Prostate cancer death rate in men in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Prostate cancer death rate in men was 2.41 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Sri Lanka, 1955–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 2.41 for prostate cancer death rate in men in 2019. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prostate cancer death rate in men in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.41 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2379, in 1981.
Sri Lanka ranks 109th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 0.7107 | — |
| 1956 | 0.4966 | -30.1% |
| 1957 | 0.6264 | +26.1% |
| 1958 | 0.8534 | +36.2% |
| 1959 | 0.6225 | -27.1% |
| 1960 | 0.6649 | +6.8% |
| 1961 | 1.08 | +62.9% |
| 1962 | 0.4697 | -56.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5283 | +12.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7769 | +47.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8481 | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8556 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.5818 | -32.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5906 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6482 | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4263 | -34.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2379 | -44.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3583 | +50.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3699 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4072 | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4084 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.648 | +58.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4605 | -28.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4621 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7687 | +66.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7387 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7802 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5561 | -28.7% |
| 2003 | 0.42 | -24.5% |
| 2004 | 1.05 | +150.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9338 | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1 | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 1.27 | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 1.48 | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 1.57 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 2.03 | +29.4% |
| 2012 | 1.78 | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 1.78 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.05 | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 2.32 | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 2.41 | +4.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2.41 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.89, 19% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prostate cancer death rate in men 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 | +150.5% | 0.42 | 1.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6619 | 0.4966 | 0.8534 | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.711 | 0.4697 | 1.08 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6482 | 0.6482 | 0.6482 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.368 | 0.2379 | 0.4263 | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.5848 | 0.4605 | 0.7687 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.925 | 0.42 | 1.48 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.99 | 1.57 | 2.41 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 106 Uzbekistan 3 compare
- 107 Egypt 2.59 compare
- 108 Turkmenistan 2.46 compare
- 110 Oman 1.7 compare
- 111 Tajikistan 1.66 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prostate cancer death rate in men in Sri Lanka?
- Prostate cancer death rate in men in Sri Lanka was 2.41 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 in 2019.
- What is the lowest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2379 in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- Sri Lanka ranks 109th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prostate cancer death rate in men rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Prostate cancer death rate in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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