Country reports presented at Tropical Community Healthcare and Research 2015, at Khon Kaen University, Thailand on 8th July 2015 by members of 13 countries.

1. Sri Lanka
Country Report
Dr. Preshila Samaraweera
Dr. Pamila Adikari
Mr. Kamal Samarasinghe

2. May You Live Long

3. 3Hr by Air
1.5 Hr time difference

5. Geography
• Sri Lanka’s climate is tropical.
• Two monsoons bring abundant rainfall to the country
• Temperature ranges from 16-34°C

6. Demography
• Population 21 million
• Urban population – 15%
• Ethnic groups - Sinhalese 75%
• Religion – Theravada Buddhist 70%
• Official language – Sinhala & Tamil (English – Link language)
• Sex Ratio - 0.96 male(s)/female
• 65 years and over: 9%
• Birth rate - 16 births/1,000 population
• Death Rate - 6 deaths/1,000 population
• Life expectancy- total population: 76 years (male: 73 / female: 80 years)
• Population Growth rate – 0.86%

7. Demography
• Literacy rate – 91% (Female 90%, Male 92%)
• IT Literacy Rate – 25%
• Safe drinking water – 93%
• Sanitary Facilities – 93%

8. Economy of Sri Lanka
• GDP per capita US$ 3,800
Tourism
Tea export
Apparel
Agriculture
Overseas employment
• Lower middle income country
• On track of all Millennium Development Goals
• Education expenditure – 1.7% of GDP
• Health Expenditure – 3.4% of GDP

9. Health Status
• Sri Lanka provides free universal healthcare
• Health Indices are higher than the regional average
• Neonatal mortality rate – 6 per 1000 Live births
• Infant mortality rate – 8 per 1000 Live births
• Maternal mortality ratio – 33 per 100,000 Live births
• Immunization coverage is >99% for BCG, OPV and
Penta Vaccine
• Under 5 mortality rate (U5MR) – 10
• Low HIV prevalent country <0.1%
• Contraceptive prevalence rate – 68%

10. Health Status
• Health system diversity (Western, Ayurvedic, Unani, Accupuncture and Homeopathy systems)
• Western Medicine / allopathic medicine - the main sector catering to
vast majority of people

11. Health System in Sri Lanka

12. Disease burden in Sri Lanka

13. Health System Challenges

14. Demographic Transition
Lifestyle Transition
Technological Transition
Epidemiological Transition
Economic Transition
Post conflict Transition

15. Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi is a Sacred Fig tree in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is said to be the southern
branch from the historical Bodhi tree Sri Maha Bodhi at Bodh Gaya in India under which Lord Buddha
attained Enlightenment.

16. Sri Pada, sacred footprint of
Lord Buddha is held at the
top of the summit

17. Sri Dalada Maligawa the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in
the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the royal palace complex of the
former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of Buddha

19. Sigiriya (Lion Rock)
is an ancient palace
located in the
Central Province,
Sri Lanka. Sigiriya
today is a UNESCO
listed World
Heritage Site. It is
one of the best
preserved
examples of
ancient urban
planning. It is the
most visited
historic site in Sri
Lanka

20. The Sri Lankan sloth bear is a subspecies
of the sloth bear.
The Sri Lankan leopard is a leopard
subspecies native to Sri Lanka.
Classified as Endangered by
International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN).
Wilpattu & Yala National Park are
the most visited national parks in Sri
Lanka

21. Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is an
orphanage, nursery and captive breeding
ground for wild Asian elephants
Pinnawala is notable for
having the largest herd of
captive elephants in the
world.

22. The Kandy Esala Perahera (the Esala procession of
Kandy) is the grand festival with elegant costumes
held in July and August in Kandy, Sri Lanka.

26. Thank You!
ස්තූතියි
(Sthoothyi)