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SRI LANKA VS NEW GUINEA
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Compare Sri Lanka and New Guinea 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   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
           
    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
    		  
    37.8
    39.7
    38.7
    151
    154
    152
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    		  
    42.8
    44.7
    43.7
    149
    151
    149
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    		  
    49.5
    53.8
    51.6
    141
    137
    138
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    		  
    52.3
    57.8
    55.0
    151
    144
    144
    2000
    67.0
    74.7
    70.8
    86
    66
    76
    		  
    53.9
    59.7
    56.8
    149
    140
    144
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    		  
    59.5
    64.3
    61.8
    148
    142
    145
    2015
    71.6
    78.3
    74.9
    76
    64
    70
    		  
    60.6
    65.4
    62.9
    153
    149
    151
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.6
    78.3
    76
    64
    		  
    60.6
    65.4
    153
    149
    Age 5
    72.3
    78.9
    85
    68
    		  
    64.5
    69.0
    157
    150
    Age 10
    72.4
    79.0
    87
    68
    		  
    64.8
    69.3
    161
    153
    Age 15
    72.5
    79.1
    87
    68
    		  
    65.1
    69.5
    163
    153
    Age 20
    72.8
    79.3
    87
    66
    		  
    65.5
    69.8
    165
    154
    Age 25
    73.4
    79.5
    83
    68
    		  
    66.0
    70.3
    168
    155
    Age 30
    74.0
    79.7
    81
    69
    		  
    66.6
    70.8
    170
    159
    Age 35
    74.5
    79.8
    79
    69
    		  
    67.2
    71.4
    173
    162
    Age 40
    75.2
    80.0
    79
    68
    		  
    67.9
    72.1
    175
    166
    Age 45
    75.9
    80.3
    74
    68
    		  
    68.8
    72.9
    178
    170
    Age 50
    76.9
    80.6
    70
    71
    		  
    70.0
    73.9
    180
    172
    Age 55
    78.0
    81.1
    66
    73
    		  
    71.5
    75.1
    182
    172
    Age 60
    79.4
    81.8
    60
    75
    		  
    73.4
    76.6
    182
    170
    Age 65
    80.9
    82.7
    61
    76
    		  
    75.7
    78.5
    182
    164
    Age 70
    82.8
    83.9
    58
    78
    		  
    78.5
    80.7
    179
    151
    Age 75
    85.0
    85.8
    57
    78
    		  
    81.8
    83.4
    171
    136
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.0
    52
    76
    		  
    85.3
    86.3
    150
    127
    Age 85
    90.9
    90.9
    34
    74
    		  
    89.1
    89.8
    126
    112
    Age 90
    94.5
    94.3
    22
    71
    		  
    93.1
    93.6
    109
    100
    Age 95
    98.5
    98.2
    16
    55
    		  
    97.4
    97.7
    107
    95
    Age 100
    102.7
    102.4
    13
    50
    		  
    101.9
    102.2
    95
    76
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    154.65
    31
    		  
    50.34
    153
    2. Stroke
    72.35
    105
    		  
    41.43
    136
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.87
    31
    		  
    96.50
    6
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    35.08
    80
    		  
    224.71
    5
    5. Lung Disease
    29.40
    38
    		  
    30.75
    32
    6. Suicide
    28.77
    5
    		  
    11.73
    54
    7. Other Injuries
    22.53
    34
    		  
    27.48
    20
    8. Kidney Disease
    16.34
    66
    		  
    47.59
    2
    9. Liver Disease
    15.28
    89
    		  
    33.61
    20
    10. Asthma
    13.98
    20
    		  
    46.56
    1
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.05
    106
    		  
    16.62
    89
    12. Hypertension
    12.95
    117
    		  
    8.66
    142
    13. Breast Cancer
    11.60
    124
    		  
    19.04
    60
    14. Oral Cancer
    8.94
    8
    		  
    18.19
    1
    15. Falls
    8.61
    51
    		  
    5.57
    84
    16. Violence
    8.23
    66
    		  
    5.87
    81
    17. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7.80
    72
    		  
    21.16
    56
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    6.77
    114
    		  
    8.48
    90
    19. Lung Cancers
    6.44
    119
    		  
    7.46
    107
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.99
    30
    		  
    2.71
    82
    21. Meningitis
    5.97
    54
    		  
    14.32
    36
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.90
    108
    		  
    22.90
    19
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.87
    82
    		  
    7.31
    62
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.38
    114
    		  
    7.83
    81
    25. Drownings
    4.56
    78
    		  
    5.71
    54
    26. Low Birth Weight
    4.39
    121
    		  
    15.41
    49
    27. Malnutrition
    4.34
    68
    		  
    15.23
    42
    28. Leukemia
    4.24
    63
    		  
    3.98
    78
    29. Ovary Cancer
    4.16
    87
    		  
    6.44
    30
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.58
    136
    		  
    11.44
    28
    31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.48
    95
    		  
    8.98
    27
    32. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.36
    76
    		  
    3.09
    86
    33. Lymphomas
    2.85
    128
    		  
    7.59
    20
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.63
    163
    		  
    6.83
    95
    35. Fires
    2.40
    86
    		  
    6.14
    49
    36. Prostate Cancer
    2.22
    165
    		  
    19.23
    65
    37. Epilepsy
    2.20
    76
    		  
    5.23
    48
    38. Birth Trauma
    1.58
    119
    		  
    15.36
    40
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    1.49
    159
    		  
    8.25
    67
    40. Tuberculosis
    1.10
    127
    		  
    97.88
    6
    41. Bladder Cancer
    1.02
    143
    		  
    1.04
    142
    42. Alcohol
    1.01
    77
    		  
    1.11
    74
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.81
    119
    		  
    15.49
    62
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.73
    158
    		  
    11.05
    20
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    0.67
    164
    		  
    1.41
    133
    46. Anemia
    0.64
    93
    		  
    3.09
    36
    47. Appendicitis
    0.63
    67
    		  
    9.38
    7
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    0.61
    147
    		  
    0.99
    119
    49. Drug Use
    0.54
    122
    		  
    2.02
    56
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.54
    104
    		  
    7.34
    46
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    32,582
    25.74
    		  
    1,660
    3.31
    2. Stroke
    15,172
    11.98
    		  
    1,354
    2.70
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    10,195
    8.05
    		  
    3,463
    6.91
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,292
    5.76
    		  
    8,930
    17.81
    5. Suicide
    6,170
    4.87
    		  
    550
    1.10
    6. Lung Disease
    6,127
    4.84
    		  
    905
    1.81
    7. Other Injuries
    4,800
    3.79
    		  
    1,634
    3.26
    8. Kidney Disease
    3,494
    2.76
    		  
    1,742
    3.47
    9. Liver Disease
    3,349
    2.65
    		  
    1,339
    2.67
    10. Asthma
    2,953
    2.33
    		  
    1,475
    2.94
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,773
    2.19
    		  
    928
    1.85
    12. Hypertension
    2,733
    2.16
    		  
    252
    0.50
    13. Oral Cancer
    1,914
    1.51
    		  
    674
    1.34
    14. Falls
    1,823
    1.44
    		  
    260
    0.52
    15. Violence
    1,765
    1.39
    		  
    376
    0.75
    16. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,646
    1.30
    		  
    1,584
    3.16
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    1,427
    1.13
    		  
    827
    1.65
    18. Lung Cancers
    1,400
    1.11
    		  
    259
    0.52
    19. Breast Cancer
    1,361
    1.07
    		  
    426
    0.85
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,301
    1.03
    		  
    96
    0.19
    21. Meningitis
    1,269
    1.00
    		  
    912
    1.82
    22. Stomach Cancer
    1,266
    1.00
    		  
    241
    0.48
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,142
    0.90
    		  
    344
    0.69
    24. Drownings
    964
    0.76
    		  
    375
    0.75
    25. Low Birth Weight
    930
    0.73
    		  
    1,699
    3.39
    26. Leukemia
    904
    0.71
    		  
    210
    0.42
    27. Malnutrition
    903
    0.71
    		  
    683
    1.36
    28. Liver Cancer
    772
    0.61
    		  
    523
    1.04
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    735
    0.58
    		  
    339
    0.68
    30. Cervical Cancer
    690
    0.55
    		  
    540
    1.08
    31. Alzheimers/Dementia
    689
    0.54
    		  
    84
    0.17
    32. Lymphomas
    614
    0.49
    		  
    285
    0.57
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    565
    0.45
    		  
    243
    0.48
    34. Fires
    506
    0.40
    		  
    411
    0.82
    35. Ovary Cancer
    487
    0.38
    		  
    142
    0.28
    36. Epilepsy
    468
    0.37
    		  
    335
    0.67
    37. Birth Trauma
    335
    0.26
    		  
    1,694
    3.38
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    315
    0.25
    		  
    451
    0.90
    39. Tuberculosis
    237
    0.19
    		  
    3,847
    7.67
    40. Alcohol
    225
    0.18
    		  
    52
    0.10
    41. Bladder Cancer
    216
    0.17
    		  
    30
    0.06
    42. Prostate Cancer
    208
    0.16
    		  
    188
    0.38
    43. HIV/AIDS
    177
    0.14
    		  
    978
    1.95
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    155
    0.12
    		  
    364
    0.73
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    145
    0.11
    		  
    52
    0.10
    46. Appendicitis
    133
    0.10
    		  
    374
    0.75
    47. Anemia
    132
    0.10
    		  
    136
    0.27
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    126
    0.10
    		  
    25
    0.05
    49. Drug Use
    117
    0.09
    		  
    101
    0.20
    50. Maternal Conditions
    114
    0.09
    		  
    471
    0.94
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    11.60
    124
    		  
    19.04
    60
    2. Oral Cancer
    8.94
    8
    		  
    18.19
    1
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.44
    119
    		  
    7.46
    107
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.99
    30
    		  
    2.71
    82
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.90
    108
    		  
    22.90
    19
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.87
    82
    		  
    7.31
    62
    7. Leukemia
    4.24
    63
    		  
    3.98
    78
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.16
    87
    		  
    6.44
    30
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.58
    136
    		  
    11.44
    28
    10. Lymphomas
    2.85
    128
    		  
    7.59
    20
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.63
    163
    		  
    6.83
    95
    12. Prostate Cancer
    2.22
    165
    		  
    19.23
    65
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.02
    143
    		  
    1.04
    142
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    0.67
    164
    		  
    1.41
    133
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.46
    165
    		  
    3.97
    26
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    166
    		  
    3.46
    15
     
     
     
    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.