Health in Sri Lanka

1,229 indicators covering health for Sri Lanka.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 15-5 2.8% 2021 62nd
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 60+ 2.2% 2021 79th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 60+ 3.1% 2021 87th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 60+ 2.7% 2021 84th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, female 2.3% 2021 60th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, male 2.9% 2021 70th
Lung cancer deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002 2.57 2019 up 6.8% 102nd
Lung cancer death rates males 10.61 2019 up 34.2% 79th
Lung cancer deaths men women 9 2019 up 4.2% 89th
Homicide rate who mortality database 1.18 2019 down 60.7% 57th
Cardiovascular disease death rate age group who mdb 11.58 2019 down 55.7% 38th
Cancer death rate by age group 4.46 2019 down 35.9% 16th
Cancer death rate who mdb 58.19 2019 up 2.5% 95th
Cardiovascular disease death rate who mdb 128.72 2019 down 22.2% 62nd
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate who mdb 32.36 2019 up 38.0% 15th
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group who mdb 9.8 2019 down 39.3% 43rd
Death rate by cause who mdb 58.19 2019 up 2.5% 95th
Cardiovascular disease death rate males vs females 172.01 2019 down 19.7% 55th
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb 40.84 2019 down 18.0% 8th
Death rate from digestive diseases who mdb 14.95 2019 down 24.4% 75th
Death rate from maternal disorders 0.1697 2019 up 27.8% 51st
Cardiovascular disease death crude rate who mdb 158.39 2019 up 1.5% 82nd
Cardiovascular disease death rate over time males vs females 94.19 2019 down 24.4% 65th
Cancer death rate crude vs age standardized who mdb 58.19 2019 up 2.5% 95th
Maternal mortality rate who mdb 0.1697 2019 up 27.8% 51st
Stomach cancer death rate 1.54 2019 down 49.0% 108th
Colon and rectum cancer death rate 2.3 2019 up 105.9% 106th
Breast cancer death rate in women 6.15 2019 up 6.7% 100th
Cervical cancer death rate in women 1.3 2019 up 18.7% 92nd
Prostate cancer death rate in men 2.41 2019 up 63.4% 108th
Death rate from cancer by sex 72.8 2019 up 7.8% 90th
Cardiovascular disease death rate crude versus age standardized 128.72 2019 down 22.2% 62nd
New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 69.0% 2024 up 146.4% 144th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old 2.73 2019 down 31.1% 46th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases age group who mdb 4.16 2019 down 43.6% 53rd
Pharmacists 2,500 2023 up 85.5% 78th
Tuberculosis death rate age standardized 2.86 2021 down 36.3% 109th
Age-standardized suicide rates 14.03 2021 down 22.6% 33rd
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause 450.28 2021 down 50.1% 97th
Premature deaths due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) as a 37.61 2021 down 14.3% 124th
Total NCD Deaths 111,316 2021 up 6.5% 52nd
Probability (%) of dying between age 30 and exact age 70 from any of 13.9% 2021 down 24.0% 133rd
Life expectancy at age 60 21.57 2021 up 6.7% 36th
Age-standardized NCD mortality rate 405.38 2021 down 23.7% 143rd
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.1742 2021 down 28.0% 152nd
Life expectancy at birth 77.23 2021 up 3.0% 36th
Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) 107.04 2021 down 13.3% 138th
Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 15.86 2021 up 5.2% 39th
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n 0.0058 2021 down 39.0% 134th
nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n 0.0058 2021 down 38.8% 134th
lx - number of people left alive at age x 100,000 2021 unchanged 1st
nLx - person-years lived between ages x and x+n 99,481 2021 up 0.3% 51st
Tx - person-years lived above age x 7.72 million 2021 up 3.0% 36th
ex - expectation of life at age x 77.23 2021 up 3.0% 36th
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth 66.73 2021 up 2.3% 39th
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n 576.38 2021 down 38.8% 134th
3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate 3.9 2021 down 37.1% 141st
3.2.1 Under-five mortality rate 6.7 2021 down 38.0% 140th
Cardiovascular death rate vs gdp per capita 179.22 2021 down 31.7% 133rd