Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka: Annual death rates at different ages
Saudi Arabia
5.08 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
5.12 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
177th
Sri Lanka rank
175th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.12 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.08 deaths per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 177th and Sri Lanka ranks 175th of 236 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 194.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 94.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 100.38 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 158.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 64.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 93.75 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 103.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.47 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 54.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.78 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 27 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.26 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 14.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.74 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 7.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3598 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 5.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0047 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Saudi Arabia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.12 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.08 deaths per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 177th and Sri Lanka ranks 175th 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. 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.