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Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #1
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SRI LANKA VS NEW GUINEA

Compare Sri Lanka and New Guinea 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.

New Guinea
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Sri Lanka Population Pyramid
21,813,964
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New Guinea Population Pyramid
14,204,060
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
       
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
  
37.8
39.7
38.7
151
154
152
1970
63.7
66.2
64.9
54
64
61
  
42.8
44.7
43.7
149
151
149
1980
65.7
70.4
68.0
55
66
60
  
49.5
53.8
51.6
141
137
138
1990
66.9
73.5
70.1
61
63
62
  
52.3
57.8
55.0
151
144
144
2000
68.2
75.1
71.5
78
65
74
  
56.7
61.3
58.9
139
133
136
2010
70.9
78.1
74.5
72
50
62
  
59.5
64.3
61.8
148
142
145
2019
73.8
79.8
76.9
61
52
54
  
63.4
67.4
65.3
145
149
148
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
73.8
79.8
61
52
63.4
67.4
145
149
Age
73.8
79.8
61
52
63.4
67.4
145
149
Age 5
74.4
80.3
64
53
66.6
70.2
154
157
Age 10
74.4
80.4
65
53
66.9
70.5
157
159
Age 15
74.5
80.4
65
54
67.1
70.7
160
161
Age 20
74.7
80.6
64
54
67.5
70.9
160
161
Age 25
75.1
80.7
67
54
68.0
71.3
161
161
Age 30
75.3
80.9
68
54
68.5
71.8
161
162
Age 35
75.6
81.0
71
55
69.1
72.3
161
162
Age 40
75.8
81.1
74
55
69.9
73.1
164
162
Age 45
76.2
81.4
77
56
70.9
73.9
162
163
Age 50
76.7
81.6
76
57
72.1
75.0
161
163
Age 55
77.6
82.1
79
59
73.6
76.2
161
164
Age 60
78.6
82.6
79
60
75.4
77.6
159
163
Age 65
80.1
83.4
79
66
77.5
79.3
157
163
Age 70
81.5
84.2
93
73
80.0
81.3
154
161
Age 75
83.8
85.8
96
76
82.9
83.8
148
157
Age 80
87.0
88.3
74
62
86.0
86.6
146
156
Age 85
90.8
91.2
35
44
89.4
89.8
143
146
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
101.31
106
152.96
47
2. Diabetes Mellitus
47.34
45
96.77
10
3. Lung Disease
36.99
33
122.46
2
4. Alzheimers & Dementia
27.62
14
14.47
138
5. Stroke
26.55
154
118.90
43
6. Kidney Disease
26.23
72
13.07
128
7. Asthma
25.43
10
47.57
2
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
20.42
113
41.97
66
9. Road Traffic Accidents
18.07
82
14.45
99
10. Suicide
12.89
42
3.57
157
11. Oral Cancer
10.87
7
12.56
2
12. Breast Cancer
9.49
165
28.94
13
13. Lung Cancers
6.56
126
13.71
82
14. Other Injuries
6.41
112
8.96
77
15. Oesophagus Cancer
5.72
30
4.59
38
16. Cervical Cancer
5.15
125
21.97
33
17. Liver Disease
4.96
160
10.10
127
18. Stomach Cancer
4.94
107
10.61
36
19. Prostate Cancer
4.61
165
21.28
54
20. Leukemia
4.61
35
4.25
57
21. Congenital Anomalies
4.53
125
6.28
80
22. Hypertension
4.08
161
25.98
53
23. Liver Cancer
4.05
128
12.14
22
24. Lymphomas
3.88
126
6.83
21
25. Falls
3.85
129
13.87
8
26. Tuberculosis
3.45
95
46.96
20
27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.43
175
10.80
64
28. Drownings
3.24
68
2.58
85
29. Diarrhoeal diseases
2.47
100
48.64
36
30. Violence
2.36
122
12.19
39
31. Low Birth Weight
2.13
145
8.64
49
32. Ovary Cancer
1.93
174
5.99
34
33. Inflammatory/Heart
1.83
165
4.35
97
34. Endocrine Disorders
1.82
154
2.76
123
35. Anemia
1.74
8
0.00
145
36. Bladder Cancer
1.63
117
2.00
96
37. Uterin Cancer
1.40
144
3.18
48
38. War
1.35
16
0.01
173
39. Drug Use
1.16
96
0.20
180
40. Skin Disease
1.14
107
2.76
33
41. Epilepsy
1.14
127
1.37
111
42. Fires
1.04
112
5.98
7
43. Pancreas Cancer
0.80
171
2.21
136
44. Birth Trauma
0.78
135
7.75
44
45. Parkinson's Disease
0.65
181
6.12
20
46. Dengue
0.60
12
0.09
37
47. Meningitis
0.59
106
3.03
53
48. Maternal Conditions
0.50
110
4.88
50
49. Poisonings
0.39
113
1.50
58
50. Alcohol
0.33
159
1.41
87
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
26,304
22.66
6,835
12.17
2. Diabetes Mellitus
12,460
10.73
4,533
8.07
3. Lung Disease
9,456
8.15
4,538
8.08
4. Alzheimers & Dementia
6,939
5.98
343
0.61
5. Kidney Disease
6,858
5.91
687
1.22
6. Stroke
6,805
5.86
5,095
9.08
7. Asthma
6,471
5.57
1,842
3.28
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
5,117
4.41
2,595
4.62
9. Road Traffic Accidents
4,200
3.62
1,105
1.97
10. Suicide
2,977
2.56
259
0.46
11. Oral Cancer
2,893
2.49
580
1.03
12. Lung Cancers
1,775
1.53
622
1.11
13. Oesophagus Cancer
1,544
1.33
199
0.35
14. Other Injuries
1,529
1.32
647
1.15
15. Breast Cancer
1,383
1.19
764
1.36
16. Stomach Cancer
1,321
1.14
447
0.80
17. Liver Disease
1,303
1.12
624
1.11
18. Leukemia
1,155
0.99
253
0.45
19. Liver Cancer
1,090
0.94
644
1.15
20. Hypertension
1,055
0.91
1,096
1.95
21. Lymphomas
1,027
0.88
353
0.63
22. Congenital Anomalies
989
0.85
951
1.69
23. Falls
964
0.83
502
0.89
24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
911
0.78
445
0.79
25. Tuberculosis
769
0.66
3,969
7.07
26. Cervical Cancer
762
0.66
665
1.18
27. Drownings
731
0.63
240
0.43
28. Diarrhoeal diseases
605
0.52
2,295
4.09
29. Low Birth Weight
536
0.46
1,661
2.96
30. Prostate Cancer
507
0.44
285
0.51
31. Violence
499
0.43
969
1.73
32. Endocrine Disorders
462
0.40
153
0.27
33. Anemia
445
0.38
0
0.00
34. Bladder Cancer
432
0.37
82
0.15
35. Inflammatory/Heart
425
0.37
229
0.41
36. Skin Disease
293
0.25
126
0.22
37. Ovary Cancer
281
0.24
179
0.32
38. War
280
0.24
1
0.00
39. Epilepsy
269
0.23
111
0.20
40. Drug Use
257
0.22
13
0.02
41. Fires
239
0.21
488
0.87
42. Uterin Cancer
218
0.19
81
0.14
43. Pancreas Cancer
214
0.18
107
0.19
44. Birth Trauma
193
0.17
1,504
2.68
45. Parkinson's Disease
168
0.14
185
0.33
46. Meningitis
146
0.13
324
0.58
47. Dengue
131
0.11
6
0.01
48. Maternal Conditions
96
0.08
421
0.75
49. Poisonings
93
0.08
121
0.22
50. Other Neoplasms
86
0.07
15
0.03
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sri Lanka SRI LANKA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Oral Cancer
10.87
7
12.56
2
2. Breast Cancer
9.49
165
28.94
13
3. Lung Cancers
6.56
126
13.71
82
4. Oesophagus Cancer
5.72
30
4.59
38
5. Cervical Cancer
5.15
125
21.97
33
6. Stomach Cancer
4.94
107
10.61
36
7. Prostate Cancer
4.61
165
21.28
54
8. Leukemia
4.61
35
4.25
57
9. Liver Cancer
4.05
128
12.14
22
10. Lymphomas
3.88
126
6.83
21
11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.43
175
10.80
64
12. Ovary Cancer
1.93
174
5.99
34
13. Bladder Cancer
1.63
117
2.00
96
14. Uterin Cancer
1.40
144
3.18
48
15. Pancreas Cancer
0.80
171
2.21
136
16. Skin Cancers
0.22
174
9.28
1
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.