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Compare Sri Lanka and Laos 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   Laos LAOS
           
    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
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    67.0
    74.7
    70.8
    86
    66
    76
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    71.6
    78.3
    74.9
    76
    64
    70
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.6
    78.3
    76
    64
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    72.3
    78.9
    85
    68
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    72.4
    79.0
    87
    68
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    72.5
    79.1
    87
    68
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    72.8
    79.3
    87
    66
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    73.4
    79.5
    83
    68
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    74.0
    79.7
    81
    69
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    74.5
    79.8
    79
    69
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    75.2
    80.0
    79
    68
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    75.9
    80.3
    74
    68
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    76.9
    80.6
    70
    71
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    78.0
    81.1
    66
    73
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    79.4
    81.8
    60
    75
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    80.9
    82.7
    61
    76
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    82.8
    83.9
    58
    78
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    85.0
    85.8
    57
    78
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.0
    52
    76
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.9
    90.9
    34
    74
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.5
    94.3
    22
    71
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.5
    98.2
    16
    55
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.7
    102.4
    13
    50
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    154.65
    31
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    72.35
    105
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.87
    31
    		  
    27.80
    84
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    35.08
    80
    		  
    103.64
    39
    5. Lung Disease
    29.40
    38
    		  
    34.40
    23
    6. Suicide
    28.77
    5
    		  
    8.54
    86
    7. Other Injuries
    22.53
    34
    		  
    19.68
    42
    8. Kidney Disease
    16.34
    66
    		  
    17.30
    56
    9. Liver Disease
    15.28
    89
    		  
    15.22
    90
    10. Asthma
    13.98
    20
    		  
    25.90
    5
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.05
    106
    		  
    21.84
    55
    12. Hypertension
    12.95
    117
    		  
    20.37
    55
    13. Breast Cancer
    11.60
    124
    		  
    9.91
    146
    14. Oral Cancer
    8.94
    8
    		  
    4.08
    63
    15. Falls
    8.61
    51
    		  
    5.76
    80
    16. Violence
    8.23
    66
    		  
    6.66
    75
    17. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7.80
    72
    		  
    27.96
    49
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    6.77
    114
    		  
    9.07
    74
    19. Lung Cancers
    6.44
    119
    		  
    12.94
    82
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.99
    30
    		  
    0.68
    157
    21. Meningitis
    5.97
    54
    		  
    6.65
    51
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.90
    108
    		  
    7.81
    85
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.87
    82
    		  
    2.46
    154
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.38
    114
    		  
    5.53
    112
    25. Drownings
    4.56
    78
    		  
    5.69
    55
    26. Low Birth Weight
    4.39
    121
    		  
    17.45
    39
    27. Malnutrition
    4.34
    68
    		  
    9.20
    49
    28. Leukemia
    4.24
    63
    		  
    3.77
    91
    29. Ovary Cancer
    4.16
    87
    		  
    4.34
    82
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.58
    136
    		  
    55.58
    2
    31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.48
    95
    		  
    10.04
    19
    32. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.36
    76
    		  
    0.71
    159
    33. Lymphomas
    2.85
    128
    		  
    4.34
    90
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.63
    163
    		  
    7.39
    85
    35. Fires
    2.40
    86
    		  
    3.64
    69
    36. Prostate Cancer
    2.22
    165
    		  
    3.52
    157
    37. Epilepsy
    2.20
    76
    		  
    1.65
    97
    38. Birth Trauma
    1.58
    119
    		  
    18.95
    24
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    1.49
    159
    		  
    2.40
    142
    40. Tuberculosis
    1.10
    127
    		  
    17.90
    52
    41. Bladder Cancer
    1.02
    143
    		  
    1.50
    112
    42. Alcohol
    1.01
    77
    		  
    1.69
    60
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.81
    119
    		  
    6.82
    77
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.73
    158
    		  
    9.05
    27
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    0.67
    164
    		  
    1.05
    145
    46. Anemia
    0.64
    93
    		  
    1.31
    66
    47. Appendicitis
    0.63
    67
    		  
    1.92
    27
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    0.61
    147
    		  
    0.45
    152
    49. Drug Use
    0.54
    122
    		  
    3.55
    25
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.54
    104
    		  
    7.20
    47
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    32,582
    25.74
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    15,172
    11.98
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    10,195
    8.05
    		  
    938
    2.24
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,292
    5.76
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    5. Suicide
    6,170
    4.87
    		  
    422
    1.01
    6. Lung Disease
    6,127
    4.84
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    7. Other Injuries
    4,800
    3.79
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    8. Kidney Disease
    3,494
    2.76
    		  
    632
    1.51
    9. Liver Disease
    3,349
    2.65
    		  
    594
    1.42
    10. Asthma
    2,953
    2.33
    		  
    911
    2.17
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,773
    2.19
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    12. Hypertension
    2,733
    2.16
    		  
    673
    1.61
    13. Oral Cancer
    1,914
    1.51
    		  
    153
    0.36
    14. Falls
    1,823
    1.44
    		  
    247
    0.59
    15. Violence
    1,765
    1.39
    		  
    390
    0.93
    16. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,646
    1.30
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    1,427
    1.13
    		  
    817
    1.95
    18. Lung Cancers
    1,400
    1.11
    		  
    470
    1.12
    19. Breast Cancer
    1,361
    1.07
    		  
    219
    0.52
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,301
    1.03
    		  
    25
    0.06
    21. Meningitis
    1,269
    1.00
    		  
    476
    1.13
    22. Stomach Cancer
    1,266
    1.00
    		  
    92
    0.22
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,142
    0.90
    		  
    219
    0.52
    24. Drownings
    964
    0.76
    		  
    394
    0.94
    25. Low Birth Weight
    930
    0.73
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    26. Leukemia
    904
    0.71
    		  
    203
    0.49
    27. Malnutrition
    903
    0.71
    		  
    393
    0.94
    28. Liver Cancer
    772
    0.61
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    735
    0.58
    		  
    390
    0.93
    30. Cervical Cancer
    690
    0.55
    		  
    167
    0.40
    31. Alzheimers/Dementia
    689
    0.54
    		  
    22
    0.05
    32. Lymphomas
    614
    0.49
    		  
    171
    0.41
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    565
    0.45
    		  
    267
    0.64
    34. Fires
    506
    0.40
    		  
    196
    0.47
    35. Ovary Cancer
    487
    0.38
    		  
    92
    0.22
    36. Epilepsy
    468
    0.37
    		  
    92
    0.22
    37. Birth Trauma
    335
    0.26
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    315
    0.25
    		  
    108
    0.26
    39. Tuberculosis
    237
    0.19
    		  
    707
    1.69
    40. Alcohol
    225
    0.18
    		  
    74
    0.18
    41. Bladder Cancer
    216
    0.17
    		  
    50
    0.12
    42. Prostate Cancer
    208
    0.16
    		  
    46
    0.11
    43. HIV/AIDS
    177
    0.14
    		  
    425
    1.01
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    155
    0.12
    		  
    313
    0.75
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    145
    0.11
    		  
    41
    0.10
    46. Appendicitis
    133
    0.10
    		  
    79
    0.19
    47. Anemia
    132
    0.10
    		  
    50
    0.12
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    126
    0.10
    		  
    14
    0.03
    49. Drug Use
    117
    0.09
    		  
    177
    0.42
    50. Maternal Conditions
    114
    0.09
    		  
    424
    1.01
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    11.60
    124
    		  
    9.91
    146
    2. Oral Cancer
    8.94
    8
    		  
    4.08
    63
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.44
    119
    		  
    12.94
    82
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.99
    30
    		  
    0.68
    157
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.90
    108
    		  
    7.81
    85
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.87
    82
    		  
    2.46
    154
    7. Leukemia
    4.24
    63
    		  
    3.77
    91
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.16
    87
    		  
    4.34
    82
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.58
    136
    		  
    55.58
    2
    10. Lymphomas
    2.85
    128
    		  
    4.34
    90
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.63
    163
    		  
    7.39
    85
    12. Prostate Cancer
    2.22
    165
    		  
    3.52
    157
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.02
    143
    		  
    1.50
    112
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    0.67
    164
    		  
    1.05
    145
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.46
    165
    		  
    1.42
    114
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    166
    		  
    0.87
    132
     
     
     
    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.