Homicide rate who mortality database in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Homicide rate who mortality database was 1.18 in 2019. βΌ Falling
Homicide rate who mortality database in Sri Lanka, 1955β2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate who mortality database in Sri Lanka is 1.18, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who mortality database in Sri Lanka peaked at 6.91 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.18, in 2019.
Sri Lanka ranks 57th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.25 | 3.72 | 4.87 | 5 |
| 1960s | 2.8 | 2.17 | 3.43 | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.66 | 6.66 | 6.66 | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.93 | 2.29 | 6.91 | 7 |
| 1990s | 5.15 | 4.3 | 6.69 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.94 | 3.01 | 5.2 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.75 | 1.18 | 2.06 | 7 |
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- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,591 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who mortality database in Sri Lanka?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in Sri Lanka was 1.18 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 6.91 in 1983.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for homicide rate who mortality database?
- Sri Lanka ranks 57th out of 110 countries with data for 2019.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. 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 Homicide rate who mortality database. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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