Puerto Rico vs Sri Lanka: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Puerto Rico
2.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sri Lanka
2.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Puerto Rico rank
79th
Sri Lanka rank
76th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 76th of 111 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5928 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2054 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1837 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Puerto Rico or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2019.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 76th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from brain and nervous system cancers in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.