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Sri Lanka life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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Sri Lanka ranks 64/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 74.9 years for males, 81 years for females, and 78 years for both sexes combined.

Sri Lanka life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 78 74.9 81
2025 77.9 74.7 80.9
2024 77.7 74.4 80.7
2023 77.5 74.2 80.6
2022 77.3 74 80.5
2021 76.3 73 79.5
2020 76.9 73.7 80.1
2019 76.7 73.4 79.9
2018 76.5 73.1 79.8
2017 76.2 72.8 79.6
2016 76.1 72.7 79.5
2015 76 72.6 79.4
2014 75.8 72.3 79.2
2013 75.5 72.2 78.9
2012 75.2 71.8 78.6
2011 74.7 71.2 78.3
2010 74.5 70.9 78.2
2009 70.3 65.7 75.3
2008 72.6 67.9 77.7
2007 73 69 77.3
2006 72.8 68.8 77.2
2005 73.1 69.4 77.1
2004 68 65.2 71
2003 72.4 68.7 76.6
2002 72.3 68.3 76.7
2001 71.8 67.7 76.5
2000 71.2 66.8 76.3
1999 70.4 65.9 75.8
1998 70.1 65.6 75.5
1997 69.9 65.5 75.3
1996 69.8 65.5 75
1995 69.7 65.3 75
1994 70.2 66.2 75
1993 70 66.1 74.8
1992 69.6 65.5 74.6
1991 69.1 64.8 74.4
1990 69.2 65.2 74.2
1989 67.3 62.8 72.9
1988 69 65.2 73.7
1987 69 65.4 73.4
1986 69 65.6 73.2
1985 68.9 65.6 72.9
1984 68.8 65.7 72.5
1983 68.7 65.9 72.1
1982 68.7 66.1 71.8
1981 68.4 65.9 71.3
1980 68 65.7 70.8
1979 67.5 65.2 70.2
1978 66.8 64.7 69.4
1977 66.4 64.3 69
1976 65.8 63.8 68.3
1975 65.4 63.3 67.8
1974 65 63 67.4
1973 64.8 62.8 67.1
1972 64.6 62.7 66.9
1971 64.2 62.2 66.8
1970 64.4 62.5 66.6
1969 64.1 62.3 66.4
1968 63.9 62 66.2
1967 63.6 61.7 65.9
1966 63.2 61.4 65.4
1965 62.8 61 65
1964 62.4 60.7 64.5
1963 62 60.4 64.1
1962 61.6 60 63.6
1961 61.2 59.6 63.2
1960 60.6 59.1 62.6
1959 60 58.4 62
1958 59.3 57.8 61.3
1957 58.5 57.1 60.5
1956 57.9 56.4 59.9
1955 57.2 55.7 59.2
1954 56.4 55 58.4
1953 55.6 54.3 57.5
1952 54.9 53.6 56.7
1951 54 52.8 55.7
1950 53.2 52.1 54.7

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In Sri Lanka, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 65.1 years for men and 68.3 for women, with a combined average of 66.7 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 15.9 healthy years, 14.8 for males and 16.7 for females.

Sri Lanka life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Sri Lanka, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 48.9 Years

Mean expected age of death: 78.9 Years

Median expected age of death: 81.2 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 99.0% 98.6% 99.4%
50 96.8% 95.3% 98.1%
60 91.5% 87.8% 95.0%
65 86.7% 81.2% 91.9%
70 79.4% 71.7% 86.7%
75 69.0% 59.2% 78.1%
80 54.3% 43.4% 64.4%
85 35.9% 26.2% 44.8%
90 17.6% 11.5% 23.3%
95 5.4% 3.0% 7.5%
100 0.8% 0.4% 1.2%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 37.8% 39.4% 37.3%
99 35.7% 37.3% 35.1%
98 33.4% 35.2% 32.8%
97 31.2% 33.1% 30.5%
96 29% 31% 28.3%
95 26.9% 28.9% 26.1%
94 24.9% 27% 24%
93 22.9% 25.2% 22%
92 21% 23.3% 20.1%
91 19.2% 21.5% 18.2%
90 17.5% 19.7% 16.5%
89 15.9% 18% 14.9%
88 14.5% 16.5% 13.5%
87 13.1% 15.1% 12.1%
86 11.9% 13.7% 10.9%
85 10.7% 12.5% 9.75%
84 9.69% 11.4% 8.72%
83 8.74% 10.5% 7.77%
82 7.87% 9.54% 6.9%
81 7.08% 8.69% 6.12%
80 6.36% 7.92% 5.4%
79 5.71% 7.21% 4.77%
78 5.14% 6.56% 4.21%
77 4.62% 5.96% 3.72%
76 4.15% 5.42% 3.29%
75 3.74% 4.93% 2.91%
74 3.37% 4.48% 2.58%
73 3.04% 4.08% 2.29%
72 2.75% 3.72% 2.03%
71 2.5% 3.4% 1.81%
70 2.27% 3.11% 1.62%
69 2.06% 2.87% 1.44%
68 1.88% 2.64% 1.28%
67 1.71% 2.43% 1.14%
66 1.56% 2.23% 1.01%
65 1.42% 2.04% 0.91%
64 1.29% 1.86% 0.81%
63 1.18% 1.7% 0.73%
62 1.07% 1.55% 0.66%
61 0.98% 1.42% 0.59%
60 0.89% 1.29% 0.53%
59 0.81% 1.18% 0.48%
58 0.74% 1.08% 0.43%
57 0.67% 0.99% 0.39%
56 0.61% 0.9% 0.35%
55 0.56% 0.82% 0.32%
54 0.51% 0.75% 0.29%
53 0.47% 0.69% 0.27%
52 0.43% 0.63% 0.25%
51 0.4% 0.58% 0.23%
50 0.36% 0.53% 0.21%
49 0.33% 0.49% 0.19%
48 0.3% 0.44% 0.17%
47 0.28% 0.41% 0.16%
46 0.25% 0.37% 0.14%
45 0.23% 0.34% 0.13%
44 0.21% 0.31% 0.12%
43 0.19% 0.28% 0.11%
42 0.18% 0.26% 0.1%
41 0.16% 0.24% 0.09%
40 0.15% 0.22% 0.09%
39 0.14% 0.2% 0.08%
38 0.13% 0.19% 0.08%
37 0.12% 0.17% 0.07%
36 0.11% 0.16% 0.07%
35 0.1% 0.14% 0.06%
34 0.09% 0.13% 0.06%
33 0.08% 0.12% 0.05%
32 0.08% 0.11% 0.05%
31 0.07% 0.1% 0.04%
30 0.07% 0.09% 0.04%
29 0.06% 0.09% 0.04%
28 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
27 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
26 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
25 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
24 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
23 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
22 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
21 0.04% 0.06% 0.03%
20 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
19 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
18 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
17 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
16 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
15 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
14 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
13 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
12 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
11 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
10 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
9 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
8 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
7 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
6 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
5 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
4 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
3 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
2 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
1 0.05% 0.04% 0.05%
0 0.47% 0.51% 0.42%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In Sri Lanka, the risk of dying is lowest at age 7 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 0.47% in the birth year, 0.07% at age 30, 0.89% at 60, and 6.36% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Sri Lanka never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 2,513 years — 1,927 for males and 3,647 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 102.1 101.9 102.1
99 101.1 101 101.2
98 100.3 100.1 100.3
97 99.4 99.2 99.5
96 98.6 98.4 98.6
95 97.7 97.6 97.8
94 96.9 96.7 97
93 96.1 95.9 96.2
92 95.4 95.1 95.5
91 94.6 94.3 94.8
90 93.9 93.6 94.1
89 93.2 92.8 93.4
88 92.5 92.1 92.7
87 91.9 91.4 92.1
86 91.2 90.8 91.5
85 90.6 90.1 90.9
84 90 89.5 90.3
83 89.5 88.8 89.8
82 88.9 88.2 89.3
81 88.4 87.6 88.8
80 87.9 87.1 88.4
79 87.4 86.5 88
78 86.9 86 87.6
77 86.5 85.5 87.2
76 86.1 85 86.8
75 85.7 84.5 86.5
74 85.3 84.1 86.2
73 85 83.7 85.9
72 84.6 83.2 85.6
71 84.3 82.8 85.4
70 84 82.5 85.1
69 83.7 82.1 84.9
68 83.4 81.7 84.7
67 83.1 81.4 84.5
66 82.9 81.1 84.3
65 82.6 80.7 84.1
64 82.4 80.4 84
63 82.2 80.1 83.8
62 81.9 79.9 83.7
61 81.7 79.6 83.6
60 81.6 79.4 83.4
59 81.4 79.1 83.3
58 81.2 78.9 83.2
57 81.1 78.7 83.1
56 80.9 78.5 83
55 80.8 78.3 82.9
54 80.6 78.1 82.9
53 80.5 78 82.8
52 80.4 77.8 82.7
51 80.3 77.6 82.6
50 80.2 77.5 82.6
49 80 77.4 82.5
48 80 77.2 82.4
47 79.9 77.1 82.4
46 79.8 77 82.3
45 79.7 76.9 82.3
44 79.6 76.8 82.2
43 79.6 76.7 82.2
42 79.5 76.6 82.2
41 79.4 76.5 82.1
40 79.4 76.4 82.1
39 79.3 76.4 82
38 79.3 76.3 82
37 79.2 76.2 82
36 79.2 76.2 82
35 79.1 76.1 81.9
34 79.1 76.1 81.9
33 79 76 81.9
32 79 76 81.8
31 79 75.9 81.8
30 78.9 75.9 81.8
29 78.9 75.8 81.8
28 78.9 75.8 81.8
27 78.8 75.8 81.7
26 78.8 75.7 81.7
25 78.8 75.7 81.7
24 78.8 75.7 81.7
23 78.7 75.6 81.7
22 78.7 75.6 81.6
21 78.7 75.6 81.6
20 78.7 75.5 81.6
19 78.6 75.5 81.6
18 78.6 75.5 81.6
17 78.6 75.5 81.6
16 78.6 75.4 81.6
15 78.6 75.4 81.5
14 78.6 75.4 81.5
13 78.6 75.4 81.5
12 78.5 75.4 81.5
11 78.5 75.4 81.5
10 78.5 75.4 81.5
9 78.5 75.4 81.5
8 78.5 75.4 81.5
7 78.5 75.3 81.5
6 78.5 75.3 81.5
5 78.5 75.3 81.5
4 78.5 75.3 81.5
3 78.5 75.3 81.4
2 78.4 75.3 81.4
1 78.4 75.2 81.4
0 78 74.9 81

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In Sri Lanka, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 82.6 years, rising to 84 at 70, 85.7 at 75, and 87.9 at 80 — all higher than the 78 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Sri Lanka.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.81% 0.4% 1.2%
99 1.26% 0.63% 1.85%
98 1.89% 0.98% 2.75%
97 2.75% 1.46% 3.96%
96 3.88% 2.12% 5.52%
95 5.3% 2.99% 7.46%
94 7.06% 4.09% 9.82%
93 9.15% 5.47% 12.6%
92 11.6% 7.13% 15.8%
91 14.3% 9.07% 19.3%
90 17.4% 11.3% 23.1%
89 20.7% 13.8% 27.1%
88 24.2% 16.5% 31.3%
87 27.8% 19.4% 35.7%
86 31.6% 22.5% 40%
85 35.4% 25.8% 44.3%
84 39.2% 29.1% 48.6%
83 42.9% 32.5% 52.7%
82 46.6% 35.9% 56.6%
81 50.1% 39.3% 60.3%
80 53.5% 42.7% 63.7%
79 56.8% 46% 66.9%
78 59.9% 49.3% 69.8%
77 62.8% 52.4% 72.5%
76 65.5% 55.4% 75%
75 68% 58.3% 77.2%
74 70.4% 61% 79.3%
73 72.6% 63.6% 81.1%
72 74.7% 66% 82.8%
71 76.6% 68.4% 84.4%
70 78.3% 70.6% 85.8%
69 80% 72.6% 87%
68 81.5% 74.6% 88.1%
67 83% 76.5% 89.1%
66 84.3% 78.2% 90.1%
65 85.5% 79.8% 90.9%
64 86.6% 81.4% 91.6%
63 87.6% 82.8% 92.3%
62 88.6% 84.1% 92.9%
61 89.5% 85.3% 93.5%
60 90.3% 86.4% 94%
59 91% 87.4% 94.4%
58 91.7% 88.4% 94.8%
57 92.3% 89.3% 95.2%
56 92.9% 90.1% 95.5%
55 93.4% 90.8% 95.9%
54 93.9% 91.5% 96.1%
53 94.3% 92.1% 96.4%
52 94.7% 92.7% 96.6%
51 95.1% 93.3% 96.9%
50 95.4% 93.8% 97.1%
49 95.8% 94.2% 97.2%
48 96.1% 94.7% 97.4%
47 96.3% 95% 97.6%
46 96.6% 95.4% 97.7%
45 96.8% 95.7% 97.8%
44 97% 96% 97.9%
43 97.2% 96.3% 98.1%
42 97.4% 96.5% 98.2%
41 97.5% 96.8% 98.2%
40 97.7% 97% 98.3%
39 97.8% 97.2% 98.4%
38 97.9% 97.4% 98.5%
37 98% 97.5% 98.6%
36 98.1% 97.7% 98.6%
35 98.2% 97.8% 98.7%
34 98.3% 97.9% 98.7%
33 98.4% 98.1% 98.8%
32 98.5% 98.2% 98.8%
31 98.6% 98.3% 98.9%
30 98.6% 98.3% 98.9%
29 98.7% 98.4% 99%
28 98.8% 98.5% 99%
27 98.8% 98.6% 99%
26 98.9% 98.7% 99.1%
25 98.9% 98.7% 99.1%
24 99% 98.8% 99.1%
23 99% 98.9% 99.2%
22 99.1% 98.9% 99.2%
21 99.1% 99% 99.2%
20 99.1% 99% 99.3%
19 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
18 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
17 99.2% 99.2% 99.3%
16 99.3% 99.2% 99.3%
15 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
14 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
13 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
12 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
11 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
10 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
9 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
8 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
7 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
6 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
5 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
4 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
3 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
2 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
1 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In Sri Lanka, 90.3% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 78.3% past 70, 53.5% past 80, 17.4% past 90, and only 0.81% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare Sri Lanka Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in Sri Lanka

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 166 47.5 277.3
99 450 236.8 649
98 633 345 902
97 859 484 1,207
96 1,124 658 1,558
95 1,424 864 1,946
94 1,754 1,105 2,360
93 2,097 1,375 2,774
92 2,434 1,660 3,162
91 2,752 1,949 3,508
90 3,043 2,228 3,809
89 3,294 2,488 4,048
88 3,498 2,723 4,218
87 3,652 2,926 4,322
86 3,752 3,095 4,356
85 3,798 3,229 4,324
84 3,797 3,330 4,235
83 3,751 3,395 4,093
82 3,666 3,425 3,907
81 3,549 3,420 3,687
80 3,405 3,381 3,443
79 3,245 3,317 3,191
78 3,074 3,229 2,940
77 2,897 3,123 2,696
76 2,717 3,001 2,464
75 2,541 2,870 2,245
74 2,373 2,735 2,044
73 2,210 2,595 1,857
72 2,056 2,456 1,685
71 1,912 2,322 1,531
70 1,777 2,196 1,387
69 1,652 2,081 1,251
68 1,533 1,968 1,127
67 1,421 1,855 1,015
66 1,315 1,744 912
65 1,213 1,629 823
64 1,119 1,516 746
63 1,031 1,409 677
62 950 1,307 613
61 873 1,209 554
60 802 1,118 501
59 737 1,033 454
58 676 953 411
57 621 879 372
56 571 811 339
55 523 746 308
54 481 688 281.9
53 445 637 260.1
52 410 589 239.7
51 378 543 220.2
50 347 499 201.5
49 318 458 183.9
48 291.1 420 167.6
47 266.3 385 152.7
46 243.7 353 139.4
45 223.4 324 127.7
44 205 297.5 117.4
43 188.5 273.7 108.3
42 173.8 252.1 100.4
41 160.5 232.5 93.3
40 148.3 214.3 86.9
39 136.9 197.2 80.8
38 126.3 181.1 75.2
37 116.3 166 69.8
36 107 151.8 64.7
35 98.3 138.5 59.9
34 90.2 126.1 55.4
33 82.8 114.9 51.3
32 76.2 105 47.6
31 70.6 96.5 44.5
30 65.9 89.5 41.8
29 62 83.8 39.6
28 58.9 79.4 37.8
27 56.5 76.1 36.3
26 54.6 73.5 35.1
25 52.8 71.1 33.9
24 50.8 68.3 32.7
23 48.5 65.1 31.5
22 45.9 61.2 30.2
21 42.8 56.5 28.8
20 39.5 51.4 27.2
19 35.8 46 25.4
18 31.9 40.3 23.2
17 27.8 34.6 20.8
16 23.9 29.3 18.4
15 20.4 24.7 16
14 17.4 20.8 13.8
13 15.1 18 12.1
12 13.5 16.1 10.7
11 12.4 15 9.72
10 12 14.7 9.29
9 12 14.7 9.07
8 11.7 14.5 8.76
7 11.5 14.2 8.65
6 11.9 14.4 9.31
5 13.6 15.8 11.3
4 16.8 18.7 15
3 22.3 23.6 21
2 31 31.1 30.8
1 45.1 43.2 47.1
0 469 515 420

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Sri Lanka, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 85 for both sexes combined, 82 for males, and 86 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 77.8 for men, 83.7 for women, and 81 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect Sri Lanka's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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