face

WORLDHEALTHRANKINGS
live longer live better
Learn Think Feel Do
Sri Lanka
Uganda

World Health Review

COUNTRY #1
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
INSTRUCTIONSUse the list on left to choose a new country and cause of death rank order. Use the list on right to select the Countries you want to compare to. Play or Pause the Dynamic Population Pyramids to enhance your view.

DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Choose Year
    Play
    Pause
     
    Sri Lanka Population
     
     
    Uganda Population
     


    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Uganda UGANDA
           
    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
     
    42.7
    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
    67.0
    74.7
    70.8
    86
    66
    76
     
    45.8
    47.2
    46.5
    170
    171
    170
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
     
    57.2
    59.5
    58.4
    157
    158
    156
    2015
    71.6
    78.3
    74.9
    76
    64
    70
     
    60.3
    64.3
    62.3
    154
    154
    154
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Uganda UGANDA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.6
    78.3
    76
    64
     
    60.3
    64.3
    154
    154
    Age 5
    72.3
    78.9
    85
    68
     
    64.1
    67.6
    160
    158
    Age 10
    72.4
    79.0
    87
    68
     
    65.1
    68.4
    159
    157
    Age 15
    72.5
    79.1
    87
    68
     
    65.6
    68.9
    158
    158
    Age 20
    72.8
    79.3
    87
    66
     
    66.3
    69.5
    159
    157
    Age 25
    73.4
    79.5
    83
    68
     
    67.3
    70.3
    158
    156
    Age 30
    74.0
    79.7
    81
    69
     
    68.3
    71.2
    153
    155
    Age 35
    74.5
    79.8
    79
    69
     
    69.4
    72.2
    149
    154
    Age 40
    75.2
    80.0
    79
    68
     
    70.7
    73.2
    145
    153
    Age 45
    75.9
    80.3
    74
    68
     
    72.1
    74.4
    135
    149
    Age 50
    76.9
    80.6
    70
    71
     
    73.5
    75.5
    125
    147
    Age 55
    78.0
    81.1
    66
    73
     
    75.1
    76.7
    118
    144
    Age 60
    79.4
    81.8
    60
    75
     
    76.6
    77.9
    115
    142
    Age 65
    80.9
    82.7
    61
    76
     
    78.4
    79.4
    115
    136
    Age 70
    82.8
    83.9
    58
    78
     
    80.4
    81.2
    115
    134
    Age 75
    85.0
    85.8
    57
    78
     
    82.9
    83.5
    116
    134
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.0
    52
    76
     
    85.8
    86.2
    116
    132
    Age 85
    90.9
    90.9
    34
    74
     
    89.2
    89.6
    121
    132
    Age 90
    94.5
    94.3
    22
    71
     
    93.0
    93.3
    122
    128
    Age 95
    98.5
    98.2
    16
    55
     
    97.2
    97.5
    122
    118
    Age 100
    102.7
    102.4
    13
    50
     
    101.7
    101.9
    130
    118
     
     
    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
    154.65
    31
     
    67.64
    126
    2. Stroke
    72.35
    105
     
    116.56
    58
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.87
    31
     
    39.88
    50
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    35.08
    80
     
    139.64
    28
    5. Lung Disease
    29.40
    38
     
    18.10
    94
    6. Suicide
    28.77
    5
     
    18.67
    17
    7. Other Injuries
    22.53
    34
     
    24.87
    24
    8. Kidney Disease
    16.34
    66
     
    20.93
    29
    9. Liver Disease
    15.28
    89
     
    41.49
    11
    10. Asthma
    13.98
    20
     
    7.97
    65
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.05
    106
     
    37.14
    7
    12. Hypertension
    12.95
    117
     
    19.45
    61
    13. Breast Cancer
    11.60
    124
     
    13.51
    112
    14. Oral Cancer
    8.94
    8
     
    4.42
    56
    15. Falls
    8.61
    51
     
    23.62
    4
    16. Violence
    8.23
    66
     
    20.93
    20
    17. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7.80
    72
     
    53.91
    27
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    6.77
    114
     
    9.12
    69
    19. Lung Cancers
    6.44
    119
     
    2.30
    142
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.99
    30
     
    16.89
    5
    21. Meningitis
    5.97
    54
     
    23.27
    25
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.90
    108
     
    27.03
    13
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.87
    82
     
    4.88
    104
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.38
    114
     
    12.39
    34
    25. Drownings
    4.56
    78
     
    12.77
    6
    26. Low Birth Weight
    4.39
    121
     
    15.82
    46
    27. Malnutrition
    4.34
    68
     
    30.26
    32
    28. Leukemia
    4.24
    63
     
    3.79
    89
    29. Ovary Cancer
    4.16
    87
     
    5.48
    51
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.58
    136
     
    7.87
    50
    31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.48
    95
     
    7.47
    43
    32. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.36
    76
     
    3.17
    85
    33. Lymphomas
    2.85
    128
     
    6.07
    51
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.63
    163
     
    5.52
    109
    35. Fires
    2.40
    86
     
    17.98
    3
    36. Prostate Cancer
    2.22
    165
     
    47.72
    6
    37. Epilepsy
    2.20
    76
     
    10.94
    20
    38. Birth Trauma
    1.58
    119
     
    14.31
    47
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    1.49
    159
     
    18.79
    15
    40. Tuberculosis
    1.10
    127
     
    14.19
    58
    41. Bladder Cancer
    1.02
    143
     
    0.63
    162
    42. Alcohol
    1.01
    77
     
    0.77
    86
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.81
    119
     
    245.98
    10
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.73
    158
     
    2.18
    98
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    0.67
    164
     
    2.10
    113
    46. Anemia
    0.64
    93
     
    1.96
    54
    47. Appendicitis
    0.63
    67
     
    0.52
    78
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    0.61
    147
     
    3.25
    33
    49. Drug Use
    0.54
    122
     
    0.60
    115
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.54
    104
     
    22.69
    20
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Uganda UGANDA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    32,582
    25.74
     
    8,586
    2.68
    2. Stroke
    15,172
    11.98
     
    13,902
    4.33
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    10,195
    8.05
     
    5,129
    1.60
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,292
    5.76
     
    33,776
    10.53
    5. Suicide
    6,170
    4.87
     
    4,323
    1.35
    6. Lung Disease
    6,127
    4.84
     
    2,412
    0.75
    7. Other Injuries
    4,800
    3.79
     
    7,425
    2.31
    8. Kidney Disease
    3,494
    2.76
     
    3,584
    1.12
    9. Liver Disease
    3,349
    2.65
     
    6,697
    2.09
    10. Asthma
    2,953
    2.33
     
    1,194
    0.37
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,773
    2.19
     
    10,133
    3.16
    12. Hypertension
    2,733
    2.16
     
    2,375
    0.74
    13. Oral Cancer
    1,914
    1.51
     
    676
    0.21
    14. Falls
    1,823
    1.44
     
    4,706
    1.47
    15. Violence
    1,765
    1.39
     
    6,598
    2.06
    16. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,646
    1.30
     
    18,538
    5.78
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    1,427
    1.13
     
    6,172
    1.92
    18. Lung Cancers
    1,400
    1.11
     
    328
    0.10
    19. Breast Cancer
    1,361
    1.07
     
    1,119
    0.35
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,301
    1.03
     
    2,149
    0.67
    21. Meningitis
    1,269
    1.00
     
    7,899
    2.46
    22. Stomach Cancer
    1,266
    1.00
     
    661
    0.21
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,142
    0.90
     
    1,788
    0.56
    24. Drownings
    964
    0.76
     
    4,564
    1.42
    25. Low Birth Weight
    930
    0.73
     
    12,383
    3.86
    26. Leukemia
    904
    0.71
     
    733
    0.23
    27. Malnutrition
    903
    0.71
     
    6,730
    2.10
    28. Liver Cancer
    772
    0.61
     
    1,265
    0.39
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    735
    0.58
     
    1,263
    0.39
    30. Cervical Cancer
    690
    0.55
     
    2,167
    0.68
    31. Alzheimers/Dementia
    689
    0.54
     
    449
    0.14
    32. Lymphomas
    614
    0.49
     
    989
    0.31
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    565
    0.45
     
    765
    0.24
    34. Fires
    506
    0.40
     
    5,866
    1.83
    35. Ovary Cancer
    487
    0.38
     
    393
    0.12
    36. Epilepsy
    468
    0.37
     
    3,401
    1.06
    37. Birth Trauma
    335
    0.26
     
    11,206
    3.49
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    315
    0.25
     
    4,884
    1.52
    39. Tuberculosis
    237
    0.19
     
    4,674
    1.46
    40. Alcohol
    225
    0.18
     
    126
    0.04
    41. Bladder Cancer
    216
    0.17
     
    88
    0.03
    42. Prostate Cancer
    208
    0.16
     
    2,287
    0.71
    43. HIV/AIDS
    177
    0.14
     
    61,424
    19.15
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    155
    0.12
     
    324
    0.10
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    145
    0.11
     
    301
    0.09
    46. Appendicitis
    133
    0.10
     
    91
    0.03
    47. Anemia
    132
    0.10
     
    471
    0.15
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    126
    0.10
     
    364
    0.11
    49. Drug Use
    117
    0.09
     
    168
    0.05
    50. Maternal Conditions
    114
    0.09
     
    6,028
    1.88
     
     
    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. Breast Cancer
    11.60
    124
     
    13.51
    112
    2. Oral Cancer
    8.94
    8
     
    4.42
    56
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.44
    119
     
    2.30
    142
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.99
    30
     
    16.89
    5
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.90
    108
     
    27.03
    13
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.87
    82
     
    4.88
    104
    7. Leukemia
    4.24
    63
     
    3.79
    89
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.16
    87
     
    5.48
    51
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.58
    136
     
    7.87
    50
    10. Lymphomas
    2.85
    128
     
    6.07
    51
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.63
    163
     
    5.52
    109
    12. Prostate Cancer
    2.22
    165
     
    47.72
    6
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.02
    143
     
    0.63
    162
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    0.67
    164
     
    2.10
    113
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.46
    165
     
    1.51
    107
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    166
     
    2.08
    48
     
     
     
    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.