What is the difference in diarrheal disease deaths between Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?

80.73 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Diarrheal disease deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Sri Lanka: Diarrheal disease deaths

Dominican Republic

663.21 deaths

in 2021

Sri Lanka

743.94 deaths

in 2021

Dominican Republic rank

76th

Sri Lanka rank

73rd

Diarrheal disease deaths over time

Dominican Republic
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 743.94 deaths against 663.21 deaths in Dominican Republic, a difference of 80.73 deaths.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 76th and Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	970.93 deaths	1,184 deaths	213.37 deaths	Sri Lanka
2010s	783.62 deaths	823.02 deaths	39.4 deaths	Sri Lanka
2020s	681.29 deaths	670.65 deaths	10.63 deaths	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher diarrheal disease deaths, Dominican Republic or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 743.94 deaths against 663.21 deaths in Dominican Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in diarrheal disease deaths between Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?: 80.73 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka rank globally for diarrheal disease deaths?: Dominican Republic ranks 76th and Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Diarrheal disease deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Diarrheal disease deaths
Unit: deaths
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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from diarrhoeal diseases in both sexes.