Death rate from digestive diseases who mdb in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Death rate from digestive diseases who mdb was 14.95 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
14.95
World rank
75th
of 110 countries
All-time high
29.39
in 2001
All-time low
14.95
in 2019
Years of data
42
1955–2019

Death rate from digestive diseases who mdb in Sri Lanka, 1955–2019

01020301955198720191955: 27.21956: 23.11957: 231958: 22.81959: 20.91960: 21.61961: 21.11962: 221963: 22.41964: 23.91965: 24.21966: 221967: 23.31968: 24.81977: 22.81980: 20.21981: 171982: 16.81983: 19.41984: 18.81985: 21.51986: 21.61996: 25.91997: 25.51998: 25.81999: 24.52000: 292001: 29.42002: 28.22003: 27.82004: 27.22005: 23.42006: 20.52007: 21.22009: 19.82010: 17.42011: 152012: 15.52013: 15.62014: 15.12015: 15.22019: 14.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for death rate from digestive diseases who mdb in Sri Lanka is 14.95, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from digestive diseases who mdb in Sri Lanka peaked at 29.39 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.95, in 2019.

Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Death rate from digestive diseases who mdb in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from digestive diseases who mdb in Sri Lanka, 1955 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1955 27.22
1956 23.13 -15.0%
1957 23 -0.6%
1958 22.79 -0.9%
1959 20.92 -8.2%
1960 21.56 +3.1%
1961 21.09 -2.2%
1962 21.95 +4.1%
1963 22.41 +2.1%
1964 23.9 +6.6%
1965 24.23 +1.4%
1966 22.02 -9.1%
1967 23.31 +5.9%
1968 24.8 +6.4%
1977 22.76 -8.2%
1980 20.15 -11.5%
1981 16.99 -15.7%
1982 16.78 -1.2%
1983 19.44 +15.9%
1984 18.8 -3.3%
1985 21.47 +14.2%
1986 21.63 +0.8%
1996 25.92 +19.8%
1997 25.52 -1.5%
1998 25.78 +1.0%
1999 24.48 -5.1%
2000 29.02 +18.6%
2001 29.39 +1.3%
2002 28.18 -4.1%
2003 27.76 -1.5%
2004 27.17 -2.1%
2005 23.45 -13.7%
2006 20.54 -12.4%
2007 21.22 +3.3%
2009 19.76 -6.9%
2010 17.44 -11.8%
2011 14.99 -14.1%
2012 15.54 +3.7%
2013 15.61 +0.4%
2014 15.13 -3.1%
2015 15.17 +0.3%
2019 14.95 -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 23.41 20.92 27.22 5
1960s 22.81 21.09 24.8 9
1970s 22.76 22.76 22.76 1
1980s 19.32 16.78 21.63 7
1990s 25.42 24.48 25.92 4
2000s 25.17 19.76 29.39 9
2010s 15.55 14.95 17.44 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 72 France 15.72 compare
  2. 73 Austria 15.63 compare
  3. 74 Ireland 15.1 compare
  4. 76 Luxembourg 14.93 compare
  5. 77 Iran, Islamic Republic of 14.9 compare
  6. 78 Brunei Darussalam 14.54 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from digestive diseases who mdb in Sri Lanka?
Death rate from digestive diseases who mdb in Sri Lanka was 14.95 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from digestive diseases who mdb recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 29.39 in 2001.
What is the lowest death rate from digestive diseases who mdb recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 14.95 in 2019.
How does Sri Lanka rank for death rate from digestive diseases who mdb?
Sri Lanka ranks 75th out of 110 countries with data for 2019.
Is death rate from digestive diseases who mdb rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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 Death rate from digestive diseases who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Death rate from digestive diseases who mdb
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Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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