Australia vs Sri Lanka: Cervical cancer death rate in women
Australia
1.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Australia rank
91st
Sri Lanka rank
93rd
Cervical cancer death rate in women over time
- Australia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 91st and Sri Lanka ranks 93rd of 111 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 6.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8487 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9444 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.894 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7201 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2484 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cervical cancer death rate in women, Australia or Sri Lanka?
- Australia, at 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cervical cancer death rate in women between Australia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sri Lanka?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2019.
- How do Australia and Sri Lanka rank globally for cervical cancer death rate in women?
- Australia ranks 91st and Sri Lanka ranks 93rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cervical 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 cervix uteri cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.