Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 6.24 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Sri Lanka, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Sri Lanka is 6.24, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Sri Lanka peaked at 9.43 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.24, in 2019.
Sri Lanka ranks 168th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.34 | — |
| 2001 | 9.43 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 9.38 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 9.11 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 6.8 | -25.4% |
| 2005 | 8.37 | +23.2% |
| 2006 | 8.01 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 7.92 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.37 | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 7.55 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 7.16 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 7.5 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 7.37 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 7.17 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 6.92 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 6.74 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 6.56 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 6.55 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.31 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 6.24 | -1.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 6.24 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.77, 40% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 6.24 is below the median for South Asia, which is 20.07, 31% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -25.4% | 9.11 | 6.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.33 | 6.8 | 9.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.85 | 6.24 | 7.5 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Sri Lanka?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Sri Lanka was 6.24 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 9.43 in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.24 in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Sri Lanka ranks 168th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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, published as part of Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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