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Lung cancer death rates in men in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Lung cancer death rates in men was 10.61 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
10.61 deaths per 100,000 people
World rank
79th
of 111 countries
All-time high
10.61 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
All-time low
0.4422 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1955
Years of data
41
1955–2019

Lung cancer death rates in men in Sri Lanka, 1955–2019

02.557.5101955198720191955: 0.442 deaths per 100,000 people1956: 0.574 deaths per 100,000 people1957: 0.517 deaths per 100,000 people1958: 0.646 deaths per 100,000 people1959: 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people1960: 0.709 deaths per 100,000 people1961: 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people1962: 0.509 deaths per 100,000 people1963: 0.673 deaths per 100,000 people1964: 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people1965: 0.677 deaths per 100,000 people1966: 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people1967: 0.756 deaths per 100,000 people1968: 0.932 deaths per 100,000 people1977: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 2 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 4 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 5.3 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 7.7 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 9 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 9 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 9 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 8.4 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 10.6 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 10.61 deaths per 100,000 people for lung cancer death rates in men in 2019. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in men in Sri Lanka peaked at 10.61 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4422 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1955.

That places Sri Lanka 79th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Lung cancer death rates in men in Sri Lanka, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1955 0.4422 deaths per 100,000 people —
1956 0.5736 deaths per 100,000 people +29.7%
1957 0.5175 deaths per 100,000 people -9.8%
1958 0.6465 deaths per 100,000 people +24.9%
1959 0.6898 deaths per 100,000 people +6.7%
1960 0.7092 deaths per 100,000 people +2.8%
1961 0.5597 deaths per 100,000 people -21.1%
1962 0.5086 deaths per 100,000 people -9.1%
1963 0.6729 deaths per 100,000 people +32.3%
1964 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people -2.5%
1965 0.6765 deaths per 100,000 people +3.1%
1966 0.9501 deaths per 100,000 people +40.4%
1967 0.7563 deaths per 100,000 people -20.4%
1968 0.9319 deaths per 100,000 people +23.2%
1977 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people +31.0%
1980 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people -11.4%
1981 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people +0.6%
1983 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people +27.5%
1984 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people -3.0%
1985 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people +2.2%
1986 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people +46.1%
1996 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people +65.3%
1997 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people -20.3%
1998 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people +11.4%
1999 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people +15.3%
2000 3.98 deaths per 100,000 people +17.2%
2001 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people +10.4%
2002 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people -7.8%
2003 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people +11.6%
2004 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people +22.9%
2005 5.34 deaths per 100,000 people -3.9%
2006 5.88 deaths per 100,000 people +10.1%
2007 6.85 deaths per 100,000 people +16.5%
2009 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people +15.4%
2010 7.74 deaths per 100,000 people -2.1%
2011 9.02 deaths per 100,000 people +16.5%
2012 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people -12.5%
2013 9.02 deaths per 100,000 people +14.3%
2014 9.01 deaths per 100,000 people -0.2%
2015 8.4 deaths per 100,000 people -6.7%
2019 10.61 deaths per 100,000 people +26.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.5739 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4422 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6898 deaths per 100,000 people 5
1960s 0.7135 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5086 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9501 deaths per 100,000 people 9
1970s 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1980s 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people 6
1990s 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people 4
2000s 5.39 deaths per 100,000 people 3.98 deaths per 100,000 people 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people 9
2010s 8.82 deaths per 100,000 people 7.74 deaths per 100,000 people 10.61 deaths per 100,000 people 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 76 Philippines 11.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 77 Malaysia 10.97 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 78 Kyrgyzstan 10.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 80 French Guiana 10.59 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 81 Iran 10.51 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 82 Paraguay 10.28 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lung cancer death rates in men in Sri Lanka?
Lung cancer death rates in men in Sri Lanka was 10.61 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest lung cancer death rates in men recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 10.61 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
What is the lowest lung cancer death rates in men recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4422 deaths per 100,000 people in 1955.
How does Sri Lanka rank for lung cancer death rates in men?
Sri Lanka ranks 79th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is lung cancer death rates in men rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lung cancer death rates in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lung cancer death rates in men
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,882 data points, 1950–2023
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