Somalia vs Sri Lanka: Number of deaths
Somalia
180,556 deaths
in 2023
Sri Lanka
162,453 deaths
in 2023
Somalia rank
61st
Sri Lanka rank
63rd
Number of deaths over time
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 180,556 deaths against 162,453 deaths in Sri Lanka, a difference of 18,103 deaths.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Somalia ranks 61st and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 55,037 deaths | 124,170 deaths | 69,133 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 65,564 deaths | 97,898 deaths | 32,333 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 81,703 deaths | 98,287 deaths | 16,584 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 119,847 deaths | 102,591 deaths | 17,256 deaths | Somalia |
| 1990s | 154,632 deaths | 120,744 deaths | 33,888 deaths | Somalia |
| 2000s | 160,584 deaths | 138,731 deaths | 21,853 deaths | Somalia |
| 2010s | 205,453 deaths | 140,005 deaths | 65,449 deaths | Somalia |
| 2020s | 196,050 deaths | 161,140 deaths | 34,910 deaths | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, Somalia or Sri Lanka?
- Somalia, at 180,556 deaths against 162,453 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between Somalia and Sri Lanka?
- 18,103 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of deaths?
- Somalia ranks 61st 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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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year.