China vs Sri Lanka: Annual death rates at different ages
China
5.12 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
5.12 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
China rank
174th
Sri Lanka rank
175th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- China
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
China currently reports 5.12 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.12 deaths per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 174th and Sri Lanka ranks 175th of 236 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 132.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 94.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.12 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 1960s | 116.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 64.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.3 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 1970s | 66.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.87 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 1980s | 44.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.54 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 1990s | 36.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.2 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 2000s | 20.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.17 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 2010s | 9.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 2020s | 5.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1288 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, China or Sri Lanka?
- China, at 5.12 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.12 deaths per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between China and Sri Lanka?
- 0 deaths per 1,000 people, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- China ranks 174th and Sri Lanka ranks 175th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.