Health in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka scores higher than the regional average in healthcare having a high life expectancy and a lower maternal and infant death rate than its neighbors. In 2018 life expectancy was 72.1 for men and 78.5 for women ranking the country 70th in the world.

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative finds that Sri Lanka is fulfilling 86.7% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income.

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