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Uganda
COUNTRY #1
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UGANDA VS SRI LANKA

Compare Uganda and Sri Lanka 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.

Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Uganda Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Uganda UGANDA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    42.7
    45.9
    44.2
    122
    121
    122
    		  
    62.1
    62.1
    62.1
    43
    59
    54
    1970
    48.4
    51.4
    49.9
    123
    119
    122
    		  
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    1980
    48.6
    51.6
    50.1
    146
    144
    144
    		  
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    1990
    48.1
    51.8
    49.9
    162
    162
    162
    		  
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    2000
    45.1
    48.0
    46.6
    176
    176
    176
    		  
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    2010
    57.2
    59.5
    58.4
    157
    158
    156
    		  
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    2019
    63.2
    70.1
    66.7
    148
    133
    136
    		  
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.2
    70.1
    148
    133
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    Age 5
    66.5
    73.0
    155
    133
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    Age 10
    67.1
    73.5
    154
    132
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    Age 15
    67.4
    73.8
    154
    131
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    Age 20
    67.9
    74.1
    154
    130
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    Age 25
    68.3
    74.4
    154
    129
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    Age 30
    68.9
    74.8
    154
    129
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    Age 35
    69.5
    75.4
    154
    126
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    Age 40
    70.3
    75.9
    153
    123
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    Age 45
    71.3
    76.6
    154
    123
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    Age 50
    72.5
    77.4
    154
    119
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    Age 55
    74.0
    78.3
    153
    116
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    Age 60
    75.7
    79.4
    152
    113
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    Age 65
    77.7
    80.8
    154
    109
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    Age 70
    80.1
    82.4
    153
    109
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    Age 75
    82.8
    84.6
    151
    105
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.2
    145
    98
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    Age 85
    89.5
    90.4
    131
    86
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    99.89
    72
    26.55
    154
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.33
    131
    101.31
    106
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    81.99
    41
    20.42
    113
    4. HIV/AIDS
    69.15
    18
    0.18
    147
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    53.60
    6
    18.07
    82
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    46.00
    40
    2.47
    100
    7. Cervical Cancer
    45.76
    8
    5.15
    125
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.31
    60
    47.34
    45
    9. Liver Disease
    33.70
    47
    4.96
    160
    10. Hypertension
    30.73
    43
    4.08
    161
    11. Malaria
    30.23
    31
    0.00
    166
    12. Lung Disease
    28.73
    59
    36.99
    33
    13. Prostate Cancer
    25.14
    45
    4.61
    165
    14. Kidney Disease
    24.60
    77
    26.23
    72
    15. Tuberculosis
    24.27
    45
    3.45
    95
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.36
    60
    27.62
    14
    17. Violence
    17.69
    24
    2.36
    122
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.56
    7
    5.72
    30
    19. Asthma
    11.28
    56
    25.43
    10
    20. Breast Cancer
    11.12
    150
    9.49
    165
    21. Malnutrition
    11.07
    28
    0.18
    142
    22. Suicide
    10.45
    65
    12.89
    42
    23. Other Injuries
    10.15
    64
    6.41
    112
    24. Maternal Conditions
    9.90
    33
    0.50
    110
    25. Meningitis
    9.73
    36
    0.59
    106
    26. Lymphomas
    8.13
    7
    3.88
    126
    27. Birth Trauma
    7.85
    42
    0.78
    135
    28. Falls
    7.78
    59
    3.85
    129
    29. Liver Cancer
    7.69
    50
    4.05
    128
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.45
    112
    3.43
    175
    31. Low Birth Weight
    7.36
    61
    2.13
    145
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    6.31
    78
    4.53
    125
    33. Ovary Cancer
    5.62
    44
    1.93
    174
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.66
    63
    0.15
    183
    35. Stomach Cancer
    4.55
    124
    4.94
    107
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.44
    95
    1.83
    165
    37. Oral Cancer
    4.38
    50
    10.87
    7
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    4.10
    93
    0.65
    181
    39. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    157
    6.56
    126
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    2.94
    115
    1.82
    154
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2.93
    60
    1.40
    144
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    116
    0.80
    171
    43. Fires
    2.83
    54
    1.04
    112
    44. Leukemia
    2.67
    137
    4.61
    35
    45. Skin Cancers
    2.54
    51
    0.22
    174
    46. Drownings
    2.33
    95
    3.24
    68
    47. Poisonings
    2.33
    39
    0.39
    113
    48. Syphilis
    2.33
    5
    0.06
    105
    49. Pertussis
    2.25
    38
    0.08
    108
    50. Epilepsy
    1.99
    70
    1.14
    127
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Uganda UGANDA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    21,188
    10.21
    39
    0.03
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18,865
    9.09
    5,117
    4.41
    3. Malaria
    13,576
    6.54
    0
    0.00
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    13,012
    6.27
    4,200
    3.62
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12,103
    5.83
    605
    0.52
    6. Stroke
    11,181
    5.39
    6,805
    5.86
    7. Birth Trauma
    10,405
    5.01
    193
    0.17
    8. Low Birth Weight
    9,673
    4.66
    536
    0.46
    9. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,784
    4.23
    26,304
    22.66
    10. Tuberculosis
    7,255
    3.50
    769
    0.66
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    6,641
    3.20
    989
    0.85
    12. Violence
    6,175
    2.98
    499
    0.43
    13. Liver Disease
    5,122
    2.47
    1,303
    1.12
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,794
    2.31
    12,460
    10.73
    15. Cervical Cancer
    4,378
    2.11
    762
    0.66
    16. Meningitis
    3,718
    1.79
    146
    0.13
    17. Maternal Conditions
    3,641
    1.75
    96
    0.08
    18. Malnutrition
    3,317
    1.60
    43
    0.04
    19. Kidney Disease
    3,168
    1.53
    6,858
    5.91
    20. Other Injuries
    3,130
    1.51
    1,529
    1.32
    21. Hypertension
    3,120
    1.50
    1,055
    0.91
    22. Lung Disease
    3,051
    1.47
    9,456
    8.15
    23. Syphilis
    2,235
    1.08
    15
    0.01
    24. Suicide
    2,033
    0.98
    2,977
    2.56
    25. Pertussis
    1,909
    0.92
    15
    0.01
    26. Lymphomas
    1,762
    0.85
    1,027
    0.88
    27. Asthma
    1,745
    0.84
    6,471
    5.57
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,674
    0.81
    1,544
    1.33
    29. Liver Cancer
    1,522
    0.73
    1,090
    0.94
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,286
    0.62
    6,939
    5.98
    31. Drownings
    1,238
    0.60
    731
    0.63
    32. Breast Cancer
    1,128
    0.54
    1,383
    1.19
    33. Falls
    1,127
    0.54
    964
    0.83
    34. Prostate Cancer
    950
    0.46
    507
    0.44
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    919
    0.44
    911
    0.78
    36. Fires
    872
    0.42
    239
    0.21
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    859
    0.41
    425
    0.37
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    761
    0.37
    462
    0.40
    39. Poisonings
    745
    0.36
    93
    0.08
    40. Oral Cancer
    731
    0.35
    2,893
    2.49
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    687
    0.33
    38
    0.03
    42. Leukemia
    599
    0.29
    1,155
    0.99
    43. Epilepsy
    599
    0.29
    269
    0.23
    44. Ovary Cancer
    519
    0.25
    281
    0.24
    45. Stomach Cancer
    515
    0.25
    1,321
    1.14
    46. Lung Cancers
    441
    0.21
    1,775
    1.53
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    358
    0.17
    214
    0.18
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    351
    0.17
    168
    0.14
    49. Skin Cancers
    349
    0.17
    58
    0.05
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    348
    0.17
    49
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    45.76
    8
    5.15
    125
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.14
    45
    4.61
    165
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.56
    7
    5.72
    30
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.12
    150
    9.49
    165
    5. Lymphomas
    8.13
    7
    3.88
    126
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.69
    50
    4.05
    128
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.45
    112
    3.43
    175
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.62
    44
    1.93
    174
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.55
    124
    4.94
    107
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.38
    50
    10.87
    7
    11. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    157
    6.56
    126
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.93
    60
    1.40
    144
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    116
    0.80
    171
    14. Leukemia
    2.67
    137
    4.61
    35
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.54
    51
    0.22
    174
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    113
    1.63
    117
    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.