What is the difference in colon and rectum cancer death rate between Albania and Sri Lanka?

0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

14 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Colon and rectum cancer death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Sri Lanka: Colon and rectum cancer death rate

Albania

2.26 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2010

Sri Lanka

2.3 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2019

Albania rank

107th

Sri Lanka rank

106th

Colon and rectum cancer death rate over time

Albania
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people in Albania, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Albania has been ahead every year.

Albania ranks 107th and Sri Lanka ranks 106th of 111 countries.

Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.05 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5489 deaths per 100,000 people	2.5 deaths per 100,000 people	Albania
2000s	3.3 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9032 deaths per 100,000 people	2.4 deaths per 100,000 people	Albania
2010s	2.26 deaths per 100,000 people	1.33 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9273 deaths per 100,000 people	Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher colon and rectum cancer death rate, Albania or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people in Albania as of 2019.
What is the difference in colon and rectum cancer death rate between Albania and Sri Lanka?: 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Sri Lanka?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2010.
How do Albania and Sri Lanka rank globally for colon and rectum cancer death rate?: Albania ranks 107th and Sri Lanka ranks 106th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Colon and rectum cancer death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Colon and rectum cancer death rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,883 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from colon and rectum cancers in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.