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Liberia
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Liberia and Sri Lanka 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.

Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. 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 Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles 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 Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Liberia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Liberia LIBERIA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Liberia LIBERIA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    38.9
    41.3
    40.1
    149
    144
    146
     
    62.1
    62.1
    62.1
    43
    59
    54
    1970
    41.3
    43.1
    42.2
    156
    156
    157
     
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    1980
    43.4
    45.5
    44.4
    162
    163
    162
     
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    1990
    41.8
    44.1
    42.9
    177
    178
    177
     
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    2000
    51.2
    52.6
    51.9
    155
    163
    156
     
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    2010
    58.4
    61.0
    59.7
    151
    152
    152
     
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    2019
    63.2
    65.0
    64.1
    149
    163
    155
     
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Liberia LIBERIA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.2
    65.0
    149
    163
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    Age 5
    69.4
    70.4
    131
    154
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    Age 10
    69.9
    70.9
    126
    155
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    Age 15
    70.3
    71.3
    123
    155
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    Age 20
    70.7
    71.6
    122
    155
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    Age 25
    71.1
    72.0
    121
    155
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    Age 30
    71.6
    72.5
    121
    155
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    Age 35
    72.2
    73.1
    120
    155
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    Age 40
    72.9
    73.8
    117
    153
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    Age 45
    73.7
    74.6
    112
    154
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    Age 50
    74.8
    75.5
    106
    155
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    Age 55
    76.0
    76.7
    103
    154
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    Age 60
    77.4
    78.0
    102
    155
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    Age 65
    79.2
    79.7
    98
    151
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    Age 70
    81.3
    81.7
    102
    147
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.1
    89
    139
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    Age 80
    86.7
    86.9
    92
    132
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.1
    85
    115
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Liberia LIBERIA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    98.87
    112
    101.31
    106
    2. Tuberculosis
    89.99
    7
    3.45
    95
    3. Stroke
    79.84
    94
    26.55
    154
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    78.43
    44
    20.42
    113
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    55.89
    4
    18.07
    82
    6. Malaria
    52.62
    4
    0.00
    166
    7. HIV/AIDS
    50.98
    23
    0.18
    147
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    47.97
    37
    2.47
    100
    9. Prostate Cancer
    38.87
    16
    4.61
    165
    10. Cervical Cancer
    35.18
    16
    5.15
    125
    11. Liver Disease
    34.32
    44
    4.96
    160
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    31.63
    86
    47.34
    45
    13. Measles
    31.33
    2
    0.00
    170
    14. Kidney Disease
    27.80
    69
    26.23
    72
    15. Maternal Conditions
    20.74
    5
    0.50
    110
    16. Hypertension
    18.52
    90
    4.08
    161
    17. Breast Cancer
    17.79
    81
    9.49
    165
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.56
    92
    27.62
    14
    19. Liver Cancer
    17.19
    11
    4.05
    128
    20. Lung Disease
    15.39
    139
    36.99
    33
    21. Violence
    13.13
    34
    2.36
    122
    22. Low Birth Weight
    11.72
    21
    2.13
    145
    23. Meningitis
    11.52
    30
    0.59
    106
    24. Birth Trauma
    11.43
    14
    0.78
    135
    25. Malnutrition
    10.21
    29
    0.18
    142
    26. Other Injuries
    9.64
    70
    6.41
    112
    27. Asthma
    8.98
    68
    25.43
    10
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    7.74
    37
    4.53
    125
    29. Suicide
    7.37
    108
    12.89
    42
    30. Falls
    7.14
    68
    3.85
    129
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.75
    50
    0.15
    183
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    5.61
    58
    1.82
    154
    33. Stomach Cancer
    5.47
    99
    4.94
    107
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.81
    91
    1.83
    165
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    4.57
    66
    0.65
    181
    36. Syphilis
    3.93
    2
    0.06
    105
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.79
    170
    3.43
    175
    38. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    123
    1.93
    174
    39. Fires
    3.65
    35
    1.04
    112
    40. Lymphomas
    3.62
    132
    3.88
    126
    41. Lung Cancers
    2.68
    165
    6.56
    126
    42. Pertussis
    2.42
    33
    0.08
    108
    43. Uterin Cancer
    2.31
    91
    1.40
    144
    44. Drownings
    2.30
    99
    3.24
    68
    45. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    61
    0.22
    174
    46. Epilepsy
    2.16
    56
    1.14
    127
    47. Schistosomiasis
    2.09
    21
    0.00
    169
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.08
    67
    0.20
    178
    49. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    131
    10.87
    7
    50. Poisonings
    1.76
    50
    0.39
    113
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Liberia LIBERIA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Tuberculosis
    2,766
    8.21
    769
    0.66
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,693
    7.99
    5,117
    4.41
    3. Measles
    2,554
    7.58
    0
    0.00
    4. Malaria
    2,428
    7.21
    0
    0.00
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,920
    5.70
    4,200
    3.62
    6. HIV/AIDS
    1,919
    5.70
    39
    0.03
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,885
    5.60
    26,304
    22.66
    8. Low Birth Weight
    1,652
    4.90
    536
    0.46
    9. Birth Trauma
    1,601
    4.75
    193
    0.17
    10. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,592
    4.73
    605
    0.52
    11. Stroke
    1,578
    4.68
    6,805
    5.86
    12. Maternal Conditions
    870
    2.58
    96
    0.08
    13. Liver Disease
    858
    2.55
    1,303
    1.12
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    833
    2.47
    989
    0.85
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    650
    1.93
    12,460
    10.73
    16. Kidney Disease
    609
    1.81
    6,858
    5.91
    17. Meningitis
    552
    1.64
    146
    0.13
    18. Violence
    477
    1.42
    499
    0.43
    19. Cervical Cancer
    474
    1.41
    762
    0.66
    20. Liver Cancer
    439
    1.30
    1,090
    0.94
    21. Syphilis
    394
    1.17
    15
    0.01
    22. Other Injuries
    380
    1.13
    1,529
    1.32
    23. Hypertension
    371
    1.10
    1,055
    0.91
    24. Malnutrition
    353
    1.05
    43
    0.04
    25. Prostate Cancer
    297
    0.88
    507
    0.44
    26. Lung Disease
    294
    0.87
    9,456
    8.15
    27. Breast Cancer
    246
    0.73
    1,383
    1.19
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    245
    0.73
    462
    0.40
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    235
    0.70
    6,939
    5.98
    30. Suicide
    220
    0.65
    2,977
    2.56
    31. Asthma
    200
    0.59
    6,471
    5.57
    32. Pertussis
    197
    0.58
    15
    0.01
    33. Falls
    155
    0.46
    964
    0.83
    34. Fires
    153
    0.45
    239
    0.21
    35. Drownings
    127
    0.38
    731
    0.63
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    126
    0.37
    38
    0.03
    37. Stomach Cancer
    122
    0.36
    1,321
    1.14
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    115
    0.34
    425
    0.37
    39. Lymphomas
    93
    0.28
    1,027
    0.88
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    90
    0.27
    911
    0.78
    41. Poisonings
    82
    0.24
    93
    0.08
    42. Epilepsy
    81
    0.24
    269
    0.23
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    72
    0.21
    168
    0.14
    44. Lung Cancers
    66
    0.20
    1,775
    1.53
    45. Schistosomiasis
    51
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    46. Skin Cancers
    51
    0.15
    58
    0.05
    47. Oral Cancer
    50
    0.15
    2,893
    2.49
    48. Ovary Cancer
    50
    0.15
    281
    0.24
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    50
    0.15
    49
    0.04
    50. Drug Use
    42
    0.12
    257
    0.22
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Liberia LIBERIA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    38.87
    16
    4.61
    165
    2. Cervical Cancer
    35.18
    16
    5.15
    125
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.79
    81
    9.49
    165
    4. Liver Cancer
    17.19
    11
    4.05
    128
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.47
    99
    4.94
    107
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.79
    170
    3.43
    175
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    123
    1.93
    174
    8. Lymphomas
    3.62
    132
    3.88
    126
    9. Lung Cancers
    2.68
    165
    6.56
    126
    10. Uterin Cancer
    2.31
    91
    1.40
    144
    11. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    61
    0.22
    174
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    131
    10.87
    7
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.56
    152
    0.80
    171
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.83
    163
    1.63
    117
    15. Leukemia
    0.66
    178
    4.61
    35
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.64
    174
    5.72
    30
    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.