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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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SRI LANKA VS UNITED KINGDOM

Compare Sri Lanka and United Kingdom 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.

United Kingdom
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Sri Lanka Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
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      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
           
    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
    		  
    68.2
    74.2
    71.1
    9
    4
    9
    1970
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    		  
    68.9
    75.2
    72.0
    13
    9
    9
    1980
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    		  
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    16
    14
    17
    1990
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    		  
    73.1
    78.8
    75.9
    17
    16
    16
    2000
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    		  
    75.3
    80.1
    77.8
    18
    23
    20
    2010
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    		  
    78.1
    82.2
    80.2
    15
    26
    21
    2019
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    		  
    79.8
    83.0
    81.4
    19
    31
    25
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    79.8
    83.0
    19
    31
    Age 5
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    Age 10
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    Age 15
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    80.2
    83.4
    19
    30
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    80.3
    83.4
    20
    31
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    80.4
    83.5
    21
    31
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    80.6
    83.6
    22
    31
    Age 35
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    80.8
    83.7
    23
    31
    Age 40
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    81.0
    83.8
    22
    31
    Age 45
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    81.3
    84.0
    21
    30
    Age 50
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    81.8
    84.3
    21
    30
    Age 55
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    82.3
    84.7
    22
    31
    Age 60
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    83.0
    85.2
    21
    31
    Age 65
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    83.9
    85.9
    18
    31
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    85.0
    86.8
    20
    31
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    86.5
    87.9
    22
    31
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    88.4
    89.4
    21
    32
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    90.7
    91.3
    40
    40
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    101.31
    106
    43.08
    168
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.34
    45
    3.59
    178
    3. Lung Disease
    36.99
    33
    19.80
    107
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    27.62
    14
    42.70
    2
    5. Stroke
    26.55
    154
    20.17
    169
    6. Kidney Disease
    26.23
    72
    2.86
    179
    7. Asthma
    25.43
    10
    0.86
    140
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.42
    113
    20.37
    114
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.07
    82
    2.81
    173
    10. Suicide
    12.89
    42
    6.88
    116
    11. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    2.46
    105
    12. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    17.64
    82
    13. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    24.68
    29
    14. Other Injuries
    6.41
    112
    3.64
    157
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    6.08
    28
    16. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    2.01
    165
    17. Liver Disease
    4.96
    160
    7.90
    142
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    3.32
    143
    19. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    16.66
    82
    20. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    3.55
    93
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.53
    125
    3.07
    155
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    161
    2.97
    167
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    3.64
    146
    24. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    6.17
    37
    25. Falls
    3.85
    129
    4.31
    120
    26. Tuberculosis
    3.45
    95
    0.25
    155
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    12.09
    50
    28. Drownings
    3.24
    68
    0.40
    178
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.47
    100
    0.86
    147
    30. Violence
    2.36
    122
    1.22
    144
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    145
    2.42
    135
    32. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    5.61
    45
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.83
    165
    2.47
    151
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    1.82
    154
    2.84
    119
    35. Anemia
    1.74
    8
    0.12
    54
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    3.54
    40
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    2.98
    56
    38. War
    1.35
    16
    0.02
    103
    39. Drug Use
    1.16
    96
    4.16
    16
    40. Skin Disease
    1.14
    107
    1.20
    105
    41. Epilepsy
    1.14
    127
    1.31
    114
    42. Fires
    1.04
    112
    0.32
    162
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    6.20
    52
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.78
    135
    0.35
    168
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    0.65
    181
    4.31
    80
    46. Dengue
    0.60
    12
    0.00
    180
    47. Meningitis
    0.59
    106
    0.27
    147
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.50
    110
    0.08
    153
    49. Poisonings
    0.39
    113
    0.25
    137
    50. Alcohol
    0.33
    159
    1.76
    69
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,304
    22.66
    71,728
    14.01
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,460
    10.73
    5,842
    1.14
    3. Lung Disease
    9,456
    8.15
    32,896
    6.43
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,939
    5.98
    98,135
    19.17
    5. Kidney Disease
    6,858
    5.91
    5,471
    1.07
    6. Stroke
    6,805
    5.86
    37,626
    7.35
    7. Asthma
    6,471
    5.57
    1,302
    0.25
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,117
    4.41
    40,540
    7.92
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,200
    3.62
    2,169
    0.42
    10. Suicide
    2,977
    2.56
    5,325
    1.04
    11. Oral Cancer
    2,893
    2.49
    3,109
    0.61
    12. Lung Cancers
    1,775
    1.53
    35,715
    6.98
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,544
    1.33
    8,727
    1.70
    14. Other Injuries
    1,529
    1.32
    5,464
    1.07
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,383
    1.19
    12,718
    2.48
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,321
    1.14
    4,999
    0.98
    17. Liver Disease
    1,303
    1.12
    7,666
    1.50
    18. Leukemia
    1,155
    0.99
    5,211
    1.02
    19. Liver Cancer
    1,090
    0.94
    5,237
    1.02
    20. Hypertension
    1,055
    0.91
    5,208
    1.02
    21. Lymphomas
    1,027
    0.88
    9,350
    1.83
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    989
    0.85
    2,127
    0.42
    23. Falls
    964
    0.83
    7,618
    1.49
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    911
    0.78
    18,446
    3.60
    25. Tuberculosis
    769
    0.66
    351
    0.07
    26. Cervical Cancer
    762
    0.66
    1,099
    0.21
    27. Drownings
    731
    0.63
    301
    0.06
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    605
    0.52
    1,599
    0.31
    29. Low Birth Weight
    536
    0.46
    1,313
    0.26
    30. Prostate Cancer
    507
    0.44
    13,289
    2.60
    31. Violence
    499
    0.43
    868
    0.17
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.40
    3,297
    0.64
    33. Anemia
    445
    0.38
    277
    0.05
    34. Bladder Cancer
    432
    0.37
    6,133
    1.20
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    425
    0.37
    3,126
    0.61
    36. Skin Disease
    293
    0.25
    2,134
    0.42
    37. Ovary Cancer
    281
    0.24
    4,019
    0.79
    38. War
    280
    0.24
    10
    0.00
    39. Epilepsy
    269
    0.23
    1,193
    0.23
    40. Drug Use
    257
    0.22
    2,824
    0.55
    41. Fires
    239
    0.21
    334
    0.07
    42. Uterin Cancer
    218
    0.19
    2,346
    0.46
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.18
    8,995
    1.76
    44. Birth Trauma
    193
    0.17
    190
    0.04
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    168
    0.14
    8,573
    1.67
    46. Meningitis
    146
    0.13
    232
    0.05
    47. Dengue
    131
    0.11
    0
    0.00
    48. Maternal Conditions
    96
    0.08
    47
    0.01
    49. Poisonings
    93
    0.08
    221
    0.04
    50. Other Neoplasms
    86
    0.07
    3,986
    0.78
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oral Cancer
    10.87
    7
    2.46
    105
    2. Breast Cancer
    9.49
    165
    17.64
    82
    3. Lung Cancers
    6.56
    126
    24.68
    29
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.72
    30
    6.08
    28
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.15
    125
    2.01
    165
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    107
    3.32
    143
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    165
    16.66
    82
    8. Leukemia
    4.61
    35
    3.55
    93
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.05
    128
    3.64
    146
    10. Lymphomas
    3.88
    126
    6.17
    37
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    175
    12.09
    50
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.93
    174
    5.61
    45
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.63
    117
    3.54
    40
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    144
    2.98
    56
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.80
    171
    6.20
    52
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.22
    174
    2.62
    46
    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.