Sri Lanka vs Trinidad and Tobago: Death rate from drowning

Sri Lanka
3.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Trinidad and Tobago
3.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sri Lanka rank
92nd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
90th

Death rate from drowning over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Trinidad and Tobago
2468200020102021

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 92nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 90th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
2000s 5.91 deaths per 100,000 people 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people Sri Lanka
2010s 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people 0.323 deaths per 100,000 people Sri Lanka
2020s 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people 0.435 deaths per 100,000 people Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from drowning, Sri Lanka or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for death rate from drowning?
Sri Lanka ranks 92nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 90th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Death rate from drowning
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.