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Breast cancer death rate in women in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Breast cancer death rate in women was 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
6.15 deaths per 100,000 people
World rank
101st
of 111 countries
All-time high
6.15 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
All-time low
2.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1984
Years of data
41
1955–2019

Breast cancer death rate in women in Sri Lanka, 1955–2019

02461955198720191955: 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people1956: 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people1957: 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people1958: 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people1959: 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people1960: 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people1961: 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people1962: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people1963: 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people1964: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people1965: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people1966: 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people1967: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people1968: 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people1977: 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 3 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 4 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 5.3 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2019, breast cancer death rate in women in Sri Lanka stood at 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, breast cancer death rate in women in Sri Lanka peaked at 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1984.

That places Sri Lanka 101st out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Breast cancer death rate in women in Sri Lanka, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1955 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people —
1956 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people -9.0%
1957 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people +6.8%
1958 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people +5.2%
1959 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people -9.7%
1960 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people -8.7%
1961 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people +15.8%
1962 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people -4.2%
1963 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people +27.7%
1964 3.15 deaths per 100,000 people -3.5%
1965 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people -2.5%
1966 4.33 deaths per 100,000 people +41.2%
1967 3.09 deaths per 100,000 people -28.6%
1968 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people +39.1%
1977 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people -33.8%
1980 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people -7.9%
1981 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people -2.4%
1983 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people -11.8%
1984 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people -2.1%
1985 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people +17.3%
1986 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people -5.5%
1996 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people +7.8%
1997 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people +15.4%
1998 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people +6.8%
1999 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people +7.5%
2000 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people +7.9%
2001 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people -7.1%
2002 3.28 deaths per 100,000 people -6.7%
2003 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people +1.6%
2004 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people +25.1%
2005 4.01 deaths per 100,000 people -3.8%
2006 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people +17.1%
2007 4.35 deaths per 100,000 people -7.3%
2009 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people +32.4%
2010 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people +2.8%
2011 5.19 deaths per 100,000 people -12.5%
2012 5.25 deaths per 100,000 people +1.2%
2013 5.67 deaths per 100,000 people +8.0%
2014 5.26 deaths per 100,000 people -7.2%
2015 5.06 deaths per 100,000 people -3.7%
2019 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people +21.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people 5
1960s 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people 4.33 deaths per 100,000 people 9
1970s 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1980s 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people 6
1990s 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people 4
2000s 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people 3.28 deaths per 100,000 people 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people 9
2010s 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people 5.06 deaths per 100,000 people 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 98 Nicaragua 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 99 Albania 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 100 Egypt 6.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 102 Republic of Korea 6.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 103 Azerbaijan 6.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 104 Qatar 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is breast cancer death rate in women in Sri Lanka?
Breast cancer death rate in women in Sri Lanka was 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
What is the lowest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people in 1984.
How does Sri Lanka rank for breast cancer death rate in women?
Sri Lanka ranks 101st out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is breast cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breast cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Breast cancer death rate in women
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,880 data points, 1950–2023
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Reported deaths from breast cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.