Health in Sri Lanka 1,245 indicators covering health for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 1,889 2012 down 22.9% 57th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 80 2022 up 33.3% 8th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 80 2022 up 33.3% 16th Average death rate due to natural disasters 0.3123 2021 down 47.5% 72nd Number of full-time equivalent staff in national agency 10 2022 up 150.0% 32nd Total number of notified TB cases 9,473 2014 up 5.8% 61st Specialist medical practitioners 2,836 2023 up 82.5% 65th New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 0 2012 down 100.0% 109th Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 87.0% 2011 up 8.8% 54th Insufficiently active 85.16 2016 down 0.6% 47th Number of presumed malaria cases 0 2024 — 40th Number of indigenous malaria cases 0 2024 — 82nd Number of confirmed malaria cases 38 2024 up 5.6% 89th Total number of malaria cases 38 2024 up 5.6% 89th Retreatment cases: treatment after default 114 2012 up 1,800.0% 51st Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases 0 2024 — 75th Number of suspected malaria cases 854,175 2023 down 26.2% 47th Retreatment cases: other 0 2012 down 100.0% 123rd Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 74 2012 up 105.6% 61st Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 63 2023 up 80.0% 82nd Large household expenditures health 0.9 2016 up 25.0% 39th Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc 5.44 2016 down 2.0% 43rd Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 835,655 2023 down 26.9% 23rd Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 7,700 2015 down 6.1% 58th Natural disasters deaths 0 2020 — 7th Tuberculosis funding versus budget requirement 2.69 million 2025 down 27.7% 49th Preterm birth rate 7.8 2020 up 0.3% 53rd Preterm birth 24,148 2020 down 14.4% 45th Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported 0.1% 2023 down 41.4% 83rd Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads 46 2025 up 170.6% 81st Percentage of people living with HIV receiving treatment who have 89 2025 up 9.9% 71st Height-for-age <-2 SD 10.5 2024 down 28.2% 72nd Weight-for-age <-2 SD 17.1 2024 down 34.5% 22nd Number of reported deaths from cholera 1 2002 down 66.7% 44th Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 4,448 2024 up 225.4% 8th Domestic Expenditure on Malaria 0 2024 down 100.0% 75th Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household 11.3% 2019 down 35.1% 43rd Exclusive breastfeeding 80.9% 2016 up 6.8% 1st Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 0.7 2014 up 133.3% 111th Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test 0 2023 down 100.0% 83rd Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 1 2014 up 25.0% 81st Weight-for-height >+2 SD 0.5 2024 down 13.0% 92nd Congenital syphilis number of cases, reported 14 2024 up 75.0% 31st Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test 18,520 2023 up 24.3% 77th Average cost of tuberculosis treatment multi drug resistant 902 2024 down 31.2% 52nd Congenital syphilis rate per 100 000 live births, reported 6.34 2024 up 178.1% 41st Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment 90.6% 2023 up 5.0% 49th Prevalence of syphilis 0.0% 2021 down 71.4% 81st Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 540 2009 up 5.5% 16th Confirmed cases of MDR-TB 5 2012 down 84.4% 102nd New cases: other 0 2012 — 33rd Compliance with international health regulations 79 2016 up 31.7% 67th Number of indigenous P. vivax malaria cases 0 2024 — 39th Number of imported malaria cases 38 2024 up 5.6% 34th 1.1.1 Children living in households in extreme poverty 1.54 2022 down 55.5% 22nd Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 80.9 2016 up 6.7% 2nd Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 138.76 2016 down 0.4% 29th Exclusive breastfeeding 80.93 2016 up 6.8% 2nd Persistence to last grade of primary 98.4% 2016 up 1.1% 26th Primary health care expenditure (PHCE) per сapita in US$ 47.7 2022 down 13.8% 54th ← Previous Page 20 of 21 Next →