Which has higher deaths by age group, Nicaragua or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 2,041 deaths against 1,946 deaths in Nicaragua as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?

95 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Sri Lanka: Deaths by age group

Nicaragua

1,946 deaths

in 2023

Sri Lanka

2,041 deaths

in 2023

Nicaragua rank

96th

Sri Lanka rank

95th

Deaths by age group over time

Nicaragua
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2,041 deaths against 1,946 deaths in Nicaragua, a difference of 95 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18,478 deaths	37,945 deaths	19,467 deaths	Sri Lanka
1960s	18,039 deaths	29,816 deaths	11,777 deaths	Sri Lanka
1970s	18,488 deaths	24,055 deaths	5,566 deaths	Sri Lanka
1980s	15,452 deaths	12,666 deaths	2,786 deaths	Nicaragua
1990s	8,424 deaths	6,893 deaths	1,532 deaths	Nicaragua
2000s	4,249 deaths	6,217 deaths	1,968 deaths	Sri Lanka
2010s	2,758 deaths	3,271 deaths	513.3 deaths	Sri Lanka
2020s	2,061 deaths	2,188 deaths	126.75 deaths	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Nicaragua or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 2,041 deaths against 1,946 deaths in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?: 95 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Sri Lanka rank globally for deaths by age group?: Nicaragua ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.