What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 77.48 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Sri Lanka?

The lowest recorded value was 29.9 years in 1911.

How does Sri Lanka rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?

Sri Lanka ranks 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Sri Lanka

Name: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Sri Lanka
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sri Lanka: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 77.48 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

77.48 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

84th

of 236 countries

All-time high

77.48 years

in 2023

All-time low

29.9 years

in 1911

Years of data

1901–2023

Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Sri Lanka, 1901–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Sri Lanka stood at 77.48 years. That is the highest value across all 82 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Sri Lanka peaked at 77.48 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.9 years, in 1911.

That places Sri Lanka 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 82 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	32.6 years	32.6 years	32.6 years	1
1910s	29.9 years	29.9 years	29.9 years	1
1920s	32 years	32 years	32 years	1
1930s	46.3 years	46.3 years	46.3 years	1
1940s	50.12 years	45.2 years	55.5 years	4
1950s	56.7 years	53.17 years	59.97 years	10
1960s	62.53 years	60.6 years	64.14 years	10
1970s	65.49 years	64.24 years	67.51 years	10
1980s	68.57 years	67.28 years	69.01 years	10
1990s	69.83 years	69.13 years	70.43 years	10
2000s	71.75 years	68.02 years	73.07 years	10
2010s	75.72 years	74.46 years	76.7 years	10
2020s	77 years	76.28 years	77.48 years	4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

81 Colombia 77.72 years compare
82 Iran 77.65 years compare
83 Antigua and Barbuda 77.6 years compare
85 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 77.44 years compare
86 Argentina 77.39 years compare
86 North Macedonia 77.39 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Sri Lanka

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 104 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 104 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 165,896 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 161,381 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 168,135 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,591 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 171,383 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 167,020 (2025)

All data for Sri Lanka →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Sri Lanka?: Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Sri Lanka was 77.48 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 77.48 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 29.9 years in 1911.
How does Sri Lanka rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?: Sri Lanka ranks 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.