Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 17.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Sri Lanka, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Sri Lanka stood at 17.4%.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Sri Lanka peaked at 28.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2020.
That places Sri Lanka 123rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.5% | — |
| 2001 | 27.1% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 26.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +12.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 17.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 83% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 17.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 18.5%, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 23.7% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 19.7% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 15.5% | 17.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Sri Lanka?
- Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Sri Lanka was 17.4% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
- Sri Lanka ranks 123rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).