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Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.73 deaths per 100,000 people
World rank
47th
of 110 countries
All-time high
4.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1968
All-time low
0.8789 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1957
Years of data
42
1955–2019

Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Sri Lanka, 1955–2019

12341955198720191955: 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people1956: 2 deaths per 100,000 people1957: 0.879 deaths per 100,000 people1958: 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people1959: 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people1960: 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people1961: 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people1962: 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people1963: 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people1964: 3 deaths per 100,000 people1965: 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people1966: 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people1967: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people1968: 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people1977: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 2 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 2 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 4 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 3 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 4 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 3 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 4 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 2.7 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, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Sri Lanka stood at 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people.

That represents a change of down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Sri Lanka peaked at 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.8789 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1957.

That places Sri Lanka 47th out of 110 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Sri Lanka, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1955 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people —
1956 2 deaths per 100,000 people +15.8%
1957 0.8789 deaths per 100,000 people -56.1%
1958 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people +182.0%
1959 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people +1.2%
1960 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people -24.4%
1961 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people -7.2%
1962 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people +36.3%
1963 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people -2.9%
1964 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people +29.9%
1965 2.72 deaths per 100,000 people -10.1%
1966 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people +23.6%
1967 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people +9.7%
1968 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people +10.3%
1977 3.09 deaths per 100,000 people -24.0%
1980 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people -29.0%
1981 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people -6.6%
1982 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people -1.2%
1983 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people +54.9%
1984 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people +7.9%
1985 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people -27.8%
1986 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people +4.9%
1996 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people +41.2%
1997 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people +7.8%
1998 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people -3.4%
1999 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people -21.8%
2000 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people +7.9%
2001 4 deaths per 100,000 people +25.9%
2002 4.05 deaths per 100,000 people +1.3%
2003 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people -27.3%
2004 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people +29.6%
2005 3.67 deaths per 100,000 people -4.0%
2006 4.05 deaths per 100,000 people +10.6%
2007 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people -25.5%
2009 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people +31.0%
2010 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people -6.7%
2011 3.74 deaths per 100,000 people +1.2%
2012 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people -22.0%
2013 3 deaths per 100,000 people +2.9%
2014 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people +32.4%
2015 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people -6.8%
2019 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people -26.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8789 deaths per 100,000 people 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people 5
1960s 2.81 deaths per 100,000 people 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people 9
1970s 3.09 deaths per 100,000 people 3.09 deaths per 100,000 people 3.09 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1980s 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people 7
1990s 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people 4
2000s 3.63 deaths per 100,000 people 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people 4.05 deaths per 100,000 people 9
2010s 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 44 Egypt 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 45 Réunion 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 46 Slovenia 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 48 Türkiye 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 49 Hong Kong, China 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 50 Montenegro 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Sri Lanka?
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Sri Lanka was 2.73 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 rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968.
What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8789 deaths per 100,000 people in 1957.
How does Sri Lanka rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
Sri Lanka ranks 47th out of 110 countries with data for 2019.
Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. 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 rates in children under 10 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
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
110 places, 4,839 data points, 1950–2023
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