Number of youth deaths in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number of youth deaths was 2,451 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Sri Lanka is 2,451 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Sri Lanka peaked at 17,580 deaths in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2,451 deaths, in 2024.
That places Sri Lanka 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,206 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 10,025 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 9,783 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 9,521 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 9,218 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 8,876 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 8,476 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 8,047 deaths | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 7,625 deaths | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 7,320 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 7,199 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 7,175 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 7,134 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 7,015 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 17,580 deaths | +150.6% |
| 2005 | 6,503 deaths | -63.0% |
| 2006 | 6,254 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 6,038 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 5,786 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 10,940 deaths | +89.1% |
| 2010 | 5,261 deaths | -51.9% |
| 2011 | 5,032 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 4,795 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 4,532 deaths | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 4,236 deaths | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 3,945 deaths | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 3,696 deaths | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 3,490 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 3,313 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 3,147 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 2,982 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 2,827 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 2,688 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 2,565 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 2,451 deaths | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,910 deaths | 7,320 deaths | 10,206 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,162 deaths | 5,786 deaths | 17,580 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,145 deaths | 3,147 deaths | 5,261 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,703 deaths | 2,451 deaths | 2,982 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Sri Lanka?
- Number of youth deaths in Sri Lanka was 2,451 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 17,580 deaths in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,451 deaths in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number of youth deaths?
- Sri Lanka ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.