Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka is a country with an approximate area of 66 thousand square kilometers (UNO, 2008). The population is 20,409,946 and the sex ratio (men per hundred women) is 98 (UNO, 2009). The proportion of the population under the age of 18 years is 28% and the proportion above age 60 is 8% (UNO, 2009). The literacy rate is 97% for men and 99% for women (UN Statistics, 2008). The life expectancy at birth is 71 years for males and 77 years for females (UNO, 2005-2010). The healthy life expectancy at birth is 61 years for males and 77 years for females (UNPD, 2010). The country is in the lower middle income group (based on 2010 World Bank criteria). The total expenditure on health as a percentage of gross domestic product is 3.96% and the per capita government expenditure on health (PPP int. $) is $81.0 (WHO, 2006). The suicide rate for males is 44.6 per 100,000 population and for females is 16.8 per 100,000 population. In Sri Lanka, neuropsychiatric disorders are estimated to contribute to 11.5% of the global burden of disease (WHO, 2008).
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