Which has higher number of deaths, Netherlands or Sri Lanka?

Netherlands, at 166,336 deaths against 162,453 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Netherlands and Sri Lanka?

3,883 deaths, with Netherlands ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Netherlands vs Sri Lanka: Number of deaths

Netherlands

166,336 deaths

in 2023

Sri Lanka

162,453 deaths

in 2023

Netherlands rank

62nd

Sri Lanka rank

63rd

Number of deaths over time

Netherlands
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 166,336 deaths against 162,453 deaths in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3,883 deaths.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Netherlands ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1950s	80,960 deaths	124,170 deaths	43,210 deaths	Sri Lanka
1960s	96,941 deaths	97,898 deaths	956.8 deaths	Sri Lanka
1970s	111,806 deaths	98,287 deaths	13,520 deaths	Netherlands
1980s	120,861 deaths	102,591 deaths	18,270 deaths	Netherlands
1990s	134,780 deaths	120,744 deaths	14,037 deaths	Netherlands
2000s	137,615 deaths	138,731 deaths	1,116 deaths	Sri Lanka
2010s	144,442 deaths	140,005 deaths	4,437 deaths	Netherlands
2020s	168,164 deaths	161,140 deaths	7,024 deaths	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Netherlands or Sri Lanka?: Netherlands, at 166,336 deaths against 162,453 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Netherlands and Sri Lanka?: 3,883 deaths, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sri Lanka?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of deaths?: Netherlands ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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