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Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate was 40.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
40.84 deaths per 100,000 people
World rank
8th
of 111 countries
All-time high
53.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2006
All-time low
12.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1967
Years of data
42
1955–2019

Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Sri Lanka, 1955–2019

10203040501955198720191955: 26.5 deaths per 100,000 people1956: 23 deaths per 100,000 people1957: 23.3 deaths per 100,000 people1958: 22 deaths per 100,000 people1959: 22.5 deaths per 100,000 people1960: 18.7 deaths per 100,000 people1961: 18.4 deaths per 100,000 people1962: 17 deaths per 100,000 people1963: 15.1 deaths per 100,000 people1964: 15.3 deaths per 100,000 people1965: 16.4 deaths per 100,000 people1966: 12.2 deaths per 100,000 people1967: 12.2 deaths per 100,000 people1968: 13.9 deaths per 100,000 people1977: 41 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 28.9 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 30 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 50.3 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 26.3 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 29.5 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 33.1 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 32.1 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 28.5 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 34.1 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 37.9 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 38.9 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 42 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 41.7 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 37.4 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 43.8 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 48.9 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 45.3 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 53.6 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 50.7 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 49.8 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 48.5 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 42.7 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 44.1 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 43.9 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 43.5 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 43 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 40.8 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

Sri Lanka recorded 40.84 deaths per 100,000 people for chronic respiratory diseases death rate in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 53.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12.17 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1967.

That places Sri Lanka 8th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Sri Lanka, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1955 26.5 deaths per 100,000 people —
1956 22.99 deaths per 100,000 people -13.3%
1957 23.27 deaths per 100,000 people +1.2%
1958 21.99 deaths per 100,000 people -5.5%
1959 22.53 deaths per 100,000 people +2.5%
1960 18.69 deaths per 100,000 people -17.0%
1961 18.43 deaths per 100,000 people -1.4%
1962 16.96 deaths per 100,000 people -7.9%
1963 15.14 deaths per 100,000 people -10.8%
1964 15.31 deaths per 100,000 people +1.2%
1965 16.41 deaths per 100,000 people +7.1%
1966 12.22 deaths per 100,000 people -25.5%
1967 12.17 deaths per 100,000 people -0.4%
1968 13.92 deaths per 100,000 people +14.4%
1977 41.04 deaths per 100,000 people +194.9%
1980 28.86 deaths per 100,000 people -29.7%
1981 30 deaths per 100,000 people +4.0%
1982 50.32 deaths per 100,000 people +67.7%
1983 26.3 deaths per 100,000 people -47.7%
1984 29.47 deaths per 100,000 people +12.1%
1985 33.05 deaths per 100,000 people +12.1%
1986 32.12 deaths per 100,000 people -2.8%
1996 28.51 deaths per 100,000 people -11.3%
1997 34.11 deaths per 100,000 people +19.7%
1998 37.88 deaths per 100,000 people +11.0%
1999 38.91 deaths per 100,000 people +2.7%
2000 41.99 deaths per 100,000 people +7.9%
2001 41.67 deaths per 100,000 people -0.8%
2002 37.43 deaths per 100,000 people -10.2%
2003 43.83 deaths per 100,000 people +17.1%
2004 48.86 deaths per 100,000 people +11.5%
2005 45.3 deaths per 100,000 people -7.3%
2006 53.57 deaths per 100,000 people +18.3%
2007 50.68 deaths per 100,000 people -5.4%
2009 49.82 deaths per 100,000 people -1.7%
2010 48.47 deaths per 100,000 people -2.7%
2011 42.72 deaths per 100,000 people -11.9%
2012 44.12 deaths per 100,000 people +3.3%
2013 43.87 deaths per 100,000 people -0.6%
2014 43.47 deaths per 100,000 people -0.9%
2015 42.97 deaths per 100,000 people -1.2%
2019 40.84 deaths per 100,000 people -4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 23.46 deaths per 100,000 people 21.99 deaths per 100,000 people 26.5 deaths per 100,000 people 5
1960s 15.47 deaths per 100,000 people 12.17 deaths per 100,000 people 18.69 deaths per 100,000 people 9
1970s 41.04 deaths per 100,000 people 41.04 deaths per 100,000 people 41.04 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1980s 32.88 deaths per 100,000 people 26.3 deaths per 100,000 people 50.32 deaths per 100,000 people 7
1990s 34.85 deaths per 100,000 people 28.51 deaths per 100,000 people 38.91 deaths per 100,000 people 4
2000s 45.91 deaths per 100,000 people 37.43 deaths per 100,000 people 53.57 deaths per 100,000 people 9
2010s 43.78 deaths per 100,000 people 40.84 deaths per 100,000 people 48.47 deaths per 100,000 people 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 5 Philippines 44.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 6 Belize 43.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 7 South Africa 42.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 9 Egypt 40.43 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 10 Uruguay 39.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 11 Dominican Republic 34.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Sri Lanka?
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Sri Lanka was 40.84 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 chronic respiratory diseases death rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 53.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
What is the lowest chronic respiratory diseases death rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 12.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 1967.
How does Sri Lanka rank for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
Sri Lanka ranks 8th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is chronic respiratory diseases death rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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 Chronic respiratory diseases death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate
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, 4,881 data points, 1950–2023
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Reported deaths from respiratory diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.