Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Breast cancer death rate in women
Egypt
6.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Sri Lanka
6.15 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Egypt rank
100th
Sri Lanka rank
101st
Breast cancer death rate in women over time
- Egypt
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 6.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Egypt ranks 100th and Sri Lanka ranks 101st of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3192 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2155 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 3.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8574 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 6.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 7.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breast cancer death rate in women, Egypt or Sri Lanka?
- Egypt, at 6.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breast cancer death rate in women between Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Sri Lanka rank globally for breast cancer death rate in women?
- Egypt ranks 100th and Sri Lanka ranks 101st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Breast cancer death rate in women. 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 breast cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.