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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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SRI LANKA VS UGANDA

Compare Sri Lanka and Uganda 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.

Uganda
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   Uganda UGANDA
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Uganda UGANDA
           
    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
    		  
    42.7
    45.9
    44.2
    122
    121
    122
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    		  
    48.4
    51.4
    49.9
    123
    119
    122
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    		  
    48.6
    51.6
    50.1
    146
    144
    144
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    		  
    48.1
    51.8
    49.9
    162
    162
    162
    2000
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    		  
    45.1
    48.0
    46.6
    176
    176
    176
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    		  
    57.2
    59.5
    58.4
    157
    158
    156
    2019
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    		  
    63.2
    70.1
    66.7
    148
    133
    136
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Uganda UGANDA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    63.2
    70.1
    148
    133
    Age 5
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    66.5
    73.0
    155
    133
    Age 10
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    67.1
    73.5
    154
    132
    Age 15
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    67.4
    73.8
    154
    131
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    67.9
    74.1
    154
    130
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    68.3
    74.4
    154
    129
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    68.9
    74.8
    154
    129
    Age 35
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    69.5
    75.4
    154
    126
    Age 40
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    70.3
    75.9
    153
    123
    Age 45
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    71.3
    76.6
    154
    123
    Age 50
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    72.5
    77.4
    154
    119
    Age 55
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    74.0
    78.3
    153
    116
    Age 60
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    75.7
    79.4
    152
    113
    Age 65
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    77.7
    80.8
    154
    109
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    80.1
    82.4
    153
    109
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    82.8
    84.6
    151
    105
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    86.0
    87.2
    145
    98
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    89.5
    90.4
    131
    86
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Uganda UGANDA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    101.31
    106
    82.33
    131
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.34
    45
    40.31
    60
    3. Lung Disease
    36.99
    33
    28.73
    59
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.62
    14
    19.36
    60
    5. Stroke
    26.55
    154
    99.89
    72
    6. Kidney Disease
    26.23
    72
    24.60
    77
    7. Asthma
    25.43
    10
    11.28
    56
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.42
    113
    81.99
    41
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.07
    82
    53.60
    6
    10. Suicide
    12.89
    42
    10.45
    65
    11. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    4.38
    50
    12. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    11.12
    150
    13. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    3.20
    157
    14. Other Injuries
    6.41
    112
    10.15
    64
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    11.56
    7
    16. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    45.76
    8
    17. Liver Disease
    4.96
    160
    33.70
    47
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    4.55
    124
    19. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    25.14
    45
    20. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    2.67
    137
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.53
    125
    6.31
    78
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    161
    30.73
    43
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    7.69
    50
    24. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    8.13
    7
    25. Falls
    3.85
    129
    7.78
    59
    26. Tuberculosis
    3.45
    95
    24.27
    45
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    7.45
    112
    28. Drownings
    3.24
    68
    2.33
    95
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.47
    100
    46.00
    40
    30. Violence
    2.36
    122
    17.69
    24
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    145
    7.36
    61
    32. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    5.62
    44
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.83
    165
    4.44
    95
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    1.82
    154
    2.94
    115
    35. Anemia
    1.74
    8
    0.00
    174
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    1.70
    113
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    2.93
    60
    38. War
    1.35
    16
    0.21
    39
    39. Drug Use
    1.16
    96
    1.09
    109
    40. Skin Disease
    1.14
    107
    1.53
    95
    41. Epilepsy
    1.14
    127
    1.99
    70
    42. Fires
    1.04
    112
    2.83
    54
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    2.88
    116
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.78
    135
    7.85
    42
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.65
    181
    4.10
    93
    46. Dengue
    0.60
    12
    0.00
    66
    47. Meningitis
    0.59
    106
    9.73
    36
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.50
    110
    9.90
    33
    49. Poisonings
    0.39
    113
    2.33
    39
    50. Alcohol
    0.33
    159
    1.67
    74
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Uganda UGANDA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,304
    22.66
    8,784
    4.23
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,460
    10.73
    4,794
    2.31
    3. Lung Disease
    9,456
    8.15
    3,051
    1.47
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,939
    5.98
    1,286
    0.62
    5. Kidney Disease
    6,858
    5.91
    3,168
    1.53
    6. Stroke
    6,805
    5.86
    11,181
    5.39
    7. Asthma
    6,471
    5.57
    1,745
    0.84
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,117
    4.41
    18,865
    9.09
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,200
    3.62
    13,012
    6.27
    10. Suicide
    2,977
    2.56
    2,033
    0.98
    11. Oral Cancer
    2,893
    2.49
    731
    0.35
    12. Lung Cancers
    1,775
    1.53
    441
    0.21
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,544
    1.33
    1,674
    0.81
    14. Other Injuries
    1,529
    1.32
    3,130
    1.51
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,383
    1.19
    1,128
    0.54
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,321
    1.14
    515
    0.25
    17. Liver Disease
    1,303
    1.12
    5,122
    2.47
    18. Leukemia
    1,155
    0.99
    599
    0.29
    19. Liver Cancer
    1,090
    0.94
    1,522
    0.73
    20. Hypertension
    1,055
    0.91
    3,120
    1.50
    21. Lymphomas
    1,027
    0.88
    1,762
    0.85
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    989
    0.85
    6,641
    3.20
    23. Falls
    964
    0.83
    1,127
    0.54
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    911
    0.78
    919
    0.44
    25. Tuberculosis
    769
    0.66
    7,255
    3.50
    26. Cervical Cancer
    762
    0.66
    4,378
    2.11
    27. Drownings
    731
    0.63
    1,238
    0.60
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    605
    0.52
    12,103
    5.83
    29. Low Birth Weight
    536
    0.46
    9,673
    4.66
    30. Prostate Cancer
    507
    0.44
    950
    0.46
    31. Violence
    499
    0.43
    6,175
    2.98
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.40
    761
    0.37
    33. Anemia
    445
    0.38
    0
    0.00
    34. Bladder Cancer
    432
    0.37
    181
    0.09
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    425
    0.37
    859
    0.41
    36. Skin Disease
    293
    0.25
    242
    0.12
    37. Ovary Cancer
    281
    0.24
    519
    0.25
    38. War
    280
    0.24
    88
    0.04
    39. Epilepsy
    269
    0.23
    599
    0.29
    40. Drug Use
    257
    0.22
    233
    0.11
    41. Fires
    239
    0.21
    872
    0.42
    42. Uterin Cancer
    218
    0.19
    234
    0.11
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.18
    358
    0.17
    44. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.17
    10,405
    5.01
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    168
    0.14
    351
    0.17
    46. Meningitis
    146
    0.13
    3,718
    1.79
    47. Dengue
    131
    0.11
    1
    0.00
    48. Maternal Conditions
    96
    0.08
    3,641
    1.75
    49. Poisonings
    93
    0.08
    745
    0.36
    50. Other Neoplasms
    86
    0.07
    37
    0.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Uganda UGANDA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    4.38
    50
    2. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    11.12
    150
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    3.20
    157
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    11.56
    7
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    45.76
    8
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    4.55
    124
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    25.14
    45
    8. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    2.67
    137
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    7.69
    50
    10. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    8.13
    7
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    7.45
    112
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    5.62
    44
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    1.70
    113
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    2.93
    60
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    2.88
    116
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.22
    174
    2.54
    51
    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.