Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Colon and rectum cancer death rate

Egypt
2.45
in 2019
Sri Lanka
2.3
in 2019
Egypt rank
104th
Sri Lanka rank
106th

Colon and rectum cancer death rate over time

  • Egypt
  • Sri Lanka
0123195519872019

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.45 against 2.3 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.15.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 104th and Sri Lanka ranks 106th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 2.26 1.51 0.7471 Egypt
1970s 1.45 1.48 0.0277 Sri Lanka
1980s 1.1 0.4516 0.6519 Egypt
2000s 1.78 0.9032 0.8748 Egypt
2010s 2.44 1.69 0.7502 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher colon and rectum cancer death rate, Egypt or Sri Lanka?
Egypt, at 2.45 against 2.3 in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in colon and rectum cancer death rate between Egypt and Sri Lanka?
0.15, with Egypt 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 colon and rectum cancer death rate?
Egypt ranks 104th and Sri Lanka ranks 106th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Colon and rectum cancer death rate. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/colon-and-rectum-cancer-death-rate/egypt-arab-rep/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/colon-and-rectum-cancer-death-rate/egypt-arab-rep/sri-lanka/">Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Colon and rectum cancer death rate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Colon and rectum cancer death rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,922 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed