Sri Lanka - Life Expectancy 1990
69.2
+2.0 from 1989
Sri Lanka's life expectancy was 69.2 in 1990, increased +2.0 from 67.3 in 1989. This was the 99th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1990▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monaco | 79.4 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Andorra | 79.0 | 0.5% |
| 3rd | Japan | 78.8 | 0.1% |
| 4th | Liechtenstein | 78.3 | 0.3% |
| 5th | Iceland | 78.0 | -0.1% |
| 6th | San Marino | 77.8 | 0.2% |
| 7th | Sweden | 77.5 | -0.2% |
| 8th | Canada | 77.4 | 0.4% |
| 9th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 77.4 | 0.4% |
| 10th | Switzerland | 77.2 | -0.2% |
| 11th | Australia | 77.0 | 0.4% |
| 12th | Italy | 77.0 | 0.2% |
| 13th | Greece | 76.9 | 0.3% |
| 14th | Netherlands | 76.9 | 0.2% |
| 15th | Spain | 76.8 | 0.0% |
| 16th | Gibraltar | 76.8 | 0.4% |
| 17th | Israel | 76.6 | 0.4% |
| 18th | France | 76.6 | 0.3% |
| 19th | Norway | 76.5 | 0.0% |
| 20th | Macao SAR, China | 76.4 | 0.5% |
| 21st | Channel Islands | 76.3 | -0.3% |
| 22nd | Faroe Islands | 76.1 | 0.3% |
| 23rd | Costa Rica | 76.1 | 0.3% |
| 24th | Belgium | 76.1 | 0.6% |
| 25th | Malta | 76.0 | 0.0% |
| 26th | Cyprus | 76.0 | 0.3% |
| 27th | United Kingdom | 75.9 | 0.4% |
| 28th | Austria | 75.6 | 0.4% |
| 29th | New Zealand | 75.4 | 0.7% |
| 30th | Singapore | 75.3 | 0.5% |
| 31st | United States | 75.2 | 0.3% |
| 32nd | Germany | 75.1 | -0.1% |
| 33rd | Ireland | 74.8 | 0.5% |
| 34th | Finland | 74.8 | 0.0% |
| 35th | Denmark | 74.8 | 0.0% |
| 36th | Luxembourg | 74.8 | 0.9% |
| 37th | European Union | 74.7 | 0.1% |
| 38th | St. Martin (French part) | 74.6 | 0.5% |
| 39th | Portugal | 74.0 | -0.4% |
| 40th | Bermuda | 74.0 | 0.3% |
| 41st | French Polynesia | 73.9 | 0.6% |
| 42nd | Cuba | 73.8 | 0.2% |
| 43rd | Montenegro | 73.7 | 0.1% |
| 44th | Chile | 73.7 | 0.7% |
| 45th | Antigua and Barbuda | 73.6 | 0.0% |
| 46th | Barbados | 73.5 | 0.1% |
| 47th | Guam | 73.5 | -0.1% |
| 48th | Kuwait | 73.4 | -2.5% |
| 49th | Qatar | 73.4 | 0.4% |
| 50th | Slovenia | 73.2 | 0.7% |
| 51st | Uruguay | 73.0 | 0.5% |
| 52nd | Puerto Rico (US) | 72.8 | 0.5% |
| 53rd | Cayman Islands | 72.7 | 0.3% |
| 54th | Albania | 72.7 | 0.3% |
| 55th | Bahrain | 72.6 | 0.1% |
| 56th | Aruba | 72.5 | 0.0% |
| 57th | Curaçao | 72.4 | 0.4% |
| 58th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 72.4 | 0.0% |
| 59th | British Virgin Islands | 72.4 | 0.5% |
| 60th | Croatia | 72.2 | 0.5% |
| 61st | Serbia | 72.2 | -0.1% |
| 62nd | Isle of Man | 71.8 | 0.6% |
| 63rd | Jamaica | 71.7 | 0.3% |
| 64th | Bulgaria | 71.6 | -0.1% |
| 65th | Brunei Darussalam | 71.6 | 0.3% |
| 66th | Argentina | 71.6 | 0.2% |
| 67th | Korea | 71.6 | 0.8% |
| 68th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 71.5 | 0.1% |
| 69th | Czechia | 71.4 | -0.4% |
| 70th | Panama | 71.3 | 1.6% |
| 71st | North Macedonia | 71.2 | 0.3% |
| 72nd | Lithuania | 71.2 | -0.4% |
| 73rd | American Samoa | 71.1 | 0.3% |
| 74th | United Arab Emirates | 71.1 | 0.2% |
| 75th | Malaysia | 71.0 | 0.3% |
| 76th | Bahamas, The | 70.9 | 0.3% |
| 77th | Slovak Republic | 70.9 | -0.1% |
| 78th | Poland | 70.9 | -0.2% |
| 79th | Belarus | 70.8 | -0.9% |
| 80th | Virgin Islands (US) | 70.7 | 0.2% |
| 81st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 70.6 | 0.0% |
| 82nd | Grenada | 70.5 | 0.4% |
| 83rd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 70.5 | 0.3% |
| 84th | Dominica | 70.5 | -0.3% |
| 85th | Ukraine | 70.4 | -0.7% |
| 86th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 70.2 | 0.4% |
| 87th | Jordan | 70.1 | 0.3% |
| 88th | Northern Mariana Islands | 70.0 | 0.4% |
| 89th | St. Lucia | 70.0 | 0.0% |
| 90th | Syrian Arab Republic | 69.8 | 0.5% |
| 91st | Romania | 69.7 | 0.3% |
| 92nd | Belize | 69.6 | 0.1% |
| 93rd | New Caledonia | 69.5 | 0.4% |
| 94th | Estonia | 69.5 | -0.8% |
| 95th | Mauritius | 69.4 | -0.4% |
| 96th | Hungary | 69.3 | -0.2% |
| 97th | Libya | 69.3 | 0.5% |
| 98th | Latvia | 69.3 | -1.3% |
| 99th | Sri Lanka | 69.2 | 2.9% |
| 100th | Tunisia | 69.1 | 0.4% |
| 101st | Mexico | 69.0 | 0.6% |
| 102nd | Viet Nam | 69.0 | 0.3% |
| 103rd | Oman | 69.0 | 0.9% |
| 104th | Thailand | 68.9 | 0.5% |
| 105th | Russian Federation | 68.9 | -0.4% |
| 106th | Saudi Arabia | 68.9 | 0.8% |
| 107th | Colombia | 68.7 | 0.1% |
| 108th | Georgia | 68.7 | 0.1% |
| 109th | Ecuador | 68.4 | 0.9% |
| 110th | Kyrgyz Republic | 68.3 | 0.6% |
| 111th | China | 68.2 | 0.3% |
| 112th | Seychelles | 68.1 | 0.2% |
| 113th | Moldova | 67.9 | -0.4% |
| 114th | Türkiye | 67.8 | 0.7% |
| 115th | Samoa | 67.8 | 0.3% |
| 116th | West Bank and Gaza | 67.8 | - |
| 117th | Dominican Republic | 67.7 | 0.6% |
| 118th | Algeria | 67.7 | 0.3% |
| 119th | Trinidad and Tobago | 67.6 | 0.1% |
| 120th | Armenia | 67.5 | 0.0% |
| 121st | Tonga | 67.5 | 0.1% |
| 122nd | Paraguay | 67.3 | 0.6% |
| 123rd | Vanuatu | 66.7 | 1.0% |
| 124th | Kosovo | 66.5 | 2.0% |
| 125th | Solomon Islands | 66.2 | 0.2% |
| 126th | Brazil | 65.9 | 0.5% |
| 127th | Uzbekistan | 65.8 | -0.1% |
| 128th | Kazakhstan | 65.7 | -0.3% |
| 129th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 65.6 | 0.3% |
| 130th | Lebanon | 65.5 | 0.6% |
| 131st | Honduras | 65.2 | 0.6% |
| 132nd | Greenland | 65.1 | 0.6% |
| 133rd | Fiji | 65.1 | -0.5% |
| 134th | Philippines | 64.4 | 0.4% |
| 135th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 64.1 | -1.9% |
| 136th | Peru | 64.0 | 0.9% |
| 137th | Cabo Verde | 63.9 | 0.5% |
| 138th | Turkmenistan | 63.9 | 0.1% |
| 139th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 63.7 | 0.2% |
| 140th | Indonesia | 63.2 | 0.6% |
| 141st | Maldives | 63.1 | 1.2% |
| 142nd | South Africa | 62.9 | -0.1% |
| 143rd | Palau | 62.8 | 0.0% |
| 144th | Azerbaijan | 62.8 | -0.3% |
| 145th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 62.5 | 0.9% |
| 146th | Nicaragua | 62.5 | 1.0% |
| 147th | Morocco | 62.4 | 0.9% |
| 148th | Guyana | 62.3 | 0.3% |
| 149th | Suriname | 62.1 | 0.2% |
| 150th | El Salvador | 62.0 | 1.2% |
| 151st | Guatemala | 61.8 | 0.0% |
| 152nd | Marshall Islands | 61.8 | 0.0% |
| 153rd | Tuvalu | 61.6 | 0.2% |
| 154th | Tajikistan | 61.6 | -0.2% |
| 155th | Namibia | 61.4 | 1.0% |
| 156th | Eswatini | 61.2 | -0.8% |
| 157th | Kiribati | 61.0 | 0.8% |
| 158th | Gabon | 60.7 | 0.3% |
| 159th | São Tomé and Principe | 60.7 | 1.6% |
| 160th | Botswana | 60.1 | -1.8% |
| 161st | Papua New Guinea | 59.8 | 0.3% |
| 162nd | Pakistan | 59.7 | 0.3% |
| 163rd | Lesotho | 59.3 | -0.3% |
| 164th | Nauru | 59.1 | 0.3% |
| 165th | Mongolia | 58.8 | 1.2% |
| 166th | India | 58.6 | 0.7% |
| 167th | Yemen, Republic of | 58.5 | 0.9% |
| 168th | Kenya | 58.3 | -2.8% |
| 169th | Zimbabwe | 58.3 | -1.9% |
| 170th | Mauritania | 58.1 | 0.7% |
| 171st | Iraq | 57.6 | 0.1% |
| 172nd | Myanmar | 57.2 | 0.5% |
| 173rd | Congo, Republic of | 57.1 | -0.4% |
| 174th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 56.8 | 1.2% |
| 175th | Senegal | 56.7 | 0.8% |
| 176th | Bangladesh | 55.8 | 0.6% |
| 177th | Bhutan | 55.8 | 1.3% |
| 178th | Comoros | 55.6 | 1.2% |
| 179th | Sudan | 55.5 | 1.1% |
| 180th | Djibouti | 55.5 | 0.2% |
| 181st | Ghana | 55.4 | 0.8% |
| 182nd | Cambodia | 55.2 | 0.8% |
| 183rd | Nepal | 54.8 | 1.4% |
| 184th | Togo | 54.6 | -0.3% |
| 185th | Cameroon | 54.3 | -0.1% |
| 186th | Lao PDR | 54.0 | 0.8% |
| 187th | Haiti | 53.2 | 0.6% |
| 188th | Benin | 53.0 | 1.1% |
| 189th | Côte d'Ivoire | 52.8 | -0.3% |
| 190th | Madagascar | 52.1 | 0.6% |
| 191st | Tanzania | 52.0 | -0.2% |
| 192nd | Equatorial Guinea | 51.4 | 0.2% |
| 193rd | Gambia, The | 51.3 | 1.1% |
| 194th | Central African Republic | 49.9 | -0.4% |
| 195th | Eritrea | 49.7 | 4.0% |
| 196th | Burkina Faso | 49.3 | 0.1% |
| 197th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 48.5 | 0.8% |
| 198th | Zambia | 48.2 | -1.4% |
| 199th | Rwanda | 47.8 | -3.5% |
| 200th | Uganda | 47.6 | 0.2% |
| 201st | Guinea | 47.3 | 0.8% |
| 202nd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 46.9 | 0.5% |
| 203rd | Guinea-Bissau | 46.9 | 0.6% |
| 204th | Mali | 46.5 | 0.7% |
| 205th | Nigeria | 45.7 | -0.2% |
| 206th | Timor-Leste | 45.2 | 0.9% |
| 207th | Burundi | 45.2 | -1.2% |
| 208th | Afghanistan | 45.1 | 1.4% |
| 209th | Chad | 45.1 | -2.9% |
| 210th | Mozambique | 44.3 | 1.0% |
| 211th | Sierra Leone | 43.7 | 0.0% |
| 212th | Malawi | 43.6 | 0.1% |
| 213th | Angola | 41.9 | 0.4% |
| 214th | Niger | 41.7 | 1.3% |
| 215th | Liberia | 37.6 | -14.2% |
| 216th | South Sudan | 28.6 | 1.5% |
FAQ
What was Sri Lanka's life expectancy in 1990?▾
Sri Lanka's life expectancy in 1990 was 69.2. This ranked 99th globally.
How did Sri Lanka's life expectancy change in 1990?▾
Sri Lanka's life expectancy increased by 2.9% in 1990 compared to 1989.
Which country had the highest life expectancy in 1990?▾
Monaco had the highest life expectancy in 1990 at 79.4.
What is the life expectancy of Sri Lanka in 1990?▾
The life expectancy of Sri Lanka in 1990 was 69.2. This ranked 99th globally.
How does 1990 compare to 1989 for Sri Lanka's life expectancy?▾
Sri Lanka's life expectancy went from 67.3 in 1989 to 69.2 in 1990, a 2.9% increase.
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