Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Sri Lanka
5.72 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
United States of America
5.79 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
169th
United States of America rank
168th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 5.79 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.72 deaths per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 169th and United States of America ranks 168th of 236 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 98.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 65.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 68.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.77 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 53.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.72 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 29.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.29 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 18.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.28 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 13.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.14 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 8.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.99 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2186 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Sri Lanka or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 5.79 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.72 deaths per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Sri Lanka ranks 169th and United States of America ranks 168th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages in males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.