Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.0589 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0589
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
187th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5357
in 1989
All-time low
0.0589
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Sri Lanka, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 25 by sex in Sri Lanka is 0.0589, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 25 by sex in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5357 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0589, in 2023.
That places Sri Lanka 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4893 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4763 | -2.7% |
| 1952 | 0.4598 | -3.5% |
| 1953 | 0.4435 | -3.5% |
| 1954 | 0.4294 | -3.2% |
| 1955 | 0.416 | -3.1% |
| 1956 | 0.4027 | -3.2% |
| 1957 | 0.3916 | -2.7% |
| 1958 | 0.3797 | -3.0% |
| 1959 | 0.3688 | -2.9% |
| 1960 | 0.3589 | -2.7% |
| 1961 | 0.3503 | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3437 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3384 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3333 | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3276 | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.322 | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3156 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3102 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3052 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3017 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3441 | +14.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3005 | -12.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3022 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.307 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3055 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2976 | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2902 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2833 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2757 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2704 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2688 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2689 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2831 | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3178 | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3218 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3258 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3361 | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.36 | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5357 | +48.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3756 | -29.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4197 | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3665 | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3152 | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3019 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3771 | +24.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3452 | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3524 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3467 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3298 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.317 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2501 | -21.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2193 | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2104 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3009 | +43.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1891 | -37.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2536 | +34.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2478 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3616 | +45.9% |
| 2009 | 0.417 | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.132 | -68.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1221 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.111 | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1032 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0987 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0933 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0893 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0863 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0802 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0764 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0692 | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0652 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0616 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0589 | -4.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0589 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1541, 38% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0589 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.094, 63% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 25 by sex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -68.3% | 0.417 | 0.132 |
| 1989 | +48.8% | 0.36 | 0.5357 |
| 2008 | +45.9% | 0.2478 | 0.3616 |
| 2004 | +43.0% | 0.2104 | 0.3009 |
| 2006 | +34.1% | 0.1891 | 0.2536 |
| 2005 | -37.2% | 0.3009 | 0.1891 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4257 | 0.3688 | 0.4893 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3305 | 0.3052 | 0.3589 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3008 | 0.2757 | 0.3441 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3288 | 0.2688 | 0.5357 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.353 | 0.3019 | 0.4197 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2767 | 0.1891 | 0.417 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0993 | 0.0764 | 0.132 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0637 | 0.0589 | 0.0692 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 184 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0598 compare
- 185 Reunion 0.0592 compare
- 186 Lebanon 0.059 compare
- 188 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0573 compare
- 189 Bahrain 0.056 compare
- 190 American Samoa 0.0556 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 25 by sex in Sri Lanka?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Sri Lanka was 0.0589 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5357 in 1989.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0589 in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Sri Lanka ranks 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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 Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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