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Compare Sri Lanka and Nigeria 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   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    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
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    67.0
    74.7
    70.8
    86
    66
    76
    		  
    46.1
    47.8
    46.9
    168
    170
    169
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2015
    71.6
    78.3
    74.9
    76
    64
    70
    		  
    53.4
    55.6
    54.5
    176
    176
    176
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.6
    78.3
    76
    64
    		  
    53.4
    55.6
    176
    176
    Age 5
    72.3
    78.9
    85
    68
    		  
    60.2
    61.8
    179
    179
    Age 10
    72.4
    79.0
    87
    68
    		  
    61.5
    63.3
    176
    179
    Age 15
    72.5
    79.1
    87
    68
    		  
    62.3
    64.1
    175
    179
    Age 20
    72.8
    79.3
    87
    66
    		  
    63.1
    65.0
    175
    179
    Age 25
    73.4
    79.5
    83
    68
    		  
    64.3
    65.9
    174
    178
    Age 30
    74.0
    79.7
    81
    69
    		  
    65.5
    67.0
    174
    178
    Age 35
    74.5
    79.8
    79
    69
    		  
    66.7
    68.2
    175
    178
    Age 40
    75.2
    80.0
    79
    68
    		  
    68.0
    69.5
    174
    179
    Age 45
    75.9
    80.3
    74
    68
    		  
    69.4
    70.7
    175
    180
    Age 50
    76.9
    80.6
    70
    71
    		  
    70.8
    71.9
    176
    181
    Age 55
    78.0
    81.1
    66
    73
    		  
    72.3
    73.1
    178
    182
    Age 60
    79.4
    81.8
    60
    75
    		  
    73.9
    74.5
    178
    182
    Age 65
    80.9
    82.7
    61
    76
    		  
    75.9
    76.2
    180
    182
    Age 70
    82.8
    83.9
    58
    78
    		  
    78.1
    78.3
    182
    182
    Age 75
    85.0
    85.8
    57
    78
    		  
    80.8
    81.0
    182
    182
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.0
    52
    76
    		  
    84.1
    84.2
    182
    182
    Age 85
    90.9
    90.9
    34
    74
    		  
    87.9
    88.0
    182
    182
    Age 90
    94.5
    94.3
    22
    71
    		  
    92.1
    92.2
    180
    181
    Age 95
    98.5
    98.2
    16
    55
    		  
    96.7
    96.8
    179
    181
    Age 100
    102.7
    102.4
    13
    50
    		  
    101.4
    101.5
    177
    179
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    154.65
    31
    		  
    77.49
    111
    2. Stroke
    72.35
    105
    		  
    104.23
    73
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.87
    31
    		  
    42.95
    41
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    35.08
    80
    		  
    234.12
    4
    5. Lung Disease
    29.40
    38
    		  
    16.03
    107
    6. Suicide
    28.77
    5
    		  
    6.11
    106
    7. Other Injuries
    22.53
    34
    		  
    20.23
    39
    8. Kidney Disease
    16.34
    66
    		  
    17.24
    58
    9. Liver Disease
    15.28
    89
    		  
    38.60
    13
    10. Asthma
    13.98
    20
    		  
    8.91
    54
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.05
    106
    		  
    35.39
    9
    12. Hypertension
    12.95
    117
    		  
    13.62
    112
    13. Breast Cancer
    11.60
    124
    		  
    28.11
    4
    14. Oral Cancer
    8.94
    8
    		  
    1.94
    128
    15. Falls
    8.61
    51
    		  
    23.54
    5
    16. Violence
    8.23
    66
    		  
    21.57
    19
    17. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7.80
    72
    		  
    66.96
    15
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    6.77
    114
    		  
    8.94
    78
    19. Lung Cancers
    6.44
    119
    		  
    1.08
    166
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.99
    30
    		  
    0.41
    172
    21. Meningitis
    5.97
    54
    		  
    41.79
    5
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.90
    108
    		  
    20.61
    28
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.87
    82
    		  
    2.35
    156
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.38
    114
    		  
    8.44
    72
    25. Drownings
    4.56
    78
    		  
    6.79
    42
    26. Low Birth Weight
    4.39
    121
    		  
    29.41
    10
    27. Malnutrition
    4.34
    68
    		  
    31.20
    31
    28. Leukemia
    4.24
    63
    		  
    1.63
    146
    29. Ovary Cancer
    4.16
    87
    		  
    2.86
    138
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.58
    136
    		  
    12.60
    24
    31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.48
    95
    		  
    5.52
    70
    32. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.36
    76
    		  
    3.29
    81
    33. Lymphomas
    2.85
    128
    		  
    4.18
    98
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.63
    163
    		  
    3.82
    142
    35. Fires
    2.40
    86
    		  
    21.13
    1
    36. Prostate Cancer
    2.22
    165
    		  
    41.48
    11
    37. Epilepsy
    2.20
    76
    		  
    14.46
    5
    38. Birth Trauma
    1.58
    119
    		  
    26.64
    8
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    1.49
    159
    		  
    15.13
    24
    40. Tuberculosis
    1.10
    127
    		  
    29.12
    38
    41. Bladder Cancer
    1.02
    143
    		  
    0.87
    151
    42. Alcohol
    1.01
    77
    		  
    0.11
    136
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.81
    119
    		  
    170.85
    18
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.73
    158
    		  
    15.03
    11
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    0.67
    164
    		  
    2.06
    114
    46. Anemia
    0.64
    93
    		  
    11.58
    17
    47. Appendicitis
    0.63
    67
    		  
    7.21
    12
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    0.61
    147
    		  
    3.49
    23
    49. Drug Use
    0.54
    122
    		  
    1.37
    73
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.54
    104
    		  
    29.30
    12
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    32,582
    25.74
    		  
    53,836
    2.82
    2. Stroke
    15,172
    11.98
    		  
    69,785
    3.66
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    10,195
    8.05
    		  
    31,996
    1.68
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,292
    5.76
    		  
    290,238
    15.22
    5. Suicide
    6,170
    4.87
    		  
    7,238
    0.38
    6. Lung Disease
    6,127
    4.84
    		  
    11,291
    0.59
    7. Other Injuries
    4,800
    3.79
    		  
    30,880
    1.62
    8. Kidney Disease
    3,494
    2.76
    		  
    16,859
    0.88
    9. Liver Disease
    3,349
    2.65
    		  
    37,329
    1.96
    10. Asthma
    2,953
    2.33
    		  
    8,564
    0.45
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,773
    2.19
    		  
    51,633
    2.71
    12. Hypertension
    2,733
    2.16
    		  
    9,171
    0.48
    13. Oral Cancer
    1,914
    1.51
    		  
    1,702
    0.09
    14. Falls
    1,823
    1.44
    		  
    29,792
    1.56
    15. Violence
    1,765
    1.39
    		  
    34,006
    1.78
    16. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,646
    1.30
    		  
    130,610
    6.85
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    1,427
    1.13
    		  
    27,238
    1.43
    18. Lung Cancers
    1,400
    1.11
    		  
    833
    0.04
    19. Breast Cancer
    1,361
    1.07
    		  
    13,264
    0.70
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,301
    1.03
    		  
    258
    0.01
    21. Meningitis
    1,269
    1.00
    		  
    75,630
    3.97
    22. Stomach Cancer
    1,266
    1.00
    		  
    1,742
    0.09
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,142
    0.90
    		  
    7,894
    0.41
    24. Drownings
    964
    0.76
    		  
    12,227
    0.64
    25. Low Birth Weight
    930
    0.73
    		  
    98,528
    5.17
    26. Leukemia
    904
    0.71
    		  
    1,545
    0.08
    27. Malnutrition
    903
    0.71
    		  
    52,888
    2.77
    28. Liver Cancer
    772
    0.61
    		  
    11,512
    0.60
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    735
    0.58
    		  
    5,167
    0.27
    30. Cervical Cancer
    690
    0.55
    		  
    8,074
    0.42
    31. Alzheimers/Dementia
    689
    0.54
    		  
    2,357
    0.12
    32. Lymphomas
    614
    0.49
    		  
    3,709
    0.19
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    565
    0.45
    		  
    3,104
    0.16
    34. Fires
    506
    0.40
    		  
    40,911
    2.15
    35. Ovary Cancer
    487
    0.38
    		  
    1,239
    0.07
    36. Epilepsy
    468
    0.37
    		  
    23,311
    1.22
    37. Birth Trauma
    335
    0.26
    		  
    89,271
    4.68
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    315
    0.25
    		  
    22,824
    1.20
    39. Tuberculosis
    237
    0.19
    		  
    26,220
    1.38
    40. Alcohol
    225
    0.18
    		  
    101
    0.01
    41. Bladder Cancer
    216
    0.17
    		  
    595
    0.03
    42. Prostate Cancer
    208
    0.16
    		  
    9,629
    0.51
    43. HIV/AIDS
    177
    0.14
    		  
    217,354
    11.40
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    155
    0.12
    		  
    12,223
    0.64
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    145
    0.11
    		  
    1,574
    0.08
    46. Appendicitis
    133
    0.10
    		  
    7,626
    0.40
    47. Anemia
    132
    0.10
    		  
    13,999
    0.73
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    126
    0.10
    		  
    2,001
    0.10
    49. Drug Use
    117
    0.09
    		  
    1,922
    0.10
    50. Maternal Conditions
    114
    0.09
    		  
    40,636
    2.13
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    11.60
    124
    		  
    28.11
    4
    2. Oral Cancer
    8.94
    8
    		  
    1.94
    128
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.44
    119
    		  
    1.08
    166
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.99
    30
    		  
    0.41
    172
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.90
    108
    		  
    20.61
    28
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.87
    82
    		  
    2.35
    156
    7. Leukemia
    4.24
    63
    		  
    1.63
    146
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.16
    87
    		  
    2.86
    138
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.58
    136
    		  
    12.60
    24
    10. Lymphomas
    2.85
    128
    		  
    4.18
    98
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.63
    163
    		  
    3.82
    142
    12. Prostate Cancer
    2.22
    165
    		  
    41.48
    11
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.02
    143
    		  
    0.87
    151
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    0.67
    164
    		  
    2.06
    114
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.46
    165
    		  
    1.74
    97
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    166
    		  
    0.96
    129
     
     
     
    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.