Encephalitis in Sri Lanka

Encephalitis in Sri Lanka
According to the latest WHO data published in 2017.

Number of deaths: 381 (0.30%)
Death Rate (Deaths per 100,000 population): 1.74
Cause of death world rank: 24.
Encephalitis, listed as the underlying cause of death, accounts for nearly 381 deaths in Sri Lanka. That’s about 1 of every 333 deaths in Sri Lanka.
About 2 people die of Encephalitis each day, an average of 1 death every 24 hours.

Demographic Summary

	Value	World Rank
Population total	22,409,381	56
Sex ratio m / f	0.96	148
Population 0-14	24.1%	113
Population 15-64	66.3%	74
Population 65 +	9.7%	66

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Causes of death in Sri Lanka.

Encephalitis Death Rate by Country.

Encephalitis

per 100,000 population LOW HIGH

	Country	Rate
1	Guinea-Bissau	3.77
3	Nepal	3.38
2	Bhutan	3.38
4	India	3.20
7	Sierra Leone	2.64
10	Zimbabwe	2.51
12	Myanmar	2.15
13	Uzbekistan	2.07
14	Egypt	2.05
16	Comoros	1.99
17	Guyana	1.92
19	Gambia	1.91
23	Mauritania	1.82
24	Sri Lanka	1.74
31	Pakistan	1.60
30	Cambodia	1.60
34	Timor-Leste	1.53
35	Viet Nam	1.49
37	Indonesia	1.45
39	Bangladesh	1.42
42	Tajikistan	1.33
43	Turkmenistan	1.33
45	Iraq	1.30
46	Laos	1.29
48	Brunei	1.24
49	Peru	1.24