Kuwait vs Sri Lanka: Death rate from cancer
Kuwait
53.79 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
58.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Kuwait rank
98th
Sri Lanka rank
96th
Death rate from cancer over time
- Kuwait
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 58.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 53.79 deaths per 100,000 people in Kuwait, a difference of 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 96th of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 45.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 42.35 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 107.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 43.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 64.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 82.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 42.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 39.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 73.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 57.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 58.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5198 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cancer, Kuwait or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 58.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 53.79 deaths per 100,000 people in Kuwait as of 2019.
- What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
- 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2019.
- How do Kuwait and Sri Lanka rank globally for death rate from cancer?
- Kuwait ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 96th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cancer. 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 malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.