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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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SRI LANKA VS MYANMAR

Compare Sri Lanka and Myanmar 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.

Myanmar
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Sri Lanka Population Pyramid
21,813,964
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Myanmar Population Pyramid
62,253,423
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Myanmar MYANMAR
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Myanmar MYANMAR
       
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
  
42.4
45.4
43.9
126
127
125
1970
63.7
66.2
64.9
54
64
61
  
49.8
53.6
51.7
120
115
117
1980
65.7
70.4
68.0
55
66
60
  
55.4
59.4
57.3
121
119
118
1990
66.9
73.5
70.1
61
63
62
  
57.0
61.1
59.0
133
129
132
2000
68.2
75.1
71.5
78
65
74
  
60.2
64.1
62.1
126
127
130
2010
70.9
78.1
74.5
72
50
62
  
63.5
67.3
65.4
127
133
131
2019
73.8
79.8
76.9
61
52
54
  
65.9
72.2
69.1
133
121
126
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Myanmar MYANMAR
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
73.8
79.8
61
52
65.9
72.2
133
121
Age
73.8
79.8
61
52
65.9
72.2
133
121
Age 5
74.4
80.3
64
53
69.3
75.2
133
115
Age 10
74.4
80.4
65
53
69.4
75.3
135
115
Age 15
74.5
80.4
65
54
69.6
75.5
136
115
Age 20
74.7
80.6
64
54
69.9
75.6
136
115
Age 25
75.1
80.7
67
54
70.4
75.9
135
115
Age 30
75.3
80.9
68
54
70.8
76.1
134
114
Age 35
75.6
81.0
71
55
71.3
76.4
134
114
Age 40
75.8
81.1
74
55
71.8
76.8
134
112
Age 45
76.2
81.4
77
56
72.5
77.3
135
111
Age 50
76.7
81.6
76
57
73.4
77.9
138
111
Age 55
77.6
82.1
79
59
74.7
78.7
138
108
Age 60
78.6
82.6
79
60
76.2
79.6
139
107
Age 65
80.1
83.4
79
66
78.1
80.9
143
107
Age 70
81.5
84.2
93
73
80.3
82.4
140
110
Age 75
83.8
85.8
96
76
83.0
84.5
142
112
Age 80
87.0
88.3
74
62
86.0
87.0
139
120
Age 85
90.8
91.2
35
44
89.4
90.1
135
121
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Myanmar MYANMAR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
101.31
106
90.33
123
2. Diabetes Mellitus
47.34
45
48.14
42
3. Lung Disease
36.99
33
73.61
9
4. Alzheimers & Dementia
27.62
14
17.12
104
5. Stroke
26.55
154
185.28
7
6. Kidney Disease
26.23
72
23.48
89
7. Asthma
25.43
10
24.48
11
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
20.42
113
40.28
67
9. Road Traffic Accidents
18.07
82
20.94
71
10. Suicide
12.89
42
2.96
162
11. Oral Cancer
10.87
7
8.77
8
12. Breast Cancer
9.49
165
11.49
147
13. Lung Cancers
6.56
126
16.58
74
14. Other Injuries
6.41
112
5.48
124
15. Oesophagus Cancer
5.72
30
6.70
25
16. Cervical Cancer
5.15
125
14.20
59
17. Liver Disease
4.96
160
33.29
50
18. Stomach Cancer
4.94
107
11.58
26
19. Prostate Cancer
4.61
165
2.63
177
20. Leukemia
4.61
35
3.05
119
21. Congenital Anomalies
4.53
125
5.25
108
22. Hypertension
4.08
161
20.51
79
23. Liver Cancer
4.05
128
10.79
27
24. Lymphomas
3.88
126
3.11
142
25. Falls
3.85
129
13.85
9
26. Tuberculosis
3.45
95
38.12
27
27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.43
175
6.75
122
28. Drownings
3.24
68
4.24
40
29. Diarrhoeal diseases
2.47
100
17.00
61
30. Violence
2.36
122
3.92
102
31. Low Birth Weight
2.13
145
8.91
46
32. Ovary Cancer
1.93
174
3.69
122
33. Inflammatory/Heart
1.83
165
4.16
110
34. Endocrine Disorders
1.82
154
2.91
116
35. Anemia
1.74
8
0.00
138
36. Bladder Cancer
1.63
117
1.46
130
37. Uterin Cancer
1.40
144
0.94
163
38. War
1.35
16
1.26
17
39. Drug Use
1.16
96
0.84
128
40. Skin Disease
1.14
107
2.02
63
41. Epilepsy
1.14
127
1.02
134
42. Fires
1.04
112
0.47
144
43. Pancreas Cancer
0.80
171
1.68
149
44. Birth Trauma
0.78
135
7.82
43
45. Parkinson's Disease
0.65
181
4.36
78
46. Dengue
0.60
12
0.54
14
47. Meningitis
0.59
106
1.01
79
48. Maternal Conditions
0.50
110
3.00
58
49. Poisonings
0.39
113
1.44
60
50. Alcohol
0.33
159
0.63
134
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Myanmar MYANMAR
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
26,304
22.66
34,871
9.67
2. Diabetes Mellitus
12,460
10.73
19,944
5.53
3. Lung Disease
9,456
8.15
26,531
7.36
4. Alzheimers & Dementia
6,939
5.98
5,082
1.41
5. Kidney Disease
6,858
5.91
9,924
2.75
6. Stroke
6,805
5.86
71,440
19.81
7. Asthma
6,471
5.57
9,557
2.65
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
5,117
4.41
16,726
4.64
9. Road Traffic Accidents
4,200
3.62
11,004
3.05
10. Suicide
2,977
2.56
1,565
0.43
11. Oral Cancer
2,893
2.49
4,209
1.17
12. Lung Cancers
1,775
1.53
7,558
2.10
13. Oesophagus Cancer
1,544
1.33
3,325
0.92
14. Other Injuries
1,529
1.32
2,762
0.77
15. Breast Cancer
1,383
1.19
3,192
0.89
16. Stomach Cancer
1,321
1.14
5,343
1.48
17. Liver Disease
1,303
1.12
17,143
4.75
18. Leukemia
1,155
0.99
1,546
0.43
19. Liver Cancer
1,090
0.94
5,215
1.45
20. Hypertension
1,055
0.91
7,843
2.18
21. Lymphomas
1,027
0.88
1,472
0.41
22. Congenital Anomalies
989
0.85
3,679
1.02
23. Falls
964
0.83
5,686
1.58
24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
911
0.78
2,996
0.83
25. Tuberculosis
769
0.66
19,299
5.35
26. Cervical Cancer
762
0.66
3,945
1.09
27. Drownings
731
0.63
2,212
0.61
28. Diarrhoeal diseases
605
0.52
7,237
2.01
29. Low Birth Weight
536
0.46
7,125
1.98
30. Prostate Cancer
507
0.44
338
0.09
31. Violence
499
0.43
2,124
0.59
32. Endocrine Disorders
462
0.40
1,265
0.35
33. Anemia
445
0.38
0
0.00
34. Bladder Cancer
432
0.37
573
0.16
35. Inflammatory/Heart
425
0.37
1,702
0.47
36. Skin Disease
293
0.25
734
0.20
37. Ovary Cancer
281
0.24
1,053
0.29
38. War
280
0.24
688
0.19
39. Epilepsy
269
0.23
524
0.15
40. Drug Use
257
0.22
411
0.11
41. Fires
239
0.21
227
0.06
42. Uterin Cancer
218
0.19
263
0.07
43. Pancreas Cancer
214
0.18
743
0.21
44. Birth Trauma
193
0.17
6,169
1.71
45. Parkinson's Disease
168
0.14
1,450
0.40
46. Meningitis
146
0.13
550
0.15
47. Dengue
131
0.11
272
0.08
48. Maternal Conditions
96
0.08
1,681
0.47
49. Poisonings
93
0.08
728
0.20
50. Other Neoplasms
86
0.07
117
0.03
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   Myanmar MYANMAR
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Oral Cancer
10.87
7
8.77
8
2. Breast Cancer
9.49
165
11.49
147
3. Lung Cancers
6.56
126
16.58
74
4. Oesophagus Cancer
5.72
30
6.70
25
5. Cervical Cancer
5.15
125
14.20
59
6. Stomach Cancer
4.94
107
11.58
26
7. Prostate Cancer
4.61
165
2.63
177
8. Leukemia
4.61
35
3.05
119
9. Liver Cancer
4.05
128
10.79
27
10. Lymphomas
3.88
126
3.11
142
11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.43
175
6.75
122
12. Ovary Cancer
1.93
174
3.69
122
13. Bladder Cancer
1.63
117
1.46
130
14. Uterin Cancer
1.40
144
0.94
163
15. Pancreas Cancer
0.80
171
1.68
149
16. Skin Cancers
0.22
174
2.27
64
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.