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Colon and rectum cancer death rate in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Colon and rectum cancer death rate was 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
2.3 deaths per 100,000 people
World rank
106th
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
All-time low
0.3753 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1996
Years of data
42
1955–2019

Colon and rectum cancer death rate in Sri Lanka, 1955–2019

0.511.522.51955198720191955: 2 deaths per 100,000 people1956: 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people1957: 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people1958: 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people1959: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people1960: 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people1961: 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people1962: 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people1963: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people1964: 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people1965: 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people1966: 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people1967: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people1968: 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people1977: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 0.452 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 0.671 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 0.413 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 0.382 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 0.401 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 0.466 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 0.375 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 0.628 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 0.674 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 0.519 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 0.675 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.641 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.723 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.626 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.923 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 2.3 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, colon and rectum cancer death rate in Sri Lanka stood at 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 105.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, colon and rectum cancer death rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3753 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1996.

Sri Lanka ranks 106th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Colon and rectum cancer death rate in Sri Lanka, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1955 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people —
1956 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people -10.4%
1957 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people +1.6%
1958 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people +19.7%
1959 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people -36.1%
1960 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people +45.6%
1961 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people -14.5%
1962 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people -6.4%
1963 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people -6.4%
1964 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people +39.5%
1965 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people -41.3%
1966 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people +38.2%
1967 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people -11.8%
1968 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people +9.2%
1977 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people -11.8%
1980 0.4516 deaths per 100,000 people -69.5%
1981 0.5601 deaths per 100,000 people +24.0%
1982 0.671 deaths per 100,000 people +19.8%
1983 0.4128 deaths per 100,000 people -38.5%
1984 0.3824 deaths per 100,000 people -7.4%
1985 0.4015 deaths per 100,000 people +5.0%
1986 0.4663 deaths per 100,000 people +16.1%
1996 0.3753 deaths per 100,000 people -19.5%
1997 0.6282 deaths per 100,000 people +67.4%
1998 0.6737 deaths per 100,000 people +7.2%
1999 0.5186 deaths per 100,000 people -23.0%
2000 0.6749 deaths per 100,000 people +30.1%
2001 0.6412 deaths per 100,000 people -5.0%
2002 0.723 deaths per 100,000 people +12.8%
2003 0.6265 deaths per 100,000 people -13.3%
2004 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people +70.4%
2005 0.9231 deaths per 100,000 people -13.5%
2006 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people +26.9%
2007 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people +1.0%
2009 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people -5.5%
2010 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people +18.8%
2011 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people +22.6%
2012 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people -2.8%
2013 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people +7.8%
2014 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people -1.1%
2015 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people -4.4%
2019 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people +42.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people 5
1960s 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people 9
1970s 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1980s 0.478 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3824 deaths per 100,000 people 0.671 deaths per 100,000 people 7
1990s 0.5489 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3753 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6737 deaths per 100,000 people 4
2000s 0.9032 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6265 deaths per 100,000 people 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people 9
2010s 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 103 Uzbekistan 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 104 Egypt 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 105 Qatar 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 107 Albania 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 108 Syria 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 109 Oman 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is colon and rectum cancer death rate in Sri Lanka?
Colon and rectum cancer death rate in Sri Lanka was 2.3 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 colon and rectum cancer death rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
What is the lowest colon and rectum cancer death rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3753 deaths per 100,000 people in 1996.
How does Sri Lanka rank for colon and rectum cancer death rate?
Sri Lanka ranks 106th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is colon and rectum cancer death rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 105.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Colon and rectum cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Colon and rectum cancer 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, 4,883 data points, 1950–2023
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Reported deaths from colon and rectum cancers in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.