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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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SRI LANKA VS YEMEN

Compare Sri Lanka and Yemen 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.

Yemen
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   Yemen YEMEN
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Yemen YEMEN
           
    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
    		  
    34.5
    34.9
    34.7
    164
    167
    166
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    		  
    38.5
    38.9
    38.7
    164
    167
    167
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    		  
    46.9
    47.4
    47.1
    150
    158
    155
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    		  
    53.8
    55.2
    54.5
    146
    150
    150
    2000
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    		  
    59.5
    62.2
    60.8
    131
    131
    131
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    		  
    63.1
    65.8
    64.4
    129
    135
    134
    2019
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    		  
    64.4
    68.9
    66.6
    136
    139
    137
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Yemen YEMEN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    64.4
    68.9
    136
    139
    Age 5
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    68.7
    72.8
    137
    134
    Age 10
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    69.1
    73.3
    136
    134
    Age 15
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    69.5
    73.6
    137
    134
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    69.9
    73.9
    137
    134
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    70.7
    74.2
    129
    133
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    71.3
    74.6
    123
    132
    Age 35
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    71.9
    75.0
    122
    132
    Age 40
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    72.6
    75.4
    122
    134
    Age 45
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    73.3
    76.0
    122
    135
    Age 50
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    74.2
    76.7
    123
    137
    Age 55
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    75.3
    77.6
    123
    140
    Age 60
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    76.8
    78.7
    124
    139
    Age 65
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    78.6
    80.2
    120
    141
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    80.8
    82.0
    121
    137
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    83.4
    84.2
    121
    133
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    86.3
    86.9
    121
    131
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    89.6
    90.1
    119
    128
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Yemen YEMEN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    101.31
    106
    278.48
    14
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.34
    45
    15.42
    120
    3. Lung Disease
    36.99
    33
    30.33
    49
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.62
    14
    19.18
    65
    5. Stroke
    26.55
    154
    127.49
    32
    6. Kidney Disease
    26.23
    72
    22.46
    95
    7. Asthma
    25.43
    10
    17.56
    26
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.42
    113
    44.65
    63
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.07
    82
    34.92
    36
    10. Suicide
    12.89
    42
    7.06
    115
    11. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    3.26
    77
    12. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    14.77
    121
    13. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    4.89
    137
    14. Other Injuries
    6.41
    112
    8.91
    78
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    6.92
    24
    16. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    1.52
    178
    17. Liver Disease
    4.96
    160
    21.23
    84
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    7.79
    67
    19. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    0.88
    183
    20. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    3.41
    101
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.53
    125
    8.06
    29
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    161
    52.65
    11
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    4.88
    102
    24. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    2.30
    168
    25. Falls
    3.85
    129
    6.19
    82
    26. Tuberculosis
    3.45
    95
    9.58
    68
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    7.78
    107
    28. Drownings
    3.24
    68
    3.37
    65
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.47
    100
    13.11
    64
    30. Violence
    2.36
    122
    10.22
    49
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    145
    12.37
    16
    32. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    2.25
    166
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.83
    165
    3.58
    121
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    1.82
    154
    2.84
    118
    35. Anemia
    1.74
    8
    0.00
    181
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    1.50
    129
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    0.05
    181
    38. War
    1.35
    16
    43.23
    3
    39. Drug Use
    1.16
    96
    2.68
    29
    40. Skin Disease
    1.14
    107
    0.40
    148
    41. Epilepsy
    1.14
    127
    1.86
    77
    42. Fires
    1.04
    112
    4.01
    27
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    2.35
    134
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.78
    135
    8.05
    39
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.65
    181
    4.06
    95
    46. Dengue
    0.60
    12
    0.19
    30
    47. Meningitis
    0.59
    106
    3.13
    52
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.50
    110
    3.12
    56
    49. Poisonings
    0.39
    113
    1.93
    46
    50. Alcohol
    0.33
    159
    0.44
    145
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Yemen YEMEN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,304
    22.66
    30,158
    19.39
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,460
    10.73
    1,794
    1.15
    3. Lung Disease
    9,456
    8.15
    3,196
    2.05
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,939
    5.98
    1,405
    0.90
    5. Kidney Disease
    6,858
    5.91
    2,679
    1.72
    6. Stroke
    6,805
    5.86
    13,570
    8.72
    7. Asthma
    6,471
    5.57
    2,106
    1.35
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,117
    4.41
    11,978
    7.70
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,200
    3.62
    8,561
    5.50
    10. Suicide
    2,977
    2.56
    1,699
    1.09
    11. Oral Cancer
    2,893
    2.49
    547
    0.35
    12. Lung Cancers
    1,775
    1.53
    569
    0.37
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,544
    1.33
    765
    0.49
    14. Other Injuries
    1,529
    1.32
    2,225
    1.43
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,383
    1.19
    1,134
    0.73
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,321
    1.14
    902
    0.58
    17. Liver Disease
    1,303
    1.12
    2,891
    1.86
    18. Leukemia
    1,155
    0.99
    776
    0.50
    19. Liver Cancer
    1,090
    0.94
    609
    0.39
    20. Hypertension
    1,055
    0.91
    5,293
    3.40
    21. Lymphomas
    1,027
    0.88
    433
    0.28
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    989
    0.85
    4,291
    2.76
    23. Falls
    964
    0.83
    1,170
    0.75
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    911
    0.78
    913
    0.59
    25. Tuberculosis
    769
    0.66
    1,899
    1.22
    26. Cervical Cancer
    762
    0.66
    119
    0.08
    27. Drownings
    731
    0.63
    1,142
    0.73
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    605
    0.52
    4,372
    2.81
    29. Low Birth Weight
    536
    0.46
    8,810
    5.66
    30. Prostate Cancer
    507
    0.44
    39
    0.03
    31. Violence
    499
    0.43
    2,839
    1.83
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.40
    738
    0.47
    33. Anemia
    445
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    34. Bladder Cancer
    432
    0.37
    160
    0.10
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    425
    0.37
    585
    0.38
    36. Skin Disease
    293
    0.25
    44
    0.03
    37. Ovary Cancer
    281
    0.24
    188
    0.12
    38. War
    280
    0.24
    12,915
    8.30
    39. Epilepsy
    269
    0.23
    539
    0.35
    40. Drug Use
    257
    0.22
    613
    0.39
    41. Fires
    239
    0.21
    991
    0.64
    42. Uterin Cancer
    218
    0.19
    5
    0.00
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.18
    283
    0.18
    44. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.17
    5,939
    3.82
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    168
    0.14
    362
    0.23
    46. Meningitis
    146
    0.13
    1,018
    0.65
    47. Dengue
    131
    0.11
    71
    0.05
    48. Maternal Conditions
    96
    0.08
    890
    0.57
    49. Poisonings
    93
    0.08
    532
    0.34
    50. Other Neoplasms
    86
    0.07
    21
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Yemen YEMEN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    3.26
    77
    2. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    14.77
    121
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    4.89
    137
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    6.92
    24
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    1.52
    178
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    7.79
    67
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    0.88
    183
    8. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    3.41
    101
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    4.88
    102
    10. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    2.30
    168
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    7.78
    107
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    2.25
    166
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    1.50
    129
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    0.05
    181
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    2.35
    134
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.22
    174
    0.81
    144
    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.