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Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 58.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
58.19 deaths per 100,000 people
World rank
96th
of 111 countries
All-time high
59.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
All-time low
30.51 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1955
Years of data
42
1955–2019

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Sri Lanka, 1955–2019

02040601955198720191955: 30.5 deaths per 100,000 people1956: 31.6 deaths per 100,000 people1957: 32.4 deaths per 100,000 people1958: 32.9 deaths per 100,000 people1959: 36.7 deaths per 100,000 people1960: 39 deaths per 100,000 people1961: 38.6 deaths per 100,000 people1962: 38.5 deaths per 100,000 people1963: 40 deaths per 100,000 people1964: 42.2 deaths per 100,000 people1965: 45.5 deaths per 100,000 people1966: 43.9 deaths per 100,000 people1967: 46 deaths per 100,000 people1968: 51.3 deaths per 100,000 people1977: 45.7 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 45.2 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 44.7 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 41.5 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 42.8 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 42.1 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 43.2 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 43.1 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 40.2 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 42.9 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 43.4 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 45.4 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 48.6 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 48.9 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 47.5 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 48.9 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 51.6 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 51.6 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 56 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 56 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 56.8 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 58.2 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 58.7 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 58.5 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 58.4 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 59.2 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 58.3 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 58.2 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

The most recent figure for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Sri Lanka is 58.19 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Sri Lanka peaked at 59.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 30.51 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1955.

That places Sri Lanka 96th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Sri Lanka, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1955 30.51 deaths per 100,000 people —
1956 31.65 deaths per 100,000 people +3.7%
1957 32.42 deaths per 100,000 people +2.5%
1958 32.89 deaths per 100,000 people +1.4%
1959 36.71 deaths per 100,000 people +11.6%
1960 39.02 deaths per 100,000 people +6.3%
1961 38.57 deaths per 100,000 people -1.1%
1962 38.45 deaths per 100,000 people -0.3%
1963 40.01 deaths per 100,000 people +4.0%
1964 42.25 deaths per 100,000 people +5.6%
1965 45.46 deaths per 100,000 people +7.6%
1966 43.89 deaths per 100,000 people -3.5%
1967 45.96 deaths per 100,000 people +4.7%
1968 51.3 deaths per 100,000 people +11.6%
1977 45.69 deaths per 100,000 people -10.9%
1980 45.19 deaths per 100,000 people -1.1%
1981 44.74 deaths per 100,000 people -1.0%
1982 41.53 deaths per 100,000 people -7.2%
1983 42.82 deaths per 100,000 people +3.1%
1984 42.12 deaths per 100,000 people -1.6%
1985 43.2 deaths per 100,000 people +2.6%
1986 43.06 deaths per 100,000 people -0.3%
1996 40.21 deaths per 100,000 people -6.6%
1997 42.91 deaths per 100,000 people +6.7%
1998 43.35 deaths per 100,000 people +1.0%
1999 45.43 deaths per 100,000 people +4.8%
2000 48.64 deaths per 100,000 people +7.1%
2001 48.94 deaths per 100,000 people +0.6%
2002 47.55 deaths per 100,000 people -2.8%
2003 48.85 deaths per 100,000 people +2.7%
2004 51.64 deaths per 100,000 people +5.7%
2005 51.59 deaths per 100,000 people -0.1%
2006 56 deaths per 100,000 people +8.5%
2007 56.02 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2009 56.76 deaths per 100,000 people +1.3%
2010 58.18 deaths per 100,000 people +2.5%
2011 58.74 deaths per 100,000 people +1.0%
2012 58.47 deaths per 100,000 people -0.5%
2013 58.39 deaths per 100,000 people -0.1%
2014 59.17 deaths per 100,000 people +1.3%
2015 58.33 deaths per 100,000 people -1.4%
2019 58.19 deaths per 100,000 people -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 32.83 deaths per 100,000 people 30.51 deaths per 100,000 people 36.71 deaths per 100,000 people 5
1960s 42.77 deaths per 100,000 people 38.45 deaths per 100,000 people 51.3 deaths per 100,000 people 9
1970s 45.69 deaths per 100,000 people 45.69 deaths per 100,000 people 45.69 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1980s 43.24 deaths per 100,000 people 41.53 deaths per 100,000 people 45.19 deaths per 100,000 people 7
1990s 42.98 deaths per 100,000 people 40.21 deaths per 100,000 people 45.43 deaths per 100,000 people 4
2000s 51.78 deaths per 100,000 people 47.55 deaths per 100,000 people 56.76 deaths per 100,000 people 9
2010s 58.49 deaths per 100,000 people 58.18 deaths per 100,000 people 59.17 deaths per 100,000 people 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 93 Mexico 66.14 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 94 Guatemala 65.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 95 Kazakhstan 64.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 97 Jordan 54.96 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 98 Kuwait 53.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 99 Malaysia 53.73 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Sri Lanka?
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Sri Lanka was 58.19 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 cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 59.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 30.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 1955.
How does Sri Lanka rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
Sri Lanka ranks 96th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized
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, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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