Homicide rate who mortality database in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Homicide rate who mortality database was 1.18 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate who mortality database in Sri Lanka, 1955–2019
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 59th of 111 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.
Homicide rate who mortality database in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 4.33 | — |
| 1956 | 4.03 | -6.9% |
| 1957 | 3.72 | -7.7% |
| 1958 | 4.87 | +30.8% |
| 1959 | 4.31 | -11.4% |
| 1960 | 3.29 | -23.6% |
| 1961 | 2.66 | -19.4% |
| 1962 | 3.19 | +20.1% |
| 1963 | 2.43 | -23.8% |
| 1964 | 2.49 | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 2.92 | +17.2% |
| 1966 | 3.43 | +17.5% |
| 1967 | 2.61 | -23.7% |
| 1968 | 2.17 | -17.1% |
| 1977 | 6.66 | +207.3% |
| 1980 | 2.29 | -65.6% |
| 1981 | 2.81 | +22.7% |
| 1982 | 3.48 | +23.8% |
| 1983 | 6.91 | +98.6% |
| 1984 | 5.35 | -22.7% |
| 1985 | 6.86 | +28.3% |
| 1986 | 6.83 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 6.69 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 4.85 | -27.5% |
| 1998 | 4.3 | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 4.74 | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 5.2 | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 4.13 | -20.6% |
| 2002 | 4.53 | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 3.78 | -16.6% |
| 2004 | 4.17 | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 3.54 | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 3.31 | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 3.76 | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 3.01 | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 2.06 | -31.5% |
| 2011 | 1.88 | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 1.78 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.98 | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 1.75 | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 1.6 | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 1.18 | -26.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.18 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.13, 38% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate who mortality database 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +207.3% | 2.17 | 6.66 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 56 Montenegro 1.29 compare
- 57 Romania 1.21 compare
- 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.2 compare
- 60 Canada 1.14 compare
- 61 Turkmenistan 1.13 compare
- 62 Finland 1.12 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0353 units per person (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 59th out of 111 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 42 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).