France vs Sri Lanka: Death rate from digestive diseases

France
15.72 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sri Lanka
14.95 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
France rank
72nd
Sri Lanka rank
75th

Death rate from digestive diseases over time

  • France
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

France currently reports 15.72 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1955 it was France ahead.

France ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 46.54 deaths per 100,000 people 23.41 deaths per 100,000 people 23.13 deaths per 100,000 people France
1960s 47.86 deaths per 100,000 people 22.81 deaths per 100,000 people 25.05 deaths per 100,000 people France
1970s 46.64 deaths per 100,000 people 22.76 deaths per 100,000 people 23.88 deaths per 100,000 people France
1980s 40.97 deaths per 100,000 people 19.32 deaths per 100,000 people 21.65 deaths per 100,000 people France
1990s 25.05 deaths per 100,000 people 25.42 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3784 deaths per 100,000 people Sri Lanka
2000s 20.72 deaths per 100,000 people 25.17 deaths per 100,000 people 4.45 deaths per 100,000 people Sri Lanka
2010s 15.95 deaths per 100,000 people 15.55 deaths per 100,000 people 0.399 deaths per 100,000 people France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from digestive diseases, France or Sri Lanka?
France, at 15.72 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in death rate from digestive diseases between France and Sri Lanka?
0.77 deaths per 100,000 people, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sri Lanka?
42 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2019.
How do France and Sri Lanka rank globally for death rate from digestive diseases?
France ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from digestive diseases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate from digestive diseases
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

Reported deaths from digestive diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.