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Compare Sri Lanka and Madagascar 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   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
           
    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
     
    39.5
    40.6
    40.1
    145
    149
    147
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
     
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    144
    150
    147
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
     
    47.2
    49.2
    48.1
    149
    151
    150
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
     
    49.9
    52.3
    51.1
    157
    161
    158
    2000
    67.0
    74.7
    70.8
    86
    66
    76
     
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    145
    147
    147
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
     
    61.8
    64.8
    63.3
    137
    138
    137
    2015
    71.6
    78.3
    74.9
    76
    64
    70
     
    63.9
    67.0
    65.5
    134
    141
    140
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.6
    78.3
    76
    64
     
    63.9
    67.0
    134
    141
    Age 5
    72.3
    78.9
    85
    68
     
    67.5
    70.2
    130
    142
    Age 10
    72.4
    79.0
    87
    68
     
    68.2
    70.7
    128
    143
    Age 15
    72.5
    79.1
    87
    68
     
    68.6
    71.1
    128
    142
    Age 20
    72.8
    79.3
    87
    66
     
    69.2
    71.6
    128
    141
    Age 25
    73.4
    79.5
    83
    68
     
    69.8
    72.1
    126
    140
    Age 30
    74.0
    79.7
    81
    69
     
    70.4
    72.7
    125
    141
    Age 35
    74.5
    79.8
    79
    69
     
    71.0
    73.3
    126
    142
    Age 40
    75.2
    80.0
    79
    68
     
    71.8
    74.0
    123
    143
    Age 45
    75.9
    80.3
    74
    68
     
    72.7
    74.8
    121
    145
    Age 50
    76.9
    80.6
    70
    71
     
    73.7
    75.6
    118
    145
    Age 55
    78.0
    81.1
    66
    73
     
    74.9
    76.5
    122
    147
    Age 60
    79.4
    81.8
    60
    75
     
    76.3
    77.6
    123
    146
    Age 65
    80.9
    82.7
    61
    76
     
    78.1
    79.0
    124
    146
    Age 70
    82.8
    83.9
    58
    78
     
    80.2
    80.9
    121
    145
    Age 75
    85.0
    85.8
    57
    78
     
    82.9
    83.4
    117
    137
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.0
    52
    76
     
    86.0
    86.3
    108
    131
    Age 85
    90.9
    90.9
    34
    74
     
    89.5
    89.7
    100
    124
    Age 90
    94.5
    94.3
    22
    71
     
    93.4
    93.5
    93
    111
    Age 95
    98.5
    98.2
    16
    55
     
    97.6
    97.6
    83
    100
    Age 100
    102.7
    102.4
    13
    50
     
    102.2
    102.1
    64
    78
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    154.65
    31
     
    89.77
    85
    2. Stroke
    72.35
    105
     
    172.43
    11
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.87
    31
     
    21.06
    105
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    35.08
    80
     
    88.74
    48
    5. Lung Disease
    29.40
    38
     
    19.72
    80
    6. Suicide
    28.77
    5
     
    10.50
    65
    7. Other Injuries
    22.53
    34
     
    11.81
    86
    8. Kidney Disease
    16.34
    66
     
    11.79
    104
    9. Liver Disease
    15.28
    89
     
    17.67
    77
    10. Asthma
    13.98
    20
     
    9.46
    48
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.05
    106
     
    23.43
    44
    12. Hypertension
    12.95
    117
     
    17.95
    75
    13. Breast Cancer
    11.60
    124
     
    14.42
    103
    14. Oral Cancer
    8.94
    8
     
    6.96
    15
    15. Falls
    8.61
    51
     
    7.50
    64
    16. Violence
    8.23
    66
     
    11.53
    43
    17. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7.80
    72
     
    51.96
    32
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    6.77
    114
     
    7.50
    103
    19. Lung Cancers
    6.44
    119
     
    7.32
    109
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.99
    30
     
    8.46
    23
    21. Meningitis
    5.97
    54
     
    11.08
    39
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.90
    108
     
    28.96
    10
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.87
    82
     
    5.05
    100
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.38
    114
     
    15.51
    16
    25. Drownings
    4.56
    78
     
    7.74
    33
    26. Low Birth Weight
    4.39
    121
     
    13.56
    56
    27. Malnutrition
    4.34
    68
     
    36.64
    24
    28. Leukemia
    4.24
    63
     
    3.79
    90
    29. Ovary Cancer
    4.16
    87
     
    1.86
    160
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.58
    136
     
    3.59
    135
    31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.48
    95
     
    9.50
    23
    32. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.36
    76
     
    1.58
    134
    33. Lymphomas
    2.85
    128
     
    5.62
    61
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.63
    163
     
    6.85
    94
    35. Fires
    2.40
    86
     
    9.83
    33
    36. Prostate Cancer
    2.22
    165
     
    36.65
    14
    37. Epilepsy
    2.20
    76
     
    7.36
    39
    38. Birth Trauma
    1.58
    119
     
    14.51
    45
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    1.49
    159
     
    7.68
    69
    40. Tuberculosis
    1.10
    127
     
    72.04
    11
    41. Bladder Cancer
    1.02
    143
     
    2.47
    70
    42. Alcohol
    1.01
    77
     
    0.09
    139
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.81
    119
     
    33.68
    44
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.73
    158
     
    2.00
    106
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    0.67
    164
     
    2.51
    103
    46. Anemia
    0.64
    93
     
    2.20
    52
    47. Appendicitis
    0.63
    67
     
    0.41
    88
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    0.61
    147
     
    1.67
    94
    49. Drug Use
    0.54
    122
     
    1.36
    74
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.54
    104
     
    18.58
    27
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    32,582
    25.74
     
    8,340
    5.79
    2. Stroke
    15,172
    11.98
     
    15,168
    10.53
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    10,195
    8.05
     
    1,976
    1.37
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,292
    5.76
     
    15,023
    10.43
    5. Suicide
    6,170
    4.87
     
    1,625
    1.13
    6. Lung Disease
    6,127
    4.84
     
    1,902
    1.32
    7. Other Injuries
    4,800
    3.79
     
    2,221
    1.54
    8. Kidney Disease
    3,494
    2.76
     
    1,382
    0.96
    9. Liver Disease
    3,349
    2.65
     
    2,025
    1.40
    10. Asthma
    2,953
    2.33
     
    1,000
    0.69
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,773
    2.19
     
    4,210
    2.92
    12. Hypertension
    2,733
    2.16
     
    1,605
    1.11
    13. Oral Cancer
    1,914
    1.51
     
    810
    0.56
    14. Falls
    1,823
    1.44
     
    1,001
    0.69
    15. Violence
    1,765
    1.39
     
    2,442
    1.69
    16. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,646
    1.30
     
    10,089
    7.00
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    1,427
    1.13
     
    2,812
    1.95
    18. Lung Cancers
    1,400
    1.11
     
    708
    0.49
    19. Breast Cancer
    1,361
    1.07
     
    872
    0.60
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,301
    1.03
     
    837
    0.58
    21. Meningitis
    1,269
    1.00
     
    2,364
    1.64
    22. Stomach Cancer
    1,266
    1.00
     
    506
    0.35
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,142
    0.90
     
    1,565
    1.09
    24. Drownings
    964
    0.76
     
    1,777
    1.23
    25. Low Birth Weight
    930
    0.73
     
    5,396
    3.74
    26. Leukemia
    904
    0.71
     
    512
    0.36
    27. Malnutrition
    903
    0.71
     
    4,829
    3.35
    28. Liver Cancer
    772
    0.61
     
    450
    0.31
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    735
    0.58
     
    1,102
    0.76
    30. Cervical Cancer
    690
    0.55
     
    1,771
    1.23
    31. Alzheimers/Dementia
    689
    0.54
     
    150
    0.10
    32. Lymphomas
    614
    0.49
     
    719
    0.50
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    565
    0.45
     
    737
    0.51
    34. Fires
    506
    0.40
     
    2,045
    1.42
    35. Ovary Cancer
    487
    0.38
     
    111
    0.08
    36. Epilepsy
    468
    0.37
     
    1,418
    0.98
    37. Birth Trauma
    335
    0.26
     
    5,774
    4.01
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    315
    0.25
     
    1,232
    0.85
    39. Tuberculosis
    237
    0.19
     
    10,131
    7.03
    40. Alcohol
    225
    0.18
     
    12
    0.01
    41. Bladder Cancer
    216
    0.17
     
    245
    0.17
    42. Prostate Cancer
    208
    0.16
     
    1,263
    0.88
    43. HIV/AIDS
    177
    0.14
     
    6,026
    4.18
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    155
    0.12
     
    209
    0.15
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    145
    0.11
     
    252
    0.17
    46. Appendicitis
    133
    0.10
     
    47
    0.03
    47. Anemia
    132
    0.10
     
    328
    0.23
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    126
    0.10
     
    137
    0.10
    49. Drug Use
    117
    0.09
     
    244
    0.17
    50. Maternal Conditions
    114
    0.09
     
    3,530
    2.45
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    11.60
    124
     
    14.42
    103
    2. Oral Cancer
    8.94
    8
     
    6.96
    15
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.44
    119
     
    7.32
    109
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.99
    30
     
    8.46
    23
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.90
    108
     
    28.96
    10
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.87
    82
     
    5.05
    100
    7. Leukemia
    4.24
    63
     
    3.79
    90
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.16
    87
     
    1.86
    160
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.58
    136
     
    3.59
    135
    10. Lymphomas
    2.85
    128
     
    5.62
    61
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.63
    163
     
    6.85
    94
    12. Prostate Cancer
    2.22
    165
     
    36.65
    14
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.02
    143
     
    2.47
    70
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    0.67
    164
     
    2.51
    103
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.46
    165
     
    1.40
    117
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    166
     
    1.59
    88
     
     
     
    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.