.12
31
4.40
18. Leukemia
1,155
0.99
6
0.85
19. Liver Cancer
1,090
0.94
6
0.85
20. Hypertension
1,055
0.91
42
5.96
21. Lymphomas
1,027
0.88
8
1.13
22. Congenital Anomalies
989
0.85
7
0.99
23. Falls
964
0.83
6
0.85
24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
911
0.78
25
3.55
25. Tuberculosis
769
0.66
0
0.00
26. Cervical Cancer
762
0.66
9
1.28
27. Drownings
731
0.63
12
1.70
28. Diarrhoeal diseases
605
0.52
6
0.85
29. Low Birth Weight
536
0.46
6
0.85
30. Prostate Cancer
507
0.44
20
2.84
31. Violence
499
0.43
14
1.99
32. Endocrine Disorders
462
0.40
6
0.85
33. Anemia
445
0.38
0
0.00
34. Bladder Cancer
432
0.37
4
0.57
35. Inflammatory/Heart
425
0.37
10
1.42
36. Skin Disease
293
0.25
2
0.28
37. Ovary Cancer
281
0.24
5
0.71
38. War
280
0.24
0
0.00
39. Epilepsy
269
0.23
1
0.14
40. Drug Use
257
0.22
1
0.14
41. Fires
239
0.21
2
0.28
42. Uterin Cancer
218
0.19
2
0.28
43. Pancreas Cancer
214
0.18
7
0.99
44. Birth Trauma
193
0.17
2
0.28
45. Parkinson's Disease
168
0.14
6
0.85
46. Meningitis
146
0.13
2
0.28
47. Dengue
131
0.11
0
0.00
48. Maternal Conditions
96
0.08
1
0.14
49. Poisonings
93
0.08
1
0.14
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   Seychelles SEYCHELLES
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Oral Cancer
10.87
7
12.25
3
2. Breast Cancer
9.49
165
24.69
30
3. Lung Cancers
6.56
126
17.23
72
4. Oesophagus Cancer
5.72
30
5.35
34
5. Cervical Cancer
5.15
125
15.71
51
6. Stomach Cancer
4.94
107
6.42
85
7. Prostate Cancer
4.61
165
49.62
5
8. Leukemia
4.61
35
6.05
7
9. Liver Cancer
4.05
128
5.44
90
10. Lymphomas
3.88
126
8.01
8
11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.43
175
23.22
3
12. Ovary Cancer
1.93
174
8.75
4
13. Bladder Cancer
1.63
117
4.22
21
14. Uterin Cancer
1.40
144
2.94
59
15. Pancreas Cancer
0.80
171
7.02
44
16. Skin Cancers
0.22
174
1.10
135
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.