China vs Sri Lanka: Death rate, crude
China
7.76 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sri Lanka
7.8 per 1,000 people
in 2024
China rank
90th
Sri Lanka rank
88th
Death rate, crude over time
- China
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 7.8 per 1,000 people against 7.76 per 1,000 people in China, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
China ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.42 per 1,000 people | 9.12 per 1,000 people | 2.3 per 1,000 people | China |
| 1970s | 7.08 per 1,000 people | 7.34 per 1,000 people | 0.258 per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 6.66 per 1,000 people | 6.59 per 1,000 people | 0.0681 per 1,000 people | China |
| 1990s | 6.57 per 1,000 people | 6.89 per 1,000 people | 0.317 per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 6.65 per 1,000 people | 6.89 per 1,000 people | 0.2401 per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 7.1 per 1,000 people | 6.46 per 1,000 people | 0.6328 per 1,000 people | China |
| 2020s | 7.45 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people | 0.05 per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, crude, China or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 7.8 per 1,000 people against 7.76 per 1,000 people in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in death rate, crude between China and Sri Lanka?
- 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Sri Lanka rank globally for death rate, crude?
- China ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.