Sri Lanka · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
77.2 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2000 | 71.51130083 | 71.43186307 | 71.68051458 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2001 | 72.65351771 | 72.57732135 | 72.7906187 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2002 | 73.3381305 | 73.25795436 | 73.47684945 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2003 | 73.36803088 | 73.29488593 | 73.49555368 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2004 | 69.11941478 | 69.01226644 | 69.30623704 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2005 | 73.48476487 | 73.33471096 | 73.67555452 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2006 | 73.35813965 | 73.11783404 | 73.65747488 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2007 | 73.81640208 | 73.7478108 | 73.95809773 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2008 | 73.1378661 | 73.07973956 | 73.25069008 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2009 | 72.41934945 | 72.32029337 | 72.56338582 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2010 | 74.13617419 | 74.08464897 | 74.2588922 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2011 | 74.95837466 | 74.91478586 | 75.09069808 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2012 | 75.63306733 | 75.59881411 | 75.73391939 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2013 | 75.82006448 | 75.77644994 | 75.92062583 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2014 | 76.17612763 | 76.13756909 | 76.27939025 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2015 | 76.44590803 | 76.13321032 | 76.92543798 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2016 | 76.7665914 | 76.25300536 | 77.25717222 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2017 | 76.91196371 | 76.3162744 | 77.63635297 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2018 | 77.17579214 | 76.40982374 | 77.99070353 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2019 | 77.45083261 | 76.72175024 | 78.36589249 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2020 | 80.65621609 | 79.18749331 | 82.12424321 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 2021 | 77.22895472 | 76.23663537 | 78.51704659 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.