nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n was 0.0058 in 2021. βΌ Falling
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Sri Lanka, 2000β2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0058 for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.018 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0058, in 2021.
That places Sri Lanka 134th out of 184 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0133 | 0.0106 | 0.018 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0079 | 0.0063 | 0.0097 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0059 | 0.0058 | 0.006 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Sri Lanka?
- Nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Sri Lanka was 0.0058 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.018 in 2004.
- What is the lowest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n?
- Sri Lanka ranks 134th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. 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, published as part of nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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