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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Sri Lanka and Fiji 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.

Fiji
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Sri Lanka Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Fiji FIJI
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Fiji FIJI
           
    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
     
    54.0
    58.2
    56.0
    75
    74
    74
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
     
    58.0
    62.2
    60.0
    81
    81
    82
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
     
    62.0
    66.2
    64.0
    79
    84
    84
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
     
    64.6
    68.8
    66.7
    89
    99
    97
    2000
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
     
    65.2
    70.3
    67.7
    102
    110
    105
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
     
    66.3
    72.3
    69.1
    112
    112
    109
    2019
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
     
    65.9
    70.3
    68.0
    131
    131
    133
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Fiji FIJI
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    65.9
    70.3
    131
    131
    Age 5
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    67.9
    72.0
    141
    139
    Age 10
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    68.0
    72.1
    146
    142
    Age 15
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    68.2
    72.3
    146
    144
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    68.4
    72.5
    146
    146
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    68.8
    72.7
    146
    147
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    69.2
    73.0
    148
    147
    Age 35
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    69.6
    73.3
    152
    151
    Age 40
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    70.1
    73.7
    158
    156
    Age 45
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    70.8
    74.3
    164
    159
    Age 50
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    71.8
    75.0
    165
    161
    Age 55
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    73.2
    76.1
    167
    166
    Age 60
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    74.9
    77.5
    167
    165
    Age 65
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    77.0
    79.3
    169
    162
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    79.4
    81.4
    171
    157
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    82.1
    83.9
    175
    146
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    85.1
    86.6
    174
    152
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    88.4
    89.7
    178
    154
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Fiji FIJI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    101.31
    106
    229.26
    21
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.34
    45
    243.61
    1
    3. Lung Disease
    36.99
    33
    24.76
    80
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.62
    14
    15.70
    127
    5. Stroke
    26.55
    154
    96.45
    75
    6. Kidney Disease
    26.23
    72
    43.25
    17
    7. Asthma
    25.43
    10
    38.33
    5
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.42
    113
    32.87
    80
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.07
    82
    14.33
    100
    10. Suicide
    12.89
    42
    9.51
    78
    11. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    1.90
    140
    12. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    41.41
    2
    13. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    6.89
    123
    14. Other Injuries
    6.41
    112
    9.37
    72
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    2.55
    88
    16. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    21.82
    34
    17. Liver Disease
    4.96
    160
    10.90
    120
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    3.19
    150
    19. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    15.69
    93
    20. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    3.99
    72
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.53
    125
    11.65
    3
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    161
    27.17
    51
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    9.03
    38
    24. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    3.38
    137
    25. Falls
    3.85
    129
    4.37
    117
    26. Tuberculosis
    3.45
    95
    5.68
    82
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    7.43
    113
    28. Drownings
    3.24
    68
    6.65
    15
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.47
    100
    16.40
    62
    30. Violence
    2.36
    122
    2.26
    125
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    145
    6.04
    78
    32. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    7.28
    14
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.83
    165
    6.47
    57
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    1.82
    154
    3.84
    84
    35. Anemia
    1.74
    8
    0.00
    101
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    1.04
    156
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    4.99
    17
    38. War
    1.35
    16
    0.01
    118
    39. Drug Use
    1.16
    96
    0.52
    158
    40. Skin Disease
    1.14
    107
    3.06
    26
    41. Epilepsy
    1.14
    127
    1.89
    75
    42. Fires
    1.04
    112
    3.39
    38
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    3.05
    110
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.78
    135
    2.70
    85
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.65
    181
    8.32
    5
    46. Dengue
    0.60
    12
    0.36
    17
    47. Meningitis
    0.59
    106
    1.89
    63
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.50
    110
    0.98
    85
    49. Poisonings
    0.39
    113
    0.26
    134
    50. Alcohol
    0.33
    159
    0.21
    172
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Fiji FIJI
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,304
    22.66
    1,481
    22.17
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,460
    10.73
    1,628
    24.37
    3. Lung Disease
    9,456
    8.15
    141
    2.11
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,939
    5.98
    63
    0.94
    5. Kidney Disease
    6,858
    5.91
    277
    4.15
    6. Stroke
    6,805
    5.86
    583
    8.73
    7. Asthma
    6,471
    5.57
    226
    3.38
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,117
    4.41
    228
    3.41
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,200
    3.62
    120
    1.80
    10. Suicide
    2,977
    2.56
    80
    1.20
    11. Oral Cancer
    2,893
    2.49
    13
    0.19
    12. Lung Cancers
    1,775
    1.53
    48
    0.72
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,544
    1.33
    18
    0.27
    14. Other Injuries
    1,529
    1.32
    77
    1.15
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,383
    1.19
    162
    2.43
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,321
    1.14
    23
    0.34
    17. Liver Disease
    1,303
    1.12
    82
    1.23
    18. Leukemia
    1,155
    0.99
    31
    0.46
    19. Liver Cancer
    1,090
    0.94
    68
    1.02
    20. Hypertension
    1,055
    0.91
    170
    2.55
    21. Lymphomas
    1,027
    0.88
    27
    0.40
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    989
    0.85
    129
    1.93
    23. Falls
    964
    0.83
    27
    0.40
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    911
    0.78
    45
    0.67
    25. Tuberculosis
    769
    0.66
    39
    0.58
    26. Cervical Cancer
    762
    0.66
    86
    1.29
    27. Drownings
    731
    0.63
    60
    0.90
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    605
    0.52
    96
    1.44
    29. Low Birth Weight
    536
    0.46
    86
    1.29
    30. Prostate Cancer
    507
    0.44
    41
    0.61
    31. Violence
    499
    0.43
    19
    0.28
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.40
    28
    0.42
    33. Anemia
    445
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    34. Bladder Cancer
    432
    0.37
    8
    0.12
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    425
    0.37
    45
    0.67
    36. Skin Disease
    293
    0.25
    19
    0.28
    37. Ovary Cancer
    281
    0.24
    29
    0.43
    38. War
    280
    0.24
    0
    0.00
    39. Epilepsy
    269
    0.23
    16
    0.24
    40. Drug Use
    257
    0.22
    4
    0.06
    41. Fires
    239
    0.21
    28
    0.42
    42. Uterin Cancer
    218
    0.19
    20
    0.30
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.18
    21
    0.31
    44. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.17
    36
    0.54
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    168
    0.14
    40
    0.60
    46. Meningitis
    146
    0.13
    17
    0.25
    47. Dengue
    131
    0.11
    3
    0.04
    48. Maternal Conditions
    96
    0.08
    9
    0.13
    49. Poisonings
    93
    0.08
    2
    0.03
    50. Other Neoplasms
    86
    0.07
    3
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Fiji FIJI
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    1.90
    140
    2. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    41.41
    2
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    6.89
    123
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    2.55
    88
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    21.82
    34
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    3.19
    150
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    15.69
    93
    8. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    3.99
    72
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    9.03
    38
    10. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    3.38
    137
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    7.43
    113
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    7.28
    14
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    1.04
    156
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    4.99
    17
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    3.05
    110
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.22
    174
    0.26
    170
    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.