Health in Sri Lanka

1,237 indicators covering health for Sri Lanka.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Self harm death rates by age 0.3007 2021 down 39.5% 101st
Suicide rate 2000 2019 who 13.28 2021 down 26.5% 39th
Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who 318.4 2021 down 2.4% 76th
Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who 1.46 2021 down 6.4% 100th
Death rate amphetamine who 0.04 2021 up 33.3% 55th
Death rates cocaine who 0.07 2021 unchanged 60th
Death rate from opioid use who 0.42 2021 down 2.3% 75th
Deaths drug overdoses who 91.16 2021 up 1.1% 56th
Deaths substance disorders who 193.14 2021 down 7.3% 72nd
Deaths from drug use disorders by age who 22.73 2021 up 25.6% 36th
Deaths from substance use disorders who 125.18 2021 up 6.3% 57th
Death rates opioid overdoses by age 0 2021 1st
Death rates amphetamine overdoses by age 0 2021 1st
Death rates cocaine overdoses by age 0 2021 1st
Deaths drug use disorders by sex 26.79 2021 up 5.0% 58th
Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex 1.37 2021 down 20.3% 71st
Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex 0.88 2021 down 14.6% 63rd
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex 22.34 2021 up 8.6% 50th
Deaths from substance disorders who 318.32 2021 down 2.4% 76th
Death rates substance disorders who 1.4 2021 down 9.6% 99th
Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who 0 2021 15th
Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who 38.94 2021 up 2.4% 88th
Dengue fever deaths 128.43 2021 down 59.2% 9th
Death rate from cardiovascular disease age standardized ghe 179.22 2021 down 31.7% 133rd
Deaths from cardiovascular disease type 111.8 2021 down 26.6% 96th
Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized 0.4474 2021 down 39.3% 160th
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 12.36 2021 down 27.4% 136th
Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 74.52 2021 down 30.5% 127th
Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 49,289 2021 down 1.0% 51st
Total disease burden who 5.93 million 2021 up 3.6% 69th
Burden of disease who 27,236 2021 down 0.8% 154th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 87.04 2021 down 5.9% 113th
Respiratory infections death rate age group 28.52 2019 down 60.9% 45th
Respiratory infection death rate who mdb 17.3 2019 up 5.3% 74th
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 11.2% 2023 up 89.8% 83rd
Male female ratio suicides rates 4.13 2021 up 5.7% 57th
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 6,771 2021 down 34.4% 68th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 967 2021 down 59.8% 65th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 1,870 2021 down 28.4% 52nd
Share of women who are smoking 2.7 2022 down 50.9% 115th
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 39.8 2022 down 9.8% 41st
Share of men who are smoking 39.8 2022 down 9.8% 41st
Adults smoking 2007 2018 21.3 2022 down 14.1% 77th
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 19 2024 up 72.7% 106th
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 1.1% 2023 up 57.1% 107th
Share healthy diet unaffordable 42.9 2024 up 19.2% 56th
Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 0 2024 72nd
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 3,714 2021 down 17.3% 69th
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 7.4 2014 up 25.4% 116th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.43 2014 up 5.5% 83rd
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 7.9 2014 up 43.6% 110th
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 55,627 2024 up 9.5% 82nd
Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 96.38 2025 down 3.0% 34th
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 55,627 2024 up 9.5% 93rd
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 12 2015 up 9.1% 83rd
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 6.24 2019 down 17.3% 168th
Number of new leprosy cases 1,282 2024 down 40.6% 12th
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 6.3 2024 down 72.2% 76th
Pharmacists 1.09 2023 up 73.0% 110th
Health worker density, by type of occupation 0.96 2023 up 60.0% 113th