Bladder cancer death rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Bladder cancer death rate was 0.7263 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Bladder cancer death rate in Sri Lanka, 1980–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.7263 for bladder cancer death rate in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bladder cancer death rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8131 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0616, in 1996.
Sri Lanka ranks 96th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bladder cancer death rate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1625 | — |
| 1981 | 0.2625 | +61.6% |
| 1983 | 0.177 | -32.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2306 | +30.3% |
| 1985 | 0.269 | +16.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2731 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0616 | -77.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3213 | +421.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2289 | -28.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3184 | +39.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3862 | +21.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4886 | +26.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2941 | -39.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1184 | -59.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2743 | +131.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5176 | +88.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6051 | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5905 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7692 | +30.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6616 | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 0.584 | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7225 | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8131 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6201 | -23.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6865 | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7263 | +5.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.7263 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.08, 67% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bladder cancer death rate in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +421.6% | 0.0616 | 0.3213 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2291 | 0.1625 | 0.2731 | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.2326 | 0.0616 | 0.3213 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.4493 | 0.1184 | 0.7692 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6877 | 0.584 | 0.8131 | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bladder cancer death rate in Sri Lanka?
- Bladder cancer death rate in Sri Lanka was 0.7263 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bladder cancer death rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8131 in 2013.
- What is the lowest bladder cancer death rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0616 in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for bladder cancer death rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 96th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bladder cancer death rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Bladder cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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