Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who was 0.655 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.655
Change on year
up 40.4%
World rank
149th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.8221
in 2004
All-time low
0.4666
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Sri Lanka, 2000–2021

00.20.40.60.82000201020212000: 0.7142001: 0.6662002: 0.6432003: 0.6492004: 0.8222005: 0.6572006: 0.672007: 0.6562008: 0.6872009: 0.7022010: 0.6492011: 0.6292012: 0.6092013: 0.6152014: 0.612015: 0.6082016: 0.62017: 0.6082018: 0.6092019: 0.6062020: 0.4672021: 0.655

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.655 for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who 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 who in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8221 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4666, 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 who in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.7144 —
2001 0.6661 -6.8%
2002 0.643 -3.5%
2003 0.6489 +0.9%
2004 0.8221 +26.7%
2005 0.6573 -20.0%
2006 0.6698 +1.9%
2007 0.6562 -2.0%
2008 0.6865 +4.6%
2009 0.7023 +2.3%
2010 0.6491 -7.6%
2011 0.6285 -3.2%
2012 0.6093 -3.1%
2013 0.6149 +0.9%
2014 0.6096 -0.9%
2015 0.6081 -0.2%
2016 0.5998 -1.4%
2017 0.6076 +1.3%
2018 0.6093 +0.3%
2019 0.6062 -0.5%
2020 0.4666 -23.0%
2021 0.655 +40.4%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.655 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 0.655 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.6602, 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 who 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +40.4% 0.4666 0.655
2004 +26.7% 0.6489 0.8221

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6867 0.643 0.8221 10
2010s 0.6142 0.5998 0.6491 10
2020s 0.5608 0.4666 0.655 2

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 146 Papua New Guinea 0.6607 compare
  2. 147 Ghana 0.6594 compare
  3. 148 Turkmenistan 0.658 compare
  4. 150 Mongolia 0.6536 compare
  5. 151 Gambia 0.6491 compare
  6. 152 Iceland 0.644 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Sri Lanka?
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Sri Lanka was 0.655 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.8221 in 2004.
What is the lowest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4666 in 2020.
How does Sri Lanka rank for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who?
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 who 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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