Sri Lanka - Life Expectancy 1991
69.1
−0.1 from 1990
Sri Lanka's life expectancy was 69.1 in 1991, decreased +0.1 from 69.2 in 1990. This was the 106th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1991▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monaco | 79.7 | 0.4% |
| 2nd | Andorra | 79.3 | 0.5% |
| 3rd | Japan | 79.0 | 0.3% |
| 4th | Liechtenstein | 78.5 | 0.2% |
| 5th | Iceland | 78.0 | -0.1% |
| 6th | San Marino | 77.9 | 0.2% |
| 7th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 77.9 | 0.6% |
| 8th | Sweden | 77.7 | 0.2% |
| 9th | Canada | 77.6 | 0.2% |
| 10th | Switzerland | 77.5 | 0.4% |
| 11th | Australia | 77.3 | 0.4% |
| 12th | Greece | 77.1 | 0.3% |
| 13th | Gibraltar | 77.1 | 0.4% |
| 14th | Italy | 77.0 | 0.1% |
| 15th | Netherlands | 77.0 | 0.2% |
| 16th | Norway | 77.0 | 0.6% |
| 17th | Spain | 77.0 | 0.2% |
| 18th | France | 76.8 | 0.3% |
| 19th | Israel | 76.8 | 0.2% |
| 20th | Channel Islands | 76.5 | 0.3% |
| 21st | Macao SAR, China | 76.5 | 0.1% |
| 22nd | Malta | 76.4 | 0.4% |
| 23rd | Faroe Islands | 76.4 | 0.3% |
| 24th | Cyprus | 76.2 | 0.3% |
| 25th | Costa Rica | 76.2 | 0.2% |
| 26th | Belgium | 76.2 | 0.2% |
| 27th | United Kingdom | 76.1 | 0.3% |
| 28th | New Zealand | 76.0 | 0.9% |
| 29th | Singapore | 75.6 | 0.5% |
| 30th | Austria | 75.6 | 0.1% |
| 31st | Luxembourg | 75.5 | 0.9% |
| 32nd | United States | 75.4 | 0.2% |
| 33rd | Germany | 75.3 | 0.3% |
| 34th | Finland | 75.2 | 0.6% |
| 35th | Denmark | 75.2 | 0.5% |
| 36th | Ireland | 75.0 | 0.2% |
| 37th | St. Martin (French part) | 74.9 | 0.5% |
| 38th | European Union | 74.8 | 0.2% |
| 39th | French Polynesia | 74.3 | 0.5% |
| 40th | Bermuda | 74.2 | 0.3% |
| 41st | Chile | 74.1 | 0.6% |
| 42nd | Portugal | 74.0 | 0.1% |
| 43rd | Kuwait | 73.9 | 0.7% |
| 44th | Puerto Rico (US) | 73.9 | 1.4% |
| 45th | Montenegro | 73.8 | 0.1% |
| 46th | Cuba | 73.8 | -0.1% |
| 47th | Qatar | 73.7 | 0.3% |
| 48th | Barbados | 73.5 | 0.1% |
| 49th | Guam | 73.5 | 0.1% |
| 50th | Antigua and Barbuda | 73.5 | -0.2% |
| 51st | Slovenia | 73.4 | 0.2% |
| 52nd | Uruguay | 73.2 | 0.3% |
| 53rd | Albania | 73.0 | 0.4% |
| 54th | Cayman Islands | 72.9 | 0.2% |
| 55th | British Virgin Islands | 72.8 | 0.5% |
| 56th | Bahrain | 72.7 | 0.1% |
| 57th | Aruba | 72.6 | 0.1% |
| 58th | Curaçao | 72.5 | 0.1% |
| 59th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 72.4 | 0.0% |
| 60th | Croatia | 72.2 | 0.0% |
| 61st | Isle of Man | 72.2 | 0.5% |
| 62nd | Korea | 72.0 | 0.6% |
| 63rd | Argentina | 72.0 | 0.6% |
| 64th | Czechia | 71.9 | 0.7% |
| 65th | Serbia | 71.9 | -0.4% |
| 66th | Brunei Darussalam | 71.9 | 0.3% |
| 67th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 71.8 | 0.4% |
| 68th | Jamaica | 71.8 | 0.1% |
| 69th | North Macedonia | 71.6 | 0.6% |
| 70th | Bulgaria | 71.6 | -0.1% |
| 71st | Panama | 71.3 | 0.1% |
| 72nd | American Samoa | 71.3 | 0.3% |
| 73rd | Malaysia | 71.2 | 0.4% |
| 74th | Bahamas, The | 71.2 | 0.3% |
| 75th | United Arab Emirates | 71.1 | 0.1% |
| 76th | Slovak Republic | 70.9 | -0.1% |
| 77th | Lebanon | 70.9 | 8.2% |
| 78th | Grenada | 70.8 | 0.4% |
| 79th | Virgin Islands (US) | 70.8 | 0.2% |
| 80th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 70.7 | 0.3% |
| 81st | Seychelles | 70.7 | 3.8% |
| 82nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 70.6 | 0.0% |
| 83rd | Poland | 70.6 | -0.4% |
| 84th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 70.5 | 0.5% |
| 85th | Dominica | 70.4 | -0.1% |
| 86th | Belarus | 70.4 | -0.6% |
| 87th | Lithuania | 70.4 | -1.1% |
| 88th | Northern Mariana Islands | 70.4 | 0.5% |
| 89th | St. Lucia | 70.3 | 0.4% |
| 90th | Jordan | 70.2 | 0.2% |
| 91st | Syrian Arab Republic | 70.1 | 0.4% |
| 92nd | Mauritius | 70.0 | 0.8% |
| 93rd | New Caledonia | 69.8 | 0.4% |
| 94th | Romania | 69.8 | 0.1% |
| 95th | Ukraine | 69.7 | -0.9% |
| 96th | Belize | 69.6 | 0.1% |
| 97th | Libya | 69.6 | 0.5% |
| 98th | Oman | 69.6 | 0.8% |
| 99th | Tunisia | 69.4 | 0.4% |
| 100th | Hungary | 69.4 | 0.1% |
| 101st | Estonia | 69.4 | -0.1% |
| 102nd | Mexico | 69.4 | 0.5% |
| 103rd | Saudi Arabia | 69.3 | 0.7% |
| 104th | Viet Nam | 69.3 | 0.4% |
| 105th | Thailand | 69.1 | 0.3% |
| 106th | Sri Lanka | 69.1 | -0.2% |
| 107th | Ecuador | 69.0 | 0.9% |
| 108th | Latvia | 69.0 | -0.3% |
| 109th | Colombia | 68.8 | 0.1% |
| 110th | China | 68.6 | 0.7% |
| 111th | Kyrgyz Republic | 68.6 | 0.4% |
| 112th | Russian Federation | 68.5 | -0.6% |
| 113th | Türkiye | 68.3 | 0.7% |
| 114th | West Bank and Gaza | 68.2 | 0.6% |
| 115th | Georgia | 68.2 | -0.7% |
| 116th | Dominican Republic | 68.2 | 0.6% |
| 117th | Samoa | 68.0 | 0.3% |
| 118th | Trinidad and Tobago | 67.8 | 0.3% |
| 119th | Tonga | 67.7 | 0.3% |
| 120th | Algeria | 67.7 | 0.1% |
| 121st | Paraguay | 67.7 | 0.5% |
| 122nd | Armenia | 67.6 | 0.1% |
| 123rd | Moldova | 67.6 | -0.5% |
| 124th | Vanuatu | 67.1 | 0.6% |
| 125th | Kosovo | 66.5 | -0.1% |
| 126th | Solomon Islands | 66.4 | 0.2% |
| 127th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 66.2 | 3.4% |
| 128th | Brazil | 66.2 | 0.5% |
| 129th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 66.0 | 0.5% |
| 130th | Honduras | 65.6 | 0.6% |
| 131st | Uzbekistan | 65.5 | -0.4% |
| 132nd | Fiji | 65.5 | 0.6% |
| 133rd | Kazakhstan | 65.4 | -0.5% |
| 134th | Greenland | 65.0 | -0.1% |
| 135th | Philippines | 64.6 | 0.4% |
| 136th | Peru | 64.2 | 0.4% |
| 137th | Cabo Verde | 64.1 | 0.3% |
| 138th | Maldives | 63.9 | 1.2% |
| 139th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 63.9 | 0.2% |
| 140th | Turkmenistan | 63.8 | 0.0% |
| 141st | Indonesia | 63.7 | 0.7% |
| 142nd | Nicaragua | 63.3 | 1.3% |
| 143rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 63.1 | 0.9% |
| 144th | South Africa | 63.0 | 0.1% |
| 145th | Morocco | 62.9 | 0.8% |
| 146th | Palau | 62.8 | 0.1% |
| 147th | Azerbaijan | 62.5 | -0.3% |
| 148th | El Salvador | 62.5 | 0.9% |
| 149th | Guyana | 62.5 | 0.3% |
| 150th | Suriname | 62.2 | 0.1% |
| 151st | Guatemala | 61.9 | 0.3% |
| 152nd | Tuvalu | 61.8 | 0.3% |
| 153rd | Marshall Islands | 61.8 | 0.1% |
| 154th | Tajikistan | 61.7 | 0.1% |
| 155th | Kiribati | 61.5 | 0.8% |
| 156th | Iraq | 61.3 | 6.5% |
| 157th | Gabon | 60.9 | 0.3% |
| 158th | Namibia | 60.8 | -0.9% |
| 159th | São Tomé and Principe | 60.8 | 0.1% |
| 160th | Eswatini | 60.4 | -1.3% |
| 161st | Papua New Guinea | 59.9 | 0.3% |
| 162nd | Pakistan | 59.9 | 0.2% |
| 163rd | Mongolia | 59.8 | 1.7% |
| 164th | Nauru | 59.3 | 0.4% |
| 165th | Lesotho | 59.1 | -0.4% |
| 166th | India | 59.0 | 0.7% |
| 167th | Botswana | 58.9 | -2.0% |
| 168th | Yemen, Republic of | 58.8 | 0.5% |
| 169th | Mauritania | 58.3 | 0.4% |
| 170th | Kenya | 57.8 | -0.9% |
| 171st | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 57.4 | 1.1% |
| 172nd | Myanmar | 57.4 | 0.4% |
| 173rd | Senegal | 57.0 | 0.6% |
| 174th | Zimbabwe | 57.0 | -2.2% |
| 175th | Congo, Republic of | 56.8 | -0.5% |
| 176th | Bhutan | 56.5 | 1.1% |
| 177th | Comoros | 56.1 | 0.9% |
| 178th | Ghana | 55.7 | 0.6% |
| 179th | Nepal | 55.7 | 1.6% |
| 180th | Cambodia | 55.6 | 0.7% |
| 181st | Sudan | 55.6 | 0.1% |
| 182nd | Djibouti | 55.2 | -0.5% |
| 183rd | Lao PDR | 54.7 | 1.2% |
| 184th | Togo | 54.3 | -0.6% |
| 185th | Cameroon | 54.2 | -0.3% |
| 186th | Bangladesh | 53.8 | -3.7% |
| 187th | Haiti | 53.5 | 0.6% |
| 188th | Benin | 53.4 | 0.8% |
| 189th | Côte d'Ivoire | 52.6 | -0.3% |
| 190th | Madagascar | 52.6 | 0.8% |
| 191st | Gambia, The | 51.9 | 1.1% |
| 192nd | Tanzania | 51.8 | -0.3% |
| 193rd | Equatorial Guinea | 51.5 | 0.2% |
| 194th | Eritrea | 50.5 | 1.6% |
| 195th | Central African Republic | 49.6 | -0.6% |
| 196th | Burkina Faso | 49.3 | 0.0% |
| 197th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 48.9 | 0.8% |
| 198th | Guinea | 47.8 | 1.1% |
| 199th | Uganda | 47.5 | 0.0% |
| 200th | Zambia | 47.4 | -1.6% |
| 201st | Guinea-Bissau | 47.2 | 0.7% |
| 202nd | Mali | 46.9 | 0.7% |
| 203rd | Chad | 46.6 | 3.4% |
| 204th | Rwanda | 46.2 | -3.2% |
| 205th | Afghanistan | 45.5 | 0.9% |
| 206th | Nigeria | 45.5 | -0.5% |
| 207th | Timor-Leste | 45.1 | -0.2% |
| 208th | Mozambique | 44.7 | 0.8% |
| 209th | Burundi | 44.7 | -1.2% |
| 210th | Angola | 43.8 | 4.7% |
| 211th | Liberia | 43.6 | 15.8% |
| 212th | Malawi | 43.5 | -0.1% |
| 213th | Sierra Leone | 43.3 | -1.0% |
| 214th | Niger | 42.3 | 1.3% |
| 215th | South Sudan | 29.2 | 1.9% |
| 216th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 25.4 | -45.8% |
FAQ
What was Sri Lanka's life expectancy in 1991?▾
Sri Lanka's life expectancy in 1991 was 69.1. This ranked 106th globally.
How did Sri Lanka's life expectancy change in 1991?▾
Sri Lanka's life expectancy decreased by 0.2% in 1991 compared to 1990.
Which country had the highest life expectancy in 1991?▾
Monaco had the highest life expectancy in 1991 at 79.7.
What is the life expectancy of Sri Lanka in 1991?▾
The life expectancy of Sri Lanka in 1991 was 69.1. This ranked 106th globally.
How does 1991 compare to 1990 for Sri Lanka's life expectancy?▾
Sri Lanka's life expectancy went from 69.2 in 1990 to 69.1 in 1991, a 0.2% decrease.
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