Sri Lanka

South Asia

Leading cause: Heart Disease · 68% plant-based · 77.6 yr life expectancy · UHC 72/100

Heart Disease

184 / 100k

Plant-Based Score

68%

Life Expectancy

77.6 yr

Alzheimer's Prevalence

2.4%

What People Eat

Whole-plant-food score 68%

Animal foods

Plant foods

90%

Added sugars

15%

% of dietary energy (calories) · Diet breakdown: share of dietary energy supply by food group, FAO Food Balance Sheets via Our World in Data.

Cardiovascular and dietary profile drawn from WHO Global Health Estimates. Plant-based score reflects the share of whole plant foods (grains, legumes, vegetables, fruit, nuts) in the typical national diet.

Disease Burden

Leading cause of death: Heart Disease · 184 / 100k

Heart Disease

184

Cancer est.

116

Stroke est.

105

Respiratory est.

Kidney Disease est.

Diabetes est.

Bars show each rate against the global range; the tick marks the world median.

Heart disease (184/100k) leads, with a rice-, coconut-, and vegetable-based diet and a strong free public health system that delivers good outcomes for its income. Rising sugar, refined carbohydrates, and a distinct chronic kidney disease problem in farming areas are concerns.

Healthcare System

Universal health coverage index 72/100

Health spending per person $130

Sources: WHO UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1) & WHO Global Health Expenditure Database. Latest available year.

What Could Improve

Curb added sugar and refined carbohydrates driving rising diabetes.
Investigate and address the agricultural chronic-kidney-disease cluster; keep the vegetable-rich diet.

Explore the evidence: Heart Disease

WHO Global Health Estimates · 2022 · age-standardized country data

→ 184 CVD deaths per 100k · 68% plant-based diet

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