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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Sri Lanka and Jamaica 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.

Jamaica
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   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    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
     
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
     
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
     
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
     
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
     
    69.8
    75.5
    72.6
    58
    59
    59
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
     
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2019
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
     
    74.4
    77.7
    76.0
    57
    82
    66
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    74.4
    77.7
    57
    82
    Age 5
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    75.5
    78.6
    50
    78
    Age 10
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    75.6
    78.7
    51
    77
    Age 15
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    75.7
    78.8
    51
    77
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    75.9
    78.9
    51
    78
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    76.1
    79.1
    53
    77
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    76.4
    79.3
    54
    76
    Age 35
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    76.7
    79.6
    53
    74
    Age 40
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    77.1
    80.0
    51
    73
    Age 45
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    77.6
    80.4
    49
    71
    Age 50
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    78.2
    81.0
    52
    69
    Age 55
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    79.0
    81.8
    53
    64
    Age 60
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    80.1
    82.6
    55
    61
    Age 65
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    81.4
    83.8
    52
    58
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    83.1
    85.2
    54
    54
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    85.4
    86.9
    50
    50
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    88.1
    89.1
    40
    42
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    91.1
    91.5
    20
    25
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    101.31
    106
    49.69
    162
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.34
    45
    61.66
    24
    3. Lung Disease
    36.99
    33
    13.20
    151
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.62
    14
    15.09
    133
    5. Stroke
    26.55
    154
    70.26
    104
    6. Kidney Disease
    26.23
    72
    23.98
    84
    7. Asthma
    25.43
    10
    2.02
    115
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.42
    113
    11.23
    153
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.07
    82
    14.23
    101
    10. Suicide
    12.89
    42
    2.28
    175
    11. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    1.87
    141
    12. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    25.54
    24
    13. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    14.66
    78
    14. Other Injuries
    6.41
    112
    2.77
    173
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    2.28
    95
    16. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    22.18
    32
    17. Liver Disease
    4.96
    160
    4.80
    162
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    7.00
    77
    19. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    53.37
    3
    20. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    4.13
    63
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.53
    125
    4.63
    124
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    161
    18.75
    89
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    3.14
    161
    24. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    7.87
    10
    25. Falls
    3.85
    129
    2.34
    167
    26. Tuberculosis
    3.45
    95
    0.24
    157
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    13.25
    39
    28. Drownings
    3.24
    68
    0.34
    182
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.47
    100
    1.06
    133
    30. Violence
    2.36
    122
    47.92
    4
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    145
    6.72
    67
    32. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    5.85
    38
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.83
    165
    4.11
    112
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    1.82
    154
    5.56
    60
    35. Anemia
    1.74
    8
    0.00
    115
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    1.77
    108
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    6.42
    8
    38. War
    1.35
    16
    0.02
    99
    39. Drug Use
    1.16
    96
    0.40
    169
    40. Skin Disease
    1.14
    107
    4.13
    19
    41. Epilepsy
    1.14
    127
    1.48
    101
    42. Fires
    1.04
    112
    0.47
    145
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    3.62
    94
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.78
    135
    1.82
    96
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.65
    181
    3.69
    118
    46. Dengue
    0.60
    12
    0.04
    47
    47. Meningitis
    0.59
    106
    0.49
    116
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.50
    110
    1.15
    81
    49. Poisonings
    0.39
    113
    0.08
    175
    50. Alcohol
    0.33
    159
    0.24
    169
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,304
    22.66
    1,726
    9.88
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,460
    10.73
    2,077
    11.88
    3. Lung Disease
    9,456
    8.15
    452
    2.59
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,939
    5.98
    587
    3.36
    5. Kidney Disease
    6,858
    5.91
    793
    4.54
    6. Stroke
    6,805
    5.86
    2,415
    13.82
    7. Asthma
    6,471
    5.57
    65
    0.37
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,117
    4.41
    393
    2.25
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,200
    3.62
    444
    2.54
    10. Suicide
    2,977
    2.56
    70
    0.40
    11. Oral Cancer
    2,893
    2.49
    59
    0.34
    12. Lung Cancers
    1,775
    1.53
    472
    2.70
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,544
    1.33
    74
    0.42
    14. Other Injuries
    1,529
    1.32
    91
    0.52
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,383
    1.19
    413
    2.36
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,321
    1.14
    231
    1.32
    17. Liver Disease
    1,303
    1.12
    155
    0.89
    18. Leukemia
    1,155
    0.99
    129
    0.74
    19. Liver Cancer
    1,090
    0.94
    101
    0.58
    20. Hypertension
    1,055
    0.91
    651
    3.73
    21. Lymphomas
    1,027
    0.88
    251
    1.44
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    989
    0.85
    139
    0.80
    23. Falls
    964
    0.83
    82
    0.47
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    911
    0.78
    436
    2.49
    25. Tuberculosis
    769
    0.66
    8
    0.05
    26. Cervical Cancer
    762
    0.66
    358
    2.05
    27. Drownings
    731
    0.63
    10
    0.06
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    605
    0.52
    35
    0.20
    29. Low Birth Weight
    536
    0.46
    241
    1.38
    30. Prostate Cancer
    507
    0.44
    883
    5.05
    31. Violence
    499
    0.43
    1,484
    8.49
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.40
    176
    1.01
    33. Anemia
    445
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    34. Bladder Cancer
    432
    0.37
    60
    0.34
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    425
    0.37
    133
    0.76
    36. Skin Disease
    293
    0.25
    145
    0.83
    37. Ovary Cancer
    281
    0.24
    97
    0.56
    38. War
    280
    0.24
    1
    0.01
    39. Epilepsy
    269
    0.23
    46
    0.26
    40. Drug Use
    257
    0.22
    13
    0.07
    41. Fires
    239
    0.21
    16
    0.09
    42. Uterin Cancer
    218
    0.19
    106
    0.61
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.18
    119
    0.68
    44. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.17
    65
    0.37
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    168
    0.14
    132
    0.76
    46. Meningitis
    146
    0.13
    16
    0.09
    47. Dengue
    131
    0.11
    1
    0.01
    48. Maternal Conditions
    96
    0.08
    35
    0.20
    49. Poisonings
    93
    0.08
    2
    0.01
    50. Other Neoplasms
    86
    0.07
    19
    0.11
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    1.87
    141
    2. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    25.54
    24
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    14.66
    78
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    2.28
    95
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    22.18
    32
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    7.00
    77
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    53.37
    3
    8. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    4.13
    63
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    3.14
    161
    10. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    7.87
    10
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    13.25
    39
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    5.85
    38
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    1.77
    108
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    6.42
    8
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    3.62
    94
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.22
    174
    0.29
    168
    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.