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Myanmar
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Myanmar 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
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Myanmar Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Myanmar MYANMAR   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Myanmar MYANMAR   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    42.4
    45.4
    43.9
    126
    127
    125
     
    62.1
    62.1
    62.1
    43
    59
    54
    1970
    49.8
    53.6
    51.7
    120
    115
    117
     
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    1980
    55.4
    59.4
    57.3
    121
    119
    118
     
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    1990
    57.0
    61.1
    59.0
    133
    129
    132
     
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    2000
    60.2
    64.1
    62.1
    126
    127
    130
     
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    2010
    63.5
    67.3
    65.4
    127
    133
    131
     
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    2019
    65.9
    72.2
    69.1
    133
    121
    126
     
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Myanmar MYANMAR   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    65.9
    72.2
    133
    121
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    Age 5
    69.3
    75.2
    133
    115
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    Age 10
    69.4
    75.3
    135
    115
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    Age 15
    69.6
    75.5
    136
    115
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    Age 20
    69.9
    75.6
    136
    115
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    Age 25
    70.4
    75.9
    135
    115
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    Age 30
    70.8
    76.1
    134
    114
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    Age 35
    71.3
    76.4
    134
    114
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    Age 40
    71.8
    76.8
    134
    112
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    Age 45
    72.5
    77.3
    135
    111
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    Age 50
    73.4
    77.9
    138
    111
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    Age 55
    74.7
    78.7
    138
    108
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    Age 60
    76.2
    79.6
    139
    107
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    Age 65
    78.1
    80.9
    143
    107
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    Age 70
    80.3
    82.4
    140
    110
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    Age 75
    83.0
    84.5
    142
    112
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.0
    139
    120
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.1
    135
    121
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Myanmar MYANMAR   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    185.28
    7
    26.55
    154
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    90.33
    123
    101.31
    106
    3. Lung Disease
    73.61
    9
    36.99
    33
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    48.14
    42
    47.34
    45
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40.28
    67
    20.42
    113
    6. Tuberculosis
    38.12
    27
    3.45
    95
    7. Liver Disease
    33.29
    50
    4.96
    160
    8. Asthma
    24.48
    11
    25.43
    10
    9. Kidney Disease
    23.48
    89
    26.23
    72
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.94
    71
    18.07
    82
    11. Hypertension
    20.51
    79
    4.08
    161
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.12
    104
    27.62
    14
    13. Diarrhoeal diseases
    17.00
    61
    2.47
    100
    14. Lung Cancers
    16.58
    74
    6.56
    126
    15. Cervical Cancer
    14.20
    59
    5.15
    125
    16. HIV/AIDS
    13.93
    50
    0.18
    147
    17. Falls
    13.85
    9
    3.85
    129
    18. Stomach Cancer
    11.58
    26
    4.94
    107
    19. Breast Cancer
    11.49
    147
    9.49
    165
    20. Liver Cancer
    10.79
    27
    4.05
    128
    21. Low Birth Weight
    8.91
    46
    2.13
    145
    22. Oral Cancer
    8.77
    8
    10.87
    7
    23. Measles
    8.71
    8
    0.00
    170
    24. Birth Trauma
    7.82
    43
    0.78
    135
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.75
    122
    3.43
    175
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.70
    25
    5.72
    30
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.05
    47
    0.15
    183
    28. Other Injuries
    5.48
    124
    6.41
    112
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    5.25
    108
    4.53
    125
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    4.36
    78
    0.65
    181
    31. Drownings
    4.24
    40
    3.24
    68
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.16
    110
    1.83
    165
    33. Violence
    3.92
    102
    2.36
    122
    34. Ovary Cancer
    3.69
    122
    1.93
    174
    35. Lymphomas
    3.11
    142
    3.88
    126
    36. Leukemia
    3.05
    119
    4.61
    35
    37. Maternal Conditions
    3.00
    58
    0.50
    110
    38. Suicide
    2.96
    162
    12.89
    42
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    2.91
    116
    1.82
    154
    40. Malnutrition
    2.65
    78
    0.18
    142
    41. Prostate Cancer
    2.63
    177
    4.61
    165
    42. Pertussis
    2.43
    32
    0.08
    108
    43. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    64
    0.22
    174
    44. Skin Disease
    2.02
    63
    1.14
    107
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.00
    71
    0.20
    178
    46. Pancreas Cancer
    1.68
    149
    0.80
    171
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.46
    130
    1.63
    117
    48. Poisonings
    1.44
    60
    0.39
    113
    49. War
    1.26
    17
    1.35
    16
    50. Epilepsy
    1.02
    134
    1.14
    127
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Myanmar MYANMAR   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    71,440
    19.81
    6,805
    5.86
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    34,871
    9.67
    26,304
    22.66
    3. Lung Disease
    26,531
    7.36
    9,456
    8.15
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    19,944
    5.53
    12,460
    10.73
    5. Tuberculosis
    19,299
    5.35
    769
    0.66
    6. Liver Disease
    17,143
    4.75
    1,303
    1.12
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16,726
    4.64
    5,117
    4.41
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    11,004
    3.05
    4,200
    3.62
    9. Kidney Disease
    9,924
    2.75
    6,858
    5.91
    10. Asthma
    9,557
    2.65
    6,471
    5.57
    11. Hypertension
    7,843
    2.18
    1,055
    0.91
    12. HIV/AIDS
    7,707
    2.14
    39
    0.03
    13. Lung Cancers
    7,558
    2.10
    1,775
    1.53
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7,237
    2.01
    605
    0.52
    15. Low Birth Weight
    7,125
    1.98
    536
    0.46
    16. Birth Trauma
    6,169
    1.71
    193
    0.17
    17. Falls
    5,686
    1.58
    964
    0.83
    18. Stomach Cancer
    5,343
    1.48
    1,321
    1.14
    19. Liver Cancer
    5,215
    1.45
    1,090
    0.94
    20. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,082
    1.41
    6,939
    5.98
    21. Measles
    4,465
    1.24
    0
    0.00
    22. Oral Cancer
    4,209
    1.17
    2,893
    2.49
    23. Cervical Cancer
    3,945
    1.09
    762
    0.66
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    3,679
    1.02
    989
    0.85
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3,325
    0.92
    1,544
    1.33
    26. Breast Cancer
    3,192
    0.89
    1,383
    1.19
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,996
    0.83
    911
    0.78
    28. Other Injuries
    2,762
    0.77
    1,529
    1.32
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,558
    0.71
    38
    0.03
    30. Drownings
    2,212
    0.61
    731
    0.63
    31. Violence
    2,124
    0.59
    499
    0.43
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,702
    0.47
    425
    0.37
    33. Maternal Conditions
    1,681
    0.47
    96
    0.08
    34. Suicide
    1,565
    0.43
    2,977
    2.56
    35. Leukemia
    1,546
    0.43
    1,155
    0.99
    36. Lymphomas
    1,472
    0.41
    1,027
    0.88
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    1,450
    0.40
    168
    0.14
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    1,265
    0.35
    462
    0.40
    39. Pertussis
    1,244
    0.35
    15
    0.01
    40. Ovary Cancer
    1,053
    0.29
    281
    0.24
    41. Skin Cancers
    962
    0.27
    58
    0.05
    42. Malnutrition
    945
    0.26
    43
    0.04
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    893
    0.25
    49
    0.04
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    743
    0.21
    214
    0.18
    45. Skin Disease
    734
    0.20
    293
    0.25
    46. Poisonings
    728
    0.20
    93
    0.08
    47. War
    688
    0.19
    280
    0.24
    48. Bladder Cancer
    573
    0.16
    432
    0.37
    49. Meningitis
    550
    0.15
    146
    0.13
    50. Epilepsy
    524
    0.15
    269
    0.23
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Myanmar MYANMAR   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    16.58
    74
    6.56
    126
    2. Cervical Cancer
    14.20
    59
    5.15
    125
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.58
    26
    4.94
    107
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.49
    147
    9.49
    165
    5. Liver Cancer
    10.79
    27
    4.05
    128
    6. Oral Cancer
    8.77
    8
    10.87
    7
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.75
    122
    3.43
    175
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.70
    25
    5.72
    30
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.69
    122
    1.93
    174
    10. Lymphomas
    3.11
    142
    3.88
    126
    11. Leukemia
    3.05
    119
    4.61
    35
    12. Prostate Cancer
    2.63
    177
    4.61
    165
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.27
    64
    0.22
    174
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1.68
    149
    0.80
    171
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.46
    130
    1.63
    117
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.94
    163
    1.40
    144
    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.