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Life Expectancy in Sri Lanka vs United Kingdom (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 78 years in Sri Lanka vs 81.7 in the United Kingdom. Sri Lanka is ranked 64/197 by life expectancy, and the United Kingdom is 35/197. In Sri Lanka, the life expectancy is 74.9 years for males and 81 years for females. In the United Kingdom, it's 79.9 years for males and 83.6 years for females.

Sri Lanka vs United Kingdom life expectancy at birth by year chart

Sri Lanka
Male

Female
United Kingdom
Male

Female
Year Life expectancy, years
Sri Lanka United Kingdom
Average Male Female Average Male Female
1950 53.2 52.1 54.7 68.6 66.2 70.9
1951 54 52.8 55.7 68.2 65.7 70.7
1952 54.9 53.6 56.7 69.5 66.8 72.1
1953 55.6 54.3 57.5 69.8 67.1 72.4
1954 56.4 55 58.4 70.2 67.4 72.8
1955 57.2 55.7 59.2 70.1 67.4 72.8
1956 57.9 56.4 59.9 70.4 67.6 73.1
1957 58.5 57.1 60.5 70.5 67.6 73.3
1958 59.3 57.8 61.3 70.7 67.8 73.5
1959 60 58.4 62 70.8 67.9 73.6
1960 60.6 59.1 62.6 71 68 73.9
1961 61.2 59.6 63.2 70.8 67.8 73.7
1962 61.6 60 63.6 70.9 67.8 73.8
1963 62 60.4 64.1 70.8 67.7 73.7
1964 62.4 60.7 64.5 71.5 68.4 74.6
1965 62.8 61 65 71.5 68.4 74.6
1966 63.2 61.4 65.4 71.4 68.3 74.5
1967 63.6 61.7 65.9 72.1 68.9 75.1
1968 63.9 62 66.2 71.7 68.6 74.7
1969 64.1 62.3 66.4 71.7 68.5 74.8
1970 64.4 62.5 66.6 71.9 68.7 75
1971 64.2 62.2 66.8 72.2 69 75.3
1972 64.6 62.7 66.9 72 68.8 75.1
1973 64.8 62.8 67.1 72.2 69 75.3
1974 65 63 67.4 72.4 69.2 75.5
1975 65.4 63.3 67.8 72.7 69.5 75.7
1976 65.8 63.8 68.3 72.6 69.5 75.7
1977 66.4 64.3 69 73.1 70 76.1
1978 66.8 64.7 69.4 73 69.9 76.1
1979 67.5 65.2 70.2 73.2 70.1 76.2
1980 68 65.7 70.8 73.6 70.5 76.6
1981 68.4 65.9 71.3 73.9 70.9 76.9
1982 68.7 66.1 71.8 74 71 76.9
1983 68.7 65.9 72.1 74.3 71.3 77.2
1984 68.8 65.7 72.5 74.7 71.7 77.6
1985 68.9 65.6 72.9 74.5 71.6 77.4
1986 69 65.6 73.2 74.8 71.8 77.7
1987 69 65.4 73.4 75.1 72.2 78
1988 69 65.2 73.7 75.3 72.3 78.1
1989 67.3 62.8 72.9 75.4 72.6 78.1
1990 69.2 65.2 74.2 75.7 72.8 78.5
1991 69.1 64.8 74.4 75.9 73.1 78.6
1992 69.6 65.5 74.6 76.3 73.5 79
1993 70 66.1 74.8 76.2 73.4 78.8
1994 70.2 66.2 75 76.7 74 79.3
1995 69.7 65.3 75 76.6 73.9 79.2
1996 69.8 65.5 75 76.9 74.2 79.4
1997 69.9 65.5 75.3 77.1 74.6 79.6
1998 70.1 65.6 75.5 77.3 74.7 79.7
1999 70.4 65.9 75.8 77.4 74.9 79.8
2000 71.2 66.8 76.3 77.8 75.4 80.2
2001 71.8 67.7 76.5 78.1 75.7 80.4
2002 72.3 68.3 76.7 78.2 75.8 80.5
2003 72.4 68.7 76.6 78.3 76.1 80.5
2004 68 65.2 71 78.9 76.6 81.1
2005 73.1 69.4 77.1 79.1 76.9 81.2
2006 72.8 68.8 77.2 79.3 77.1 81.5
2007 73 69 77.3 79.5 77.3 81.6
2008 72.6 67.9 77.7 79.7 77.5 81.7
2009 70.3 65.7 75.3 80.2 78 82.2
2010 74.5 70.9 78.2 80.4 78.3 82.3
2011 74.7 71.2 78.3 80.8 78.8 82.7
2012 75.2 71.8 78.6 80.9 79 82.7
2013 75.5 72.2 78.9 80.9 79 82.8
2014 75.8 72.3 79.2 81.2 79.2 83
2015 76 72.6 79.4 80.9 79 82.7
2016 76.1 72.7 79.5 81.1 79.2 82.9
2017 76.2 72.8 79.6 81.2 79.3 83
2018 76.5 73.1 79.8 81.1 79.2 82.9
2019 76.7 73.4 79.9 81.4 79.6 83.3
2020 76.9 73.7 80.1 80.4 78.4 82.4
2021 76.3 73 79.5 80.7 78.7 82.7
2022 77.3 74 80.5 81.1 79.1 83
2023 77.5 74.2 80.6 81.3 79.4 83.2
2024 77.7 74.4 80.7 81.4 79.5 83.3
2025 77.9 74.7 80.9 81.6 79.7 83.4
2026 78 74.9 81 81.7 79.9 83.6

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 life. It is a snapshot reflecting mortality rates at a given year that does not account for any future changes in these rates.

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 66.7 years in Sri Lanka and 68.6 in the United Kingdom. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 15.9 healthy years in Sri Lanka and 17.5 in the United Kingdom.

Sri Lanka vs United Kingdom life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator assesses the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on the current age for both males and females in Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom, also providing 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 vs 52.4 years

Mean expected age of death:
78.9 vs 82.4 years

Median expected age of death:
81.2 vs 85.0 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Sri Lanka United Kingdom
Male Female Male Female
40 98.6% 99.4% 99.0% 99.4%
50 95.3% 98.1% 96.9% 98.1%
60 87.8% 95.0% 92.5% 95.2%
65 81.2% 91.9% 88.6% 92.5%
70 71.7% 86.7% 82.7% 88.5%
75 59.2% 78.1% 74.1% 82.2%
80 43.4% 64.4% 61.3% 72.1%
85 26.2% 44.8% 43.7% 56.4%
90 11.5% 23.3% 23.5% 34.9%
95 3.0% 7.5% 7.6% 14.0%
100 0.4% 1.2% 1.1% 2.8%

Remaining life expectancy by current age

Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. An adult has already survived early-age mortality causes and is expected to have a longer lifespan than calculated from birth.

The life expectancy from current ages in Sri Lanka vs the United Kingdom: 78.9 years vs 82.4 at 30, 82.6 vs 85.3 at 65, 87.9 vs 89.3 at 80 — significantly higher than the 78 vs 81.7 years calculated at birth.

The chart and table below account for the remaining lifespan and display total life expectancy by age and gender in Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom.

Sri Lanka
Male

Female
United Kingdom
Male

Female
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Sri Lanka United Kingdom
Average Male Female Average Male Female
0 78 74.9 81 81.7 79.9 83.6
1 78.4 75.2 81.4 82 80.2 83.8
2 78.4 75.3 81.4 82.1 80.2 83.9
3 78.5 75.3 81.4 82.1 80.2 83.9
4 78.5 75.3 81.5 82.1 80.2 83.9
5 78.5 75.3 81.5 82.1 80.2 83.9
6 78.5 75.3 81.5 82.1 80.2 83.9
7 78.5 75.3 81.5 82.1 80.3 83.9
8 78.5 75.4 81.5 82.1 80.3 83.9
9 78.5 75.4 81.5 82.1 80.3 83.9
10 78.5 75.4 81.5 82.1 80.3 83.9
11 78.5 75.4 81.5 82.1 80.3 83.9
12 78.5 75.4 81.5 82.1 80.3 83.9
13 78.6 75.4 81.5 82.1 80.3 83.9
14 78.6 75.4 81.5 82.1 80.3 83.9
15 78.6 75.4 81.5 82.1 80.3 83.9
16 78.6 75.4 81.6 82.1 80.3 83.9
17 78.6 75.5 81.6 82.1 80.3 83.9
18 78.6 75.5 81.6 82.2 80.3 83.9
19 78.6 75.5 81.6 82.2 80.4 84
20 78.7 75.5 81.6 82.2 80.4 84
21 78.7 75.6 81.6 82.2 80.4 84
22 78.7 75.6 81.6 82.2 80.4 84
23 78.7 75.6 81.7 82.3 80.5 84
24 78.8 75.7 81.7 82.3 80.5 84
25 78.8 75.7 81.7 82.3 80.5 84
26 78.8 75.7 81.7 82.3 80.6 84
27 78.8 75.8 81.7 82.3 80.6 84.1
28 78.9 75.8 81.8 82.4 80.6 84.1
29 78.9 75.8 81.8 82.4 80.7 84.1
30 78.9 75.9 81.8 82.4 80.7 84.1
31 79 75.9 81.8 82.5 80.7 84.1
32 79 76 81.8 82.5 80.8 84.1
33 79 76 81.9 82.5 80.8 84.2
34 79.1 76.1 81.9 82.6 80.8 84.2
35 79.1 76.1 81.9 82.6 80.9 84.2
36 79.2 76.2 82 82.6 80.9 84.2
37 79.2 76.2 82 82.7 81 84.3
38 79.3 76.3 82 82.7 81 84.3
39 79.3 76.4 82 82.7 81.1 84.3
40 79.4 76.4 82.1 82.8 81.1 84.4
41 79.4 76.5 82.1 82.8 81.2 84.4
42 79.5 76.6 82.2 82.9 81.3 84.5
43 79.6 76.7 82.2 83 81.3 84.5
44 79.6 76.8 82.2 83 81.4 84.5
45 79.7 76.9 82.3 83.1 81.5 84.6
46 79.8 77 82.3 83.1 81.6 84.6
47 79.9 77.1 82.4 83.2 81.6 84.7
48 80 77.2 82.4 83.3 81.7 84.8
49 80 77.4 82.5 83.4 81.8 84.8
50 80.2 77.5 82.6 83.4 81.9 84.9
51 80.3 77.6 82.6 83.5 82 85
52 80.4 77.8 82.7 83.6 82.1 85
53 80.5 78 82.8 83.7 82.2 85.1
54 80.6 78.1 82.9 83.8 82.3 85.2
55 80.8 78.3 82.9 83.9 82.5 85.3
56 80.9 78.5 83 84 82.6 85.4
57 81.1 78.7 83.1 84.1 82.7 85.5
58 81.2 78.9 83.2 84.3 82.9 85.6
59 81.4 79.1 83.3 84.4 83 85.7
60 81.6 79.4 83.4 84.5 83.2 85.8
61 81.7 79.6 83.6 84.7 83.3 85.9
62 81.9 79.9 83.7 84.8 83.5 86
63 82.2 80.1 83.8 85 83.7 86.2
64 82.4 80.4 84 85.1 83.9 86.3
65 82.6 80.7 84.1 85.3 84.1 86.5
66 82.9 81.1 84.3 85.5 84.3 86.6
67 83.1 81.4 84.5 85.7 84.5 86.8
68 83.4 81.7 84.7 85.9 84.7 87
69 83.7 82.1 84.9 86.1 85 87.1
70 84 82.5 85.1 86.3 85.2 87.3
71 84.3 82.8 85.4 86.6 85.5 87.5
72 84.6 83.2 85.6 86.8 85.8 87.7
73 85 83.7 85.9 87.1 86.1 87.9
74 85.3 84.1 86.2 87.3 86.4 88.2
75 85.7 84.5 86.5 87.6 86.7 88.4
76 86.1 85 86.8 87.9 87 88.7
77 86.5 85.5 87.2 88.3 87.4 89
78 86.9 86 87.6 88.6 87.8 89.3
79 87.4 86.5 88 89 88.2 89.6
80 87.9 87.1 88.4 89.3 88.6 89.9
81 88.4 87.6 88.8 89.7 89 90.3
82 88.9 88.2 89.3 90.2 89.5 90.7
83 89.5 88.8 89.8 90.6 90 91.1
84 90 89.5 90.3 91.1 90.5 91.5
85 90.6 90.1 90.9 91.6 91 92
86 91.2 90.8 91.5 92.1 91.6 92.5
87 91.9 91.4 92.1 92.6 92.1 93
88 92.5 92.1 92.7 93.2 92.7 93.5
89 93.2 92.8 93.4 93.8 93.4 94.1
90 93.9 93.6 94.1 94.4 94 94.7
91 94.6 94.3 94.8 95.1 94.7 95.3
92 95.4 95.1 95.5 95.8 95.4 96
93 96.1 95.9 96.2 96.5 96.2 96.7
94 96.9 96.7 97 97.2 96.9 97.4
95 97.7 97.6 97.8 98 97.7 98.1
96 98.6 98.4 98.6 98.8 98.5 98.9
97 99.4 99.2 99.5 99.6 99.3 99.7
98 100.3 100.1 100.3 100.4 100.2 100.5
99 101.1 101 101.2 101.2 101 101.3
100 102.1 101.9 102.1 102.1 101.9 102.1

Odds of living to age in Sri Lanka vs United Kingdom

The chart below shows the odds of living to all ages starting from birth. Of the newborn cohort, 90.3% in Sri Lanka and 93% in the United Kingdom are expected to survive till at least 60 years old, 78.3% and 84.8% will live to 70 years or older, 53.5% and 66.1% to 80+ years, and 17.4% and 29% will live past 90 years old.

For longevity rates starting from an age other than 0, use the probability of survival to an age calculator provided above.

Sri Lanka
Male

Female
United Kingdom
Male

Female
Age Survival probability
Sri Lanka United Kingdom
Average Male Female Average Male Female
1 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
2 99.5% 99.4% 99.5% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
3 99.5% 99.4% 99.5% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
4 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
5 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
6 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
7 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
8 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
9 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
10 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
11 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
12 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
13 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
14 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
15 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
16 99.3% 99.2% 99.3% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
17 99.2% 99.2% 99.3% 99.5% 99.4% 99.6%
18 99.2% 99.1% 99.3% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
19 99.2% 99.1% 99.3% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
20 99.1% 99% 99.3% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
21 99.1% 99% 99.2% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
22 99.1% 98.9% 99.2% 99.4% 99.2% 99.5%
23 99% 98.9% 99.2% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
24 99% 98.8% 99.1% 99.3% 99.1% 99.4%
25 98.9% 98.7% 99.1% 99.2% 99.1% 99.4%
26 98.9% 98.7% 99.1% 99.2% 99% 99.4%
27 98.8% 98.6% 99% 99.2% 99% 99.4%
28 98.8% 98.5% 99% 99.1% 98.9% 99.3%
29 98.7% 98.4% 99% 99.1% 98.9% 99.3%
30 98.6% 98.3% 98.9% 99% 98.8% 99.3%
31 98.6% 98.3% 98.9% 99% 98.7% 99.2%
32 98.5% 98.2% 98.8% 98.9% 98.6% 99.2%
33 98.4% 98.1% 98.8% 98.8% 98.6% 99.1%
34 98.3% 97.9% 98.7% 98.8% 98.5% 99.1%
35 98.2% 97.8% 98.7% 98.7% 98.4% 99%
36 98.1% 97.7% 98.6% 98.6% 98.3% 99%
37 98% 97.5% 98.6% 98.5% 98.2% 98.9%
38 97.9% 97.4% 98.5% 98.5% 98.1% 98.9%
39 97.8% 97.2% 98.4% 98.4% 97.9% 98.8%
40 97.7% 97% 98.3% 98.3% 97.8% 98.7%
41 97.5% 96.8% 98.2% 98.1% 97.7% 98.6%
42 97.4% 96.5% 98.2% 98% 97.5% 98.5%
43 97.2% 96.3% 98.1% 97.9% 97.3% 98.4%
44 97% 96% 97.9% 97.7% 97.2% 98.3%
45 96.8% 95.7% 97.8% 97.6% 97% 98.2%
46 96.6% 95.4% 97.7% 97.4% 96.7% 98.1%
47 96.3% 95% 97.6% 97.2% 96.5% 97.9%
48 96.1% 94.7% 97.4% 97% 96.3% 97.8%
49 95.8% 94.2% 97.2% 96.8% 96% 97.6%
50 95.4% 93.8% 97.1% 96.6% 95.7% 97.4%
51 95.1% 93.3% 96.9% 96.3% 95.4% 97.2%
52 94.7% 92.7% 96.6% 96% 95.1% 97%
53 94.3% 92.1% 96.4% 95.8% 94.8% 96.8%
54 93.9% 91.5% 96.1% 95.5% 94.4% 96.5%
55 93.4% 90.8% 95.9% 95.1% 94% 96.3%
56 92.9% 90.1% 95.5% 94.8% 93.6% 96%
57 92.3% 89.3% 95.2% 94.4% 93.1% 95.7%
58 91.7% 88.4% 94.8% 93.9% 92.6% 95.3%
59 91% 87.4% 94.4% 93.5% 92% 94.9%
60 90.3% 86.4% 94% 93% 91.4% 94.5%
61 89.5% 85.3% 93.5% 92.4% 90.8% 94.1%
62 88.6% 84.1% 92.9% 91.8% 90.1% 93.6%
63 87.6% 82.8% 92.3% 91.2% 89.3% 93%
64 86.6% 81.4% 91.6% 90.5% 88.4% 92.5%
65 85.5% 79.8% 90.9% 89.7% 87.5% 91.8%
66 84.3% 78.2% 90.1% 88.8% 86.5% 91.2%
67 83% 76.5% 89.1% 88% 85.4% 90.4%
68 81.5% 74.6% 88.1% 87% 84.3% 89.6%
69 80% 72.6% 87% 85.9% 83% 88.8%
70 78.3% 70.6% 85.8% 84.8% 81.7% 87.8%
71 76.6% 68.4% 84.4% 83.6% 80.3% 86.8%
72 74.7% 66% 82.8% 82.3% 78.7% 85.7%
73 72.6% 63.6% 81.1% 80.8% 77% 84.5%
74 70.4% 61% 79.3% 79.2% 75.2% 83.1%
75 68% 58.3% 77.2% 77.5% 73.2% 81.6%
76 65.5% 55.4% 75% 75.5% 71% 80%
77 62.8% 52.4% 72.5% 73.5% 68.6% 78.1%
78 59.9% 49.3% 69.8% 71.2% 66.1% 76.1%
79 56.8% 46% 66.9% 68.7% 63.4% 74%
80 53.5% 42.7% 63.7% 66.1% 60.5% 71.6%
81 50.1% 39.3% 60.3% 63.2% 57.4% 69%
82 46.6% 35.9% 56.6% 60.2% 54.1% 66.1%
83 42.9% 32.5% 52.7% 56.9% 50.7% 63%
84 39.2% 29.1% 48.6% 53.4% 47% 59.6%
85 35.4% 25.8% 44.3% 49.6% 43.2% 56%
86 31.6% 22.5% 40% 45.7% 39.2% 52.1%
87 27.8% 19.4% 35.7% 41.6% 35.2% 47.9%
88 24.2% 16.5% 31.3% 37.5% 31.2% 43.6%
89 20.7% 13.8% 27.1% 33.2% 27.1% 39.1%
90 17.4% 11.3% 23.1% 29% 23.2% 34.6%
91 14.3% 9.07% 19.3% 24.8% 19.4% 30.1%
92 11.6% 7.13% 15.8% 20.8% 15.9% 25.6%
93 9.15% 5.47% 12.6% 17.1% 12.7% 21.4%
94 7.06% 4.09% 9.82% 13.7% 9.88% 17.5%
95 5.3% 2.99% 7.46% 10.8% 7.47% 13.9%
96 3.88% 2.12% 5.52% 8.18% 5.48% 10.8%
97 2.75% 1.46% 3.96% 6.05% 3.89% 8.1%
98 1.89% 0.98% 2.75% 4.34% 2.67% 5.9%
99 1.26% 0.63% 1.85% 3.01% 1.77% 4.16%
100 0.81% 0.4% 1.2% 2.01% 1.13% 2.83%

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Odds of dying by age chart

Mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime. The annual chance of dying is 0.47% in the birth year in Sri Lanka and 0.34% in the United Kingdom, 0.07% vs 0.05% at age 30, 0.89% vs 0.59% at 60, and 6.36% vs 4.32% at 80.

Below is a graph displaying the probabilities of dying in Sri Lanka compared to the United Kingdom at any given age.

Sri Lanka
Male

Female
United Kingdom
Male

Female
Age Probability of dying
Sri Lanka United Kingdom
Average Male Female Average Male Female
0 0.47% 0.51% 0.42% 0.34% 0.38% 0.31%
1 0.05% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
2 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
3 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.009% 0.009% 0.008%
4 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.008% 0.009% 0.007%
5 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.007% 0.008% 0.007%
6 0.01% 0.01% 0.009% 0.007% 0.007% 0.006%
7 0.01% 0.01% 0.009% 0.006% 0.007% 0.006%
8 0.01% 0.01% 0.009% 0.006% 0.006% 0.005%
9 0.01% 0.01% 0.009% 0.005% 0.006% 0.005%
10 0.01% 0.01% 0.009% 0.006% 0.007% 0.005%
11 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.007% 0.008% 0.006%
12 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.008% 0.009% 0.006%
13 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.009% 0.01% 0.007%
14 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
15 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
16 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
17 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
18 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
19 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
20 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.03% 0.05% 0.02%
21 0.04% 0.06% 0.03% 0.03% 0.05% 0.02%
22 0.05% 0.06% 0.03% 0.03% 0.05% 0.02%
23 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.04% 0.05% 0.02%
24 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.04% 0.05% 0.02%
25 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.04% 0.06% 0.02%
26 0.06% 0.07% 0.04% 0.04% 0.06% 0.03%
27 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.04% 0.06% 0.03%
28 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
29 0.06% 0.09% 0.04% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
30 0.07% 0.09% 0.04% 0.05% 0.07% 0.04%
31 0.07% 0.1% 0.04% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
32 0.08% 0.11% 0.05% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
33 0.08% 0.12% 0.05% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
34 0.09% 0.13% 0.06% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
35 0.1% 0.14% 0.06% 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
36 0.11% 0.16% 0.07% 0.09% 0.11% 0.06%
37 0.12% 0.17% 0.07% 0.09% 0.12% 0.07%
38 0.13% 0.19% 0.08% 0.1% 0.12% 0.07%
39 0.14% 0.2% 0.08% 0.11% 0.13% 0.08%
40 0.15% 0.22% 0.09% 0.12% 0.15% 0.09%
41 0.16% 0.24% 0.09% 0.13% 0.16% 0.09%
42 0.18% 0.26% 0.1% 0.14% 0.17% 0.1%
43 0.19% 0.28% 0.11% 0.15% 0.19% 0.11%
44 0.21% 0.31% 0.12% 0.16% 0.2% 0.12%
45 0.23% 0.34% 0.13% 0.18% 0.22% 0.14%
46 0.25% 0.37% 0.14% 0.19% 0.23% 0.15%
47 0.28% 0.41% 0.16% 0.21% 0.25% 0.16%
48 0.3% 0.44% 0.17% 0.22% 0.27% 0.17%
49 0.33% 0.49% 0.19% 0.24% 0.29% 0.18%
50 0.36% 0.53% 0.21% 0.26% 0.32% 0.2%
51 0.4% 0.58% 0.23% 0.28% 0.34% 0.22%
52 0.43% 0.63% 0.25% 0.3% 0.36% 0.24%
53 0.47% 0.69% 0.27% 0.32% 0.38% 0.26%
54 0.51% 0.75% 0.29% 0.35% 0.42% 0.28%
55 0.56% 0.82% 0.32% 0.38% 0.46% 0.3%
56 0.61% 0.9% 0.35% 0.42% 0.51% 0.33%
57 0.67% 0.99% 0.39% 0.45% 0.55% 0.36%
58 0.74% 1.08% 0.43% 0.49% 0.6% 0.4%
59 0.81% 1.18% 0.48% 0.54% 0.65% 0.43%
60 0.89% 1.29% 0.53% 0.59% 0.72% 0.48%
61 0.98% 1.42% 0.59% 0.65% 0.79% 0.53%
62 1.07% 1.55% 0.66% 0.72% 0.87% 0.58%
63 1.18% 1.7% 0.73% 0.78% 0.96% 0.63%
64 1.29% 1.86% 0.81% 0.85% 1.04% 0.68%
65 1.42% 2.04% 0.91% 0.93% 1.13% 0.73%
66 1.56% 2.23% 1.01% 1.01% 1.24% 0.8%
67 1.71% 2.43% 1.14% 1.1% 1.35% 0.87%
68 1.88% 2.64% 1.28% 1.2% 1.47% 0.96%
69 2.06% 2.87% 1.44% 1.31% 1.6% 1.05%
70 2.27% 3.11% 1.62% 1.44% 1.75% 1.16%
71 2.5% 3.4% 1.81% 1.59% 1.93% 1.29%
72 2.75% 3.72% 2.03% 1.76% 2.14% 1.44%
73 3.04% 4.08% 2.29% 1.97% 2.39% 1.61%
74 3.37% 4.48% 2.58% 2.21% 2.68% 1.8%
75 3.74% 4.93% 2.91% 2.48% 3% 2.02%
76 4.15% 5.42% 3.29% 2.76% 3.31% 2.27%
77 4.62% 5.96% 3.72% 3.08% 3.68% 2.55%
78 5.14% 6.56% 4.21% 3.44% 4.09% 2.87%
79 5.71% 7.21% 4.77% 3.86% 4.57% 3.23%
80 6.36% 7.92% 5.4% 4.32% 5.12% 3.65%
81 7.08% 8.69% 6.12% 4.85% 5.73% 4.14%
82 7.87% 9.54% 6.9% 5.45% 6.42% 4.7%
83 8.74% 10.5% 7.77% 6.18% 7.24% 5.36%
84 9.69% 11.4% 8.72% 6.99% 8.16% 6.12%
85 10.7% 12.5% 9.75% 7.91% 9.15% 6.98%
86 11.9% 13.7% 10.9% 8.91% 10.2% 7.93%
87 13.1% 15.1% 12.1% 10.1% 11.5% 9.03%
88 14.5% 16.5% 13.5% 11.3% 12.9% 10.2%
89 15.9% 18% 14.9% 12.7% 14.5% 11.6%
90 17.5% 19.7% 16.5% 14.4% 16.3% 13.1%
91 19.2% 21.5% 18.2% 16.1% 18.2% 14.8%
92 21% 23.3% 20.1% 17.8% 20.1% 16.5%
93 22.9% 25.2% 22% 19.7% 22.2% 18.3%
94 24.9% 27% 24% 21.7% 24.4% 20.4%
95 26.9% 28.9% 26.1% 23.9% 26.7% 22.5%
96 29% 31% 28.3% 26.1% 28.9% 24.8%
97 31.2% 33.1% 30.5% 28.3% 31.3% 27.2%
98 33.4% 35.2% 32.8% 30.7% 33.7% 29.6%
99 35.7% 37.3% 35.1% 33% 36.1% 32%
100 37.8% 39.4% 37.3% 35.3% 38.4% 34.3%

Death rate by age in Sri Lanka compared to the United Kingdom

In Sri Lanka, the most common age of death is 85, compared to 88 in the United Kingdom. The median age of death is 81 in Sri Lanka and 84.9 in the United Kingdom — only half of the newborns in both countries are expected to live past these ages.

Sri Lanka
Male

Female
United Kingdom
Male

Female
Age Death rate
Sri Lanka United Kingdom
Total Male Female Total Male Female
0 469 515 420 344 379 307
1 45.1 43.2 47.1 29.6 31.3 27.9
2 31 31.1 30.8 10.4 11 9.76
3 22.3 23.6 21 8.67 9.38 7.92
4 16.8 18.7 15 7.92 8.61 7.18
5 13.6 15.8 11.3 7.18 7.77 6.56
6 11.9 14.4 9.31 6.82 7.33 6.27
7 11.5 14.2 8.65 6.36 6.78 5.92
8 11.7 14.5 8.76 5.59 5.87 5.29
9 12 14.7 9.07 5.33 5.64 5
10 12 14.7 9.29 6.07 6.74 5.36
11 12.4 15 9.72 6.8 8.01 5.53
12 13.5 16.1 10.7 7.51 9.02 5.93
13 15.1 18 12.1 8.76 10 7.44
14 17.4 20.8 13.8 10.7 11.7 9.58
15 20.4 24.7 16 13.1 15.1 11.1
16 23.9 29.3 18.4 16.7 20.6 12.6
17 27.8 34.6 20.8 22.1 28.3 15.5
18 31.9 40.3 23.2 27.9 36.8 18.5
19 35.8 46 25.4 31.1 42.6 19
20 39.5 51.4 27.2 32.5 45.7 18.8
21 42.8 56.5 28.8 33.9 47.5 19.7
22 45.9 61.2 30.2 34.5 48 20.2
23 48.5 65.1 31.5 35.1 49 20.5
24 50.8 68.3 32.7 37.2 52.1 21.4
25 52.8 71.1 33.9 39.8 55.5 23.1
26 54.6 73.5 35.1 41.5 57 25
27 56.5 76.1 36.3 43.5 58.7 27.3
28 58.9 79.4 37.8 46.8 63.1 29.6
29 62 83.8 39.6 50.6 68.2 32
30 65.9 89.5 41.8 53.8 71.8 34.8
31 70.6 96.5 44.5 57.9 76.2 38.6
32 76.2 105 47.6 63.6 83 43.2
33 82.8 114.9 51.3 67.6 87.6 47
34 90.2 126.1 55.4 71.6 91.8 50.7
35 98.3 138.5 59.9 78.5 99.8 56.4
36 107 151.8 64.7 86.2 108.9 62.9
37 116.3 166 69.8 91.4 115.1 67.9
38 126.3 181.1 75.2 96.4 120.8 72.5
39 136.9 197.2 80.8 104.2 130.2 78.5
40 148.3 214.3 86.9 113.9 142.6 85.4
41 160.5 232.5 93.3 124 156.1 92.3
42 173.8 252.1 100.4 134.6 169.8 99.7
43 188.5 273.7 108.3 146.5 183.9 109.4
44 205 297.5 117.4 159.1 197.3 121.7
45 223.4 324 127.7 172.4 210.8 134.7
46 243.7 353 139.4 186 226.5 145.9
47 266.3 385 152.7 199.8 244 155.6
48 291.1 420 167.6 214.4 262.9 165.9
49 318 458 183.9 230.5 282.6 178.5
50 347 499 201.5 249.6 304 195.6
51 378 543 220.2 269.9 325 214.8
52 410 589 239.7 287.9 343 231.5
53 445 637 260.1 307 364 248.3
54 481 688 281.9 329 393 267.9
55 523 746 308 359 432 292
56 571 811 339 394 473 318
57 621 879 372 427 512 347
58 676 953 411 462 553 377
59 737 1,033 454 504 603 411
60 802 1,118 501 551 660 449
61 873 1,209 554 605 722 494
62 950 1,307 613 658 785 539
63 1,031 1,409 677 713 853 582
64 1,119 1,516 746 771 923 625
65 1,213 1,629 823 832 993 675
66 1,315 1,744 912 899 1,070 731
67 1,421 1,855 1,015 968 1,151 791
68 1,533 1,968 1,127 1,045 1,237 859
69 1,652 2,081 1,251 1,127 1,328 934
70 1,777 2,196 1,387 1,221 1,431 1,018
71 1,912 2,322 1,531 1,329 1,551 1,117
72 2,056 2,456 1,685 1,451 1,682 1,232
73 2,210 2,595 1,857 1,594 1,838 1,363
74 2,373 2,735 2,044 1,750 2,016 1,499
75 2,541 2,870 2,245 1,919 2,195 1,648
76 2,717 3,001 2,464 2,086 2,353 1,816
77 2,897 3,123 2,696 2,265 2,523 1,996
78 3,074 3,229 2,940 2,451 2,705 2,183
79 3,245 3,317 3,191 2,650 2,900 2,388
80 3,405 3,381 3,443 2,855 3,100 2,613
81 3,549 3,420 3,687 3,064 3,293 2,855
82 3,666 3,425 3,907 3,281 3,474 3,106
83 3,751 3,395 4,093 3,514 3,666 3,380
84 3,797 3,330 4,235 3,732 3,832 3,652
85 3,798 3,229 4,324 3,927 3,949 3,909
86 3,752 3,095 4,356 4,074 4,007 4,131
87 3,652 2,926 4,322 4,188 4,032 4,328
88 3,498 2,723 4,218 4,245 4,016 4,465
89 3,294 2,488 4,048 4,234 3,934 4,532
90 3,043 2,228 3,809 4,159 3,777 4,538
91 2,752 1,949 3,508 3,993 3,536 4,450
92 2,434 1,660 3,162 3,716 3,204 4,227
93 2,097 1,375 2,774 3,374 2,822 3,922
94 1,754 1,105 2,360 2,986 2,410 3,555
95 1,424 864 1,946 2,567 1,991 3,136
96 1,124 658 1,558 2,134 1,584 2,674
97 859 484 1,207 1,715 1,217 2,201
98 633 345 902 1,331 901 1,745
99 450 236.8 649 993 640 1,330
100 166 47.5 277.3 563 251.1 855

The chart above shows the number of deaths by age and gender per a 100,000 cohort of newborns, illustrating the distribution of expected mortality throughout life.

Note that the graph above does not represent rates per 100,000 population, as this would be skewed by age distribution and reveal more about Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom demographics than the death rate. It also does not represent rates per 100,000 people in an age group, as this would be just the probability of death.

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