What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Jordan and Sri Lanka?

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

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

5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from different causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jordan vs Sri Lanka: Death rates from different causes

Jordan

54.96 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2018

Sri Lanka

58.19 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2019

Jordan rank

97th

Sri Lanka rank

96th

Death rates from different causes over time

Jordan
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 58.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 54.96 deaths per 100,000 people in Jordan, a difference of 3.23 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

Across all 5 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.

Jordan ranks 97th and Sri Lanka ranks 96th of 111 countries.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	61.14 deaths per 100,000 people	56.76 deaths per 100,000 people	4.39 deaths per 100,000 people	Jordan
2010s	63.1 deaths per 100,000 people	58.43 deaths per 100,000 people	4.68 deaths per 100,000 people	Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rates from different causes, Jordan or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 58.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 54.96 deaths per 100,000 people in Jordan as of 2019.
What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Jordan and Sri Lanka?: 3.23 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Sri Lanka?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
How do Jordan and Sri Lanka rank globally for death rates from different causes?: Jordan ranks 97th 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 rates from different causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rates from different causes
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, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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