Barbados vs Sri Lanka: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate

Barbados
32.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Sri Lanka
32.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Barbados rank
16th
Sri Lanka rank
15th

Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate over time

  • Barbados
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 32.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 32.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Barbados ranks 16th and Sri Lanka ranks 15th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 57.29 deaths per 100,000 people 112.44 deaths per 100,000 people 55.15 deaths per 100,000 people Sri Lanka
1970s 28.55 deaths per 100,000 people 105.39 deaths per 100,000 people 76.84 deaths per 100,000 people Sri Lanka
1980s 20.41 deaths per 100,000 people 55.59 deaths per 100,000 people 35.19 deaths per 100,000 people Sri Lanka
2000s 35.9 deaths per 100,000 people 22.84 deaths per 100,000 people 13.06 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
2010s 28.28 deaths per 100,000 people 21.14 deaths per 100,000 people 7.14 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infectious and parasitic diseases death rate, Barbados or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 32.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 32.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados as of 2019.
What is the difference in infectious and parasitic diseases death rate between Barbados and Sri Lanka?
0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sri Lanka?
29 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2013.
How do Barbados and Sri Lanka rank globally for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
Barbados ranks 16th and Sri Lanka ranks 15th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
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 infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.