Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Prostate cancer death rate in men
Egypt
2.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Sri Lanka
2.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Egypt rank
106th
Sri Lanka rank
109th
Prostate cancer death rate in men over time
- Egypt
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 106th and Sri Lanka ranks 109th of 111 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7619 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7406 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.9016 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6482 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2534 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4263 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6618 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.925 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prostate cancer death rate in men, Egypt or Sri Lanka?
- Egypt, at 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prostate cancer death rate in men between Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Sri Lanka rank globally for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- Egypt ranks 106th and Sri Lanka ranks 109th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Prostate cancer death rate in men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from prostate cancer in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.