What is the difference in burden of disease between China and Sri Lanka?

102 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Sri Lanka: Burden of disease

China

27,134 DALYs per 100,000 people

in 2021

Sri Lanka

27,236 DALYs per 100,000 people

in 2021

China rank

159th

Sri Lanka rank

156th

Burden of disease over time

China
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 27,236 DALYs per 100,000 people against 27,134 DALYs per 100,000 people in China, a difference of 102 DALYs per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

China ranks 159th and Sri Lanka ranks 156th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	28,466 DALYs per 100,000 people	30,926 DALYs per 100,000 people	2,461 DALYs per 100,000 people	Sri Lanka
2010s	26,499 DALYs per 100,000 people	26,491 DALYs per 100,000 people	8.1 DALYs per 100,000 people	China
2020s	26,991 DALYs per 100,000 people	25,110 DALYs per 100,000 people	1,881 DALYs per 100,000 people	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burden of disease, China or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 27,236 DALYs per 100,000 people against 27,134 DALYs per 100,000 people in China as of 2021.
What is the difference in burden of disease between China and Sri Lanka?: 102 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sri Lanka?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do China and Sri Lanka rank globally for burden of disease?: China ranks 159th and Sri Lanka ranks 156th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Burden of disease
Unit: DALYs per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.