American Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Mortality rates at age 25
American Samoa
0.0556 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0589 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
American Samoa rank
190th
Sri Lanka rank
187th
Mortality rates at age 25 over time
- American Samoa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0589 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.0556 deaths per 1,000 people in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0033 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
American Samoa ranks 190th and Sri Lanka ranks 187th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4159 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4257 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0098 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.3143 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3305 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0162 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.3224 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3008 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0216 deaths per 1,000 people | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.2696 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3288 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0592 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.2007 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.353 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1523 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1179 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2767 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1588 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0959 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0993 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0034 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0577 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0637 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0061 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 25, American Samoa or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0589 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.0556 deaths per 1,000 people in American Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 25 between American Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0033 deaths per 1,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for mortality rates at age 25?
- American Samoa ranks 190th and Sri Lanka ranks 187th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.