Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.655 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sri Lanka, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.655 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021.
The figure is up 40.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8221 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4666 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7144 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.6661 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.643 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6489 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8221 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6573 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6698 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6562 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6865 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7023 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6491 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6285 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6093 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6149 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6096 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6081 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5998 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6076 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6093 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6062 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4666 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 0.655 deaths per 100,000 people | +40.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.655 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.655 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.6602 deaths per 100,000 people, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +40.4% | 0.4666 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.655 deaths per 100,000 people |
| 2004 | +26.7% | 0.6489 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8221 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6867 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.643 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8221 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6142 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5998 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6491 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5608 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4666 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.655 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 146 Papua New Guinea 0.6607 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 147 Ghana 0.6594 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 148 Turkmenistan 0.658 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 150 Mongolia 0.6536 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 151 Gambia 0.6491 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 152 Iceland 0.644 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sri Lanka?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sri Lanka was 0.655 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8221 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4666 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Sri Lanka ranks 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.