Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
Egypt
40.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Sri Lanka
40.84 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Egypt rank
9th
Sri Lanka rank
8th
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate over time
- Egypt
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 40.84 deaths per 100,000 people against 40.43 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th 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 | 38.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 1970s | 61.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 41.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.21 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 1980s | 52.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.59 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 32.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 45.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 37.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 43.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chronic respiratory diseases death rate, Egypt or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 40.84 deaths per 100,000 people against 40.43 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt as of 2019.
- What is the difference in chronic respiratory diseases death rate between Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka 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 chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
- Egypt ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Chronic respiratory diseases 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 respiratory diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.