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Seychelles
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Seychelles 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
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
Seychelles Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    62.1
    62.1
    62.1
    43
    59
    54
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    1990
    67.2
    73.5
    70.3
    60
    64
    59
     
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    2000
    67.7
    76.4
    71.8
    86
    46
    67
     
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    2010
    68.3
    77.3
    72.4
    97
    64
    96
     
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    2019
    70.0
    77.1
    73.3
    96
    88
    93
     
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    70.0
    77.1
    96
    88
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    Age 5
    71.1
    78.2
    108
    90
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    Age 10
    71.1
    78.2
    109
    90
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    Age 15
    71.3
    78.3
    109
    90
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    Age 20
    71.5
    78.4
    111
    90
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    Age 25
    71.9
    78.5
    111
    90
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    Age 30
    72.3
    78.7
    110
    90
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    Age 35
    72.8
    78.9
    109
    90
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    Age 40
    73.3
    79.2
    108
    88
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    Age 45
    74.0
    79.6
    106
    87
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    Age 50
    74.9
    80.1
    105
    86
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    Age 55
    76.0
    80.8
    102
    85
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    Age 60
    77.5
    81.5
    98
    87
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    Age 65
    79.2
    82.5
    99
    87
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    Age 70
    81.4
    83.7
    97
    88
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    Age 75
    83.6
    85.3
    112
    94
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.6
    101
    92
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.4
    89
    93
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.13
    116
    101.31
    106
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    70.92
    49
    20.42
    113
    3. Stroke
    62.39
    116
    26.55
    154
    4. Prostate Cancer
    49.62
    5
    4.61
    165
    5. Kidney Disease
    40.23
    21
    26.23
    72
    6. Hypertension
    39.54
    25
    4.08
    161
    7. Liver Disease
    28.12
    60
    4.96
    160
    8. Breast Cancer
    24.69
    30
    9.49
    165
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    24.13
    101
    47.34
    45
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23.22
    3
    3.43
    175
    11. Lung Disease
    21.51
    95
    36.99
    33
    12. Lung Cancers
    17.23
    72
    6.56
    126
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.22
    100
    27.62
    14
    14. Cervical Cancer
    15.71
    51
    5.15
    125
    15. Violence
    13.66
    32
    2.36
    122
    16. Oral Cancer
    12.25
    3
    10.87
    7
    17. Drownings
    11.64
    5
    3.24
    68
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.94
    121
    18.07
    82
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.39
    31
    1.83
    165
    20. Ovary Cancer
    8.75
    4
    1.93
    174
    21. Lymphomas
    8.01
    8
    3.88
    126
    22. Suicide
    7.73
    102
    12.89
    42
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    7.02
    44
    0.80
    171
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    6.66
    61
    4.53
    125
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.58
    36
    0.15
    183
    26. Stomach Cancer
    6.42
    85
    4.94
    107
    27. Leukemia
    6.05
    7
    4.61
    35
    28. Asthma
    5.89
    81
    25.43
    10
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.82
    78
    2.47
    100
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    5.80
    26
    0.65
    181
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    5.70
    57
    1.82
    154
    32. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    90
    4.05
    128
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.35
    34
    5.72
    30
    34. Falls
    5.28
    97
    3.85
    129
    35. Low Birth Weight
    4.59
    94
    2.13
    145
    36. Bladder Cancer
    4.22
    21
    1.63
    117
    37. Other Injuries
    4.16
    149
    6.41
    112
    38. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    59
    1.40
    144
    39. Meningitis
    2.26
    59
    0.59
    106
    40. Fires
    1.74
    81
    1.04
    112
    41. Skin Disease
    1.69
    86
    1.14
    107
    42. Malnutrition
    1.59
    87
    0.18
    142
    43. Birth Trauma
    1.52
    104
    0.78
    135
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.10
    135
    0.22
    174
    45. Maternal Conditions
    0.96
    86
    0.50
    110
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.80
    130
    0.20
    178
    47. Encephalitis
    0.79
    41
    0.05
    138
    48. Drug Use
    0.78
    133
    1.16
    96
    49. Alcohol
    0.56
    140
    0.33
    159
    50. Epilepsy
    0.54
    175
    1.14
    127
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    104
    14.75
    26,304
    22.66
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    75
    10.64
    5,117
    4.41
    3. Stroke
    66
    9.36
    6,805
    5.86
    4. Kidney Disease
    43
    6.10
    6,858
    5.91
    5. Hypertension
    42
    5.96
    1,055
    0.91
    6. Liver Disease
    31
    4.40
    1,303
    1.12
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    26
    3.69
    12,460
    10.73
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    25
    3.55
    911
    0.78
    9. Lung Disease
    22
    3.12
    9,456
    8.15
    10. Prostate Cancer
    20
    2.84
    507
    0.44
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19
    2.70
    6,939
    5.98
    12. Lung Cancers
    18
    2.55
    1,775
    1.53
    13. Breast Cancer
    14
    1.99
    1,383
    1.19
    14. Violence
    14
    1.99
    499
    0.43
    15. Oral Cancer
    13
    1.84
    2,893
    2.49
    16. Drownings
    12
    1.70
    731
    0.63
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    11
    1.56
    4,200
    3.62
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    10
    1.42
    425
    0.37
    19. Cervical Cancer
    9
    1.28
    762
    0.66
    20. Lymphomas
    8
    1.13
    1,027
    0.88
    21. Suicide
    8
    1.13
    2,977
    2.56
    22. Stomach Cancer
    7
    0.99
    1,321
    1.14
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    7
    0.99
    214
    0.18
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.99
    38
    0.03
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.99
    989
    0.85
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6
    0.85
    605
    0.52
    27. Low Birth Weight
    6
    0.85
    536
    0.46
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    6
    0.85
    1,544
    1.33
    29. Liver Cancer
    6
    0.85
    1,090
    0.94
    30. Leukemia
    6
    0.85
    1,155
    0.99
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    6
    0.85
    462
    0.40
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    6
    0.85
    168
    0.14
    33. Asthma
    6
    0.85
    6,471
    5.57
    34. Falls
    6
    0.85
    964
    0.83
    35. Ovary Cancer
    5
    0.71
    281
    0.24
    36. Bladder Cancer
    4
    0.57
    432
    0.37
    37. Other Injuries
    4
    0.57
    1,529
    1.32
    38. Meningitis
    2
    0.28
    146
    0.13
    39. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.28
    193
    0.17
    40. Malnutrition
    2
    0.28
    43
    0.04
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.28
    218
    0.19
    42. Skin Disease
    2
    0.28
    293
    0.25
    43. Fires
    2
    0.28
    239
    0.21
    44. Encephalitis
    1
    0.14
    10
    0.01
    45. Maternal Conditions
    1
    0.14
    96
    0.08
    46. Skin Cancers
    1
    0.14
    58
    0.05
    47. Alcohol
    1
    0.14
    82
    0.07
    48. Drug Use
    1
    0.14
    257
    0.22
    49. Epilepsy
    1
    0.14
    269
    0.23
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1
    0.14
    49
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    49.62
    5
    4.61
    165
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.69
    30
    9.49
    165
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23.22
    3
    3.43
    175
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.23
    72
    6.56
    126
    5. Cervical Cancer
    15.71
    51
    5.15
    125
    6. Oral Cancer
    12.25
    3
    10.87
    7
    7. Ovary Cancer
    8.75
    4
    1.93
    174
    8. Lymphomas
    8.01
    8
    3.88
    126
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    7.02
    44
    0.80
    171
    10. Stomach Cancer
    6.42
    85
    4.94
    107
    11. Leukemia
    6.05
    7
    4.61
    35
    12. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    90
    4.05
    128
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.35
    34
    5.72
    30
    14. Bladder Cancer
    4.22
    21
    1.63
    117
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    59
    1.40
    144
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.10
    135
    0.22
    174
    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.