China vs Sri Lanka: Mortality rate, adult, female

China
55.97 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Sri Lanka
55.98 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
China rank
158th
Sri Lanka rank
157th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • China
  • Sri Lanka
100200300400500196019922024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 55.98 per 1,000 female adults against 55.97 per 1,000 female adults in China, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.

China ranks 158th and Sri Lanka ranks 157th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 321.27 per 1,000 female adults 200.09 per 1,000 female adults 121.18 per 1,000 female adults China
1970s 211.83 per 1,000 female adults 163.73 per 1,000 female adults 48.1 per 1,000 female adults China
1980s 148.9 per 1,000 female adults 125.41 per 1,000 female adults 23.49 per 1,000 female adults China
1990s 104.44 per 1,000 female adults 103.58 per 1,000 female adults 0.8561 per 1,000 female adults China
2000s 78.15 per 1,000 female adults 93.96 per 1,000 female adults 15.8 per 1,000 female adults Sri Lanka
2010s 62.87 per 1,000 female adults 66.35 per 1,000 female adults 3.48 per 1,000 female adults Sri Lanka
2020s 55.87 per 1,000 female adults 58.35 per 1,000 female adults 2.48 per 1,000 female adults Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, China or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 55.98 per 1,000 female adults against 55.97 per 1,000 female adults in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between China and Sri Lanka?
0.01 per 1,000 female adults, 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 mortality rate, adult, female?
China ranks 158th and Sri Lanka ranks 157th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.