Sri Lanka
Figures computed by WHO to assure comparability; they are not necessarily the official statistics of Member States, which may use alternative rigorous methods.
Table 1: Basic indicators for all WHO Member States
| Population estimates | 1992 | 2002 |
| Total population (000) | 18910 | |
| Annual growth rate (%) | 0.9 | |
| Dependency ratio (per 100) | 58 | 47 |
| % of population aged 60+ years | 8.8 | 10.2 |
| Total fertility rate | 2.4 | 2.0 |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | Males | Females |
| 2002 | 67.2 | 74.3 |
| uncertainty | 65.1 - 69.6 | 73.3 - 75.4 |
| Both sexes 2002 | 70.3 | |
| Probability of dying (per 1000) | Males | Females |
| Under age 5 years 2002 | 20 | 16 |
| uncertainty | 17 - 23 | 14 - 19 |
| Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 | 238 | 121 |
| uncertainty | 186 - 286 | 106 - 136 |
Table 4: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) in all WHO Member States, estimates for 2002
| 2002 | Males | Females | |
| Healthy life expectancy (HALE) (years) | Total population at birth | 61.6 | |
| At birth | 59.2 | 64 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 57.3 - 61.0 | 63.0 - 65.1 | |
| At age 60 | 10.5 | 12.7 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 9.9 - 11.1 | 12.3 - 13.0 | |
| Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) | 8 | 10.3 | |
| Percentage of total life expectancy lost | 11.8 | 13.9 | |
Table 5: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of expenditure on health, 1997-2001
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Total expenditure on health as % of GDP | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 49.5 | 51.3 | 49 | 49.2 | 48.9 |
| Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 50.5 | 48.7 | 51 | 50.8 | 51.1 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure | 6 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health | 95 | 94.9 | 95.1 | 95 | 95 |
| Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made. 0 Used when no evidence of the schemes to which the cell relates exist. Some estimates yielding a ratio inferior to 0.04% are shown as 0.
Table 6: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of per capita expenditure on health, 1997-2001
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 91 | 102 | 112 | 121 | 122 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 45 | 52 | 55 | 60 | 60 |
n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.
Table 7: Millenium Development Goals: Selected health indicators in all WHO Member States, 2000 (unles specified)
| Children under five years of age underweight for age | 1995 | % | 32.9 |
| Under-five mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 20 | |
| Infant mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 16 | |
| One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) | % | 99 | |
| Maternal mortality ratio | Per 100 000 live births | 92 | |
| Births attended by skilled health personnel | % | 94.1 | |
| HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds | % | <0.1 | |
| Malaria mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 6 | |
| Tuberculosis prevalence | Per 100 000 | 97 | |
| Tuberculosis mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 9 | |
| Tuberculosis cases | Detected under DOTS (2001) | % | 74 |
| Cured under DOTS | % | 77 | |
| Population using solid fuels | % | 89 | |
| Population with sustainable access to an improved water source | Urban | % | 98 |
| Rural | % | 70 | |
| Population with access to improved sanitation | Urban | % | 97 |
| Rural | % | 93 | |
b Estimates from the 1990s. ...Countries not implementing DOTS or not reporting to WHO n/a Data not available