In 1998 the life expectancy in Sri Lanka decreased to 72.08 years.
That year, the life expectancy for women was 77.41 years and for men 67.58 years.Sri Lanka’s position worsened with respect to the 193 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 61th in 1997 to 63th in 1998.
If we look at the change in life expectancy in Sri Lanka over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 1997, when it was 72.14 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 1988, when it was 71.55 years.
In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Sri Lanka. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Sri Lanka in Sri Lankan economy.