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

Latest (2019)
6.24
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
168th
of 184 countries
All-time high
9.43
in 2001
All-time low
6.24
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Sri Lanka, 2000–2019

02468102000200920192000: 9.32001: 9.42002: 9.42003: 9.12004: 6.82005: 8.42006: 82007: 7.92008: 7.42009: 7.52010: 7.22011: 7.52012: 7.42013: 7.22014: 6.92015: 6.72016: 6.62017: 6.52018: 6.32019: 6.2

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

Annual values for 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) in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2019.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2004 -25.4% 9.11 6.8

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.33 6.8 9.43 10
2010s 6.85 6.24 7.5 10

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

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  3. 167 Azerbaijan 6.26 compare
  4. 169 Iran 6.2 compare
  5. 170 Qatar 6.06 compare
  6. 171 Turkey 5.47 compare

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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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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)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 4,086 data points, 2000–2021
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