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The program eliminated the disease in "North America, Europe, the former Soviet Union", [280] and in "Taiwan, much of the Caribbean, the Balkans, parts of northern Africa, the northern region of Australia, and a large swath of the South Pacific" [276] and dramatically reduced mortality in Sri Lanka and India. [281]
Sri Lanka's population is aging faster than any other nation in South Asia and has the fifth highest rapidly growing population of older people in Asia after China, Thailand, South Korea and Japan. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] In 2015, Sri Lanka's population aged over 60 was 13.9%, by 2030 this will increase to 21% and by 2050 this number will reach 27.4%.
The first census of Sri Lanka was taken in 1871, making it the first country in South Asia to conduct a census. The most recent census took place in 2023, that followed the census in 2012, the first complete census in the country since 1981 due to disruptions from the Sri Lankan Civil War .
These diseases affect one-sixth of the world's population, with 90 percent of the disease burden occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. [123] Information on the frequency of neglected tropical diseases is of low quality. It is currently difficult to summarize all of the information on this family of diseases.
The Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) is a nonprofit academic group led by Peter Gething, Kerry M Stokes Chair in Child Health, at the Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia. The group is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , with previous funding also coming from the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust .
Sri Lanka's population, (1871–2001) Sri Lanka has roughly 22,156,000 people and an annual population growth rate of 0.5%. The birth rate is 13.8 births per 1,000 people, and the death rate is 6.0 deaths per 1,000 people. [271] Population density is highest in western Sri Lanka, especially in and around the capital.
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka [18] Fixed broadband Internet subscriptions: 2,525,650: 2024: 65: 166: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka [18] Mobile broadband Internet subscriptions: 20,432,582: 2024: 46: 172: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka [18] e-Government Development Index: 0. ...
In 2000, only 25% of the households in Sri Lanka got their water through pipes. Even the water that does come through the pipe from local suppliers is not monitored efficiently. This is why a part of the population does not get clean drinking water. [2] Sri Lanka's wastewater management requires a lot of work.