Death rate from pneumonia ghe in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Death rate from pneumonia ghe was 14.04 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from pneumonia ghe in Sri Lanka, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 14.04 for death rate from pneumonia ghe in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from pneumonia ghe in Sri Lanka peaked at 24.08 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.69, in 2020.
Sri Lanka ranks 158th 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.
Death rate from pneumonia ghe in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.08 | — |
| 2001 | 22.48 | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 21.87 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 21.84 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 22.42 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 21.59 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 20.92 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 20.04 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 19.78 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 20.14 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 18.27 | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 18.67 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 18.29 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 18.4 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 18.15 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 18.03 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 17.54 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 17.64 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.67 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.4 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 11.69 | -32.8% |
| 2021 | 14.04 | +20.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 14.04 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.95, 61% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 14.04 is below the median for South Asia, which is 17.69, 79% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from pneumonia ghe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -32.8% | 17.4 | 11.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.52 | 19.78 | 24.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.01 | 17.4 | 18.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.86 | 11.69 | 14.04 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from pneumonia ghe in Sri Lanka?
- Death rate from pneumonia ghe in Sri Lanka was 14.04 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from pneumonia ghe recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 24.08 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from pneumonia ghe recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.69 in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for death rate from pneumonia ghe?
- Sri Lanka ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from pneumonia ghe rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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 pneumonia ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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