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Compare Sri Lanka and Iceland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Iceland ICELAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female 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
    		  
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    11
    22
    14
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    		  
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    2000
    67.0
    74.7
    70.8
    86
    66
    76
    		  
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2015
    71.6
    78.3
    74.9
    76
    64
    70
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.6
    78.3
    76
    64
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    Age 5
    72.3
    78.9
    85
    68
    		  
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 10
    72.4
    79.0
    87
    68
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    Age 15
    72.5
    79.1
    87
    68
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 20
    72.8
    79.3
    87
    66
    		  
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 25
    73.4
    79.5
    83
    68
    		  
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 30
    74.0
    79.7
    81
    69
    		  
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    Age 35
    74.5
    79.8
    79
    69
    		  
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    Age 40
    75.2
    80.0
    79
    68
    		  
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    Age 45
    75.9
    80.3
    74
    68
    		  
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    Age 50
    76.9
    80.6
    70
    71
    		  
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    Age 55
    78.0
    81.1
    66
    73
    		  
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    Age 60
    79.4
    81.8
    60
    75
    		  
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    Age 65
    80.9
    82.7
    61
    76
    		  
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    Age 70
    82.8
    83.9
    58
    78
    		  
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    Age 75
    85.0
    85.8
    57
    78
    		  
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.0
    52
    76
    		  
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    Age 85
    90.9
    90.9
    34
    74
    		  
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    Age 90
    94.5
    94.3
    22
    71
    		  
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    Age 95
    98.5
    98.2
    16
    55
    		  
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    Age 100
    102.7
    102.4
    13
    50
    		  
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    154.65
    31
    		  
    61.92
    136
    2. Stroke
    72.35
    105
    		  
    29.17
    159
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.87
    31
    		  
    6.00
    162
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    35.08
    80
    		  
    11.43
    142
    5. Lung Disease
    29.40
    38
    		  
    21.34
    69
    6. Suicide
    28.77
    5
    		  
    14.06
    37
    7. Other Injuries
    22.53
    34
    		  
    4.17
    158
    8. Kidney Disease
    16.34
    66
    		  
    5.45
    151
    9. Liver Disease
    15.28
    89
    		  
    1.70
    172
    10. Asthma
    13.98
    20
    		  
    0.42
    169
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.05
    106
    		  
    3.54
    166
    12. Hypertension
    12.95
    117
    		  
    9.79
    136
    13. Breast Cancer
    11.60
    124
    		  
    18.65
    64
    14. Oral Cancer
    8.94
    8
    		  
    1.56
    145
    15. Falls
    8.61
    51
    		  
    7.00
    70
    16. Violence
    8.23
    66
    		  
    0.63
    164
    17. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7.80
    72
    		  
    0.38
    154
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    6.77
    114
    		  
    2.26
    166
    19. Lung Cancers
    6.44
    119
    		  
    29.45
    26
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.99
    30
    		  
    4.07
    54
    21. Meningitis
    5.97
    54
    		  
    0.29
    152
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.90
    108
    		  
    0.92
    170
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.87
    82
    		  
    4.06
    120
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.38
    114
    		  
    1.74
    169
    25. Drownings
    4.56
    78
    		  
    0.63
    160
    26. Low Birth Weight
    4.39
    121
    		  
    1.48
    158
    27. Malnutrition
    4.34
    68
    		  
    0.38
    128
    28. Leukemia
    4.24
    63
    		  
    3.62
    96
    29. Ovary Cancer
    4.16
    87
    		  
    6.30
    35
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.58
    136
    		  
    1.88
    165
    31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.48
    95
    		  
    0.38
    166
    32. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.36
    76
    		  
    34.08
    4
    33. Lymphomas
    2.85
    128
    		  
    10.90
    1
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.63
    163
    		  
    15.20
    40
    35. Fires
    2.40
    86
    		  
    0.29
    161
    36. Prostate Cancer
    2.22
    165
    		  
    21.29
    53
    37. Epilepsy
    2.20
    76
    		  
    0.88
    143
    38. Birth Trauma
    1.58
    119
    		  
    0.00
    172
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    1.49
    159
    		  
    1.68
    154
    40. Tuberculosis
    1.10
    127
    		  
    0.75
    136
    41. Bladder Cancer
    1.02
    143
    		  
    2.96
    59
    42. Alcohol
    1.01
    77
    		  
    1.51
    65
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.81
    119
    		  
    0.00
    172
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.73
    158
    		  
    0.85
    153
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    0.67
    164
    		  
    8.28
    29
    46. Anemia
    0.64
    93
    		  
    0.19
    130
    47. Appendicitis
    0.63
    67
    		  
    0.00
    172
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    0.61
    147
    		  
    4.56
    2
    49. Drug Use
    0.54
    122
    		  
    1.69
    61
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.54
    104
    		  
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    32,582
    25.74
    		  
    315
    18.81
    2. Stroke
    15,172
    11.98
    		  
    147
    8.77
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    10,195
    8.05
    		  
    30
    1.80
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,292
    5.76
    		  
    60
    3.60
    5. Suicide
    6,170
    4.87
    		  
    49
    2.93
    6. Lung Disease
    6,127
    4.84
    		  
    106
    6.30
    7. Other Injuries
    4,800
    3.79
    		  
    18
    1.07
    8. Kidney Disease
    3,494
    2.76
    		  
    28
    1.69
    9. Liver Disease
    3,349
    2.65
    		  
    7
    0.40
    10. Asthma
    2,953
    2.33
    		  
    2
    0.13
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,773
    2.19
    		  
    14
    0.83
    12. Hypertension
    2,733
    2.16
    		  
    53
    3.15
    13. Oral Cancer
    1,914
    1.51
    		  
    8
    0.45
    14. Falls
    1,823
    1.44
    		  
    36
    2.13
    15. Violence
    1,765
    1.39
    		  
    2
    0.12
    16. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,646
    1.30
    		  
    2
    0.14
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    1,427
    1.13
    		  
    7
    0.41
    18. Lung Cancers
    1,400
    1.11
    		  
    138
    8.23
    19. Breast Cancer
    1,361
    1.07
    		  
    46
    2.75
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,301
    1.03
    		  
    19
    1.14
    21. Meningitis
    1,269
    1.00
    		  
    1
    0.08
    22. Stomach Cancer
    1,266
    1.00
    		  
    18
    1.06
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,142
    0.90
    		  
    7
    0.44
    24. Drownings
    964
    0.76
    		  
    3
    0.19
    25. Low Birth Weight
    930
    0.73
    		  
    4
    0.24
    26. Leukemia
    904
    0.71
    		  
    18
    1.07
    27. Malnutrition
    903
    0.71
    		  
    2
    0.12
    28. Liver Cancer
    772
    0.61
    		  
    9
    0.55
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    735
    0.58
    		  
    2
    0.09
    30. Cervical Cancer
    690
    0.55
    		  
    3
    0.18
    31. Alzheimers/Dementia
    689
    0.54
    		  
    179
    10.69
    32. Lymphomas
    614
    0.49
    		  
    56
    3.36
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    565
    0.45
    		  
    74
    4.41
    34. Fires
    506
    0.40
    		  
    1
    0.05
    35. Ovary Cancer
    487
    0.38
    		  
    14
    0.84
    36. Epilepsy
    468
    0.37
    		  
    3
    0.15
    37. Birth Trauma
    335
    0.26
    		  
    0
    0.00
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    315
    0.25
    		  
    7
    0.45
    39. Tuberculosis
    237
    0.19
    		  
    4
    0.24
    40. Alcohol
    225
    0.18
    		  
    6
    0.33
    41. Bladder Cancer
    216
    0.17
    		  
    15
    0.89
    42. Prostate Cancer
    208
    0.16
    		  
    50
    2.95
    43. HIV/AIDS
    177
    0.14
    		  
    0
    0.02
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    155
    0.12
    		  
    4
    0.27
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    145
    0.11
    		  
    39
    2.33
    46. Appendicitis
    133
    0.10
    		  
    0
    0.02
    47. Anemia
    132
    0.10
    		  
    1
    0.09
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    126
    0.10
    		  
    25
    1.47
    49. Drug Use
    117
    0.09
    		  
    6
    0.36
    50. Maternal Conditions
    114
    0.09
    		  
    0
    0.01
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    11.60
    124
    		  
    18.65
    64
    2. Oral Cancer
    8.94
    8
    		  
    1.56
    145
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.44
    119
    		  
    29.45
    26
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.99
    30
    		  
    4.07
    54
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.90
    108
    		  
    0.92
    170
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.87
    82
    		  
    4.06
    120
    7. Leukemia
    4.24
    63
    		  
    3.62
    96
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.16
    87
    		  
    6.30
    35
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.58
    136
    		  
    1.88
    165
    10. Lymphomas
    2.85
    128
    		  
    10.90
    1
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.63
    163
    		  
    15.20
    40
    12. Prostate Cancer
    2.22
    165
    		  
    21.29
    53
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.02
    143
    		  
    2.96
    59
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    0.67
    164
    		  
    8.28
    29
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.46
    165
    		  
    1.14
    137
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    166
    		  
    2.40
    40
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.