Why life expectancy at birth is high in Sri Lanka? (Main reason)
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According to World Health Organization data from 2018, overall life expectancy at birth in Sri Lanka stands at 75.3. This ranks Sri Lanka just below the Maldives and just above Bangladesh, two other countries in South Asia. Sri Lanka’s life expectancy ranking is 70 in comparison to the rest of the world.
Data from 2017 shows that the average life expectancy for women is 79.97 and 73.23 for men. This number is expected to rise even more in 2020 to an estimated 74 years for men and 81.1 years for women.
Heart disease, stroke and diabetes have been among the top three causes of death in Sri Lanka since 2007. The number one cause of death is coronary heart disease, totaling 28,554 total deaths. The second leading cause of death is stroke, which accounts for 16,198 total deaths. Since 2007, deaths from heart disease have risen by 14.3 percent while stroke deaths have decreased by 3.6 percent.