Share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex was 24.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex in Sri Lanka, 1955–2019
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 24.3% for share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex in Sri Lanka peaked at 26.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1955.
That places Sri Lanka 82nd out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 9.0% | — |
| 1956 | 9.5% | +6.1% |
| 1957 | 9.4% | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 9.1% | -2.9% |
| 1959 | 9.6% | +5.2% |
| 1960 | 9.9% | +3.4% |
| 1961 | 11.3% | +14.0% |
| 1962 | 11.8% | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 12.4% | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 10.8% | -13.1% |
| 1965 | 13.0% | +20.7% |
| 1966 | 11.2% | -14.1% |
| 1967 | 12.7% | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 12.4% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 13.9% | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 18.3% | +31.2% |
| 1981 | 17.8% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 15.9% | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 15.4% | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 16.3% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 17.9% | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 19.0% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 18.9% | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 20.7% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 23.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.6% | 5 |
| 1960s | 11.7% | 9.9% | 13.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.9% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 17.2% | 15.4% | 19.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 18.9% | 21.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 21.4% | 25.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 24.3% | 26.4% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex in Sri Lanka?
- Share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex in Sri Lanka was 24.3% in 2019, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1955.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex?
- Sri Lanka ranks 82nd out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total reported deaths in males in those aged all ages that are from cardiovascular diseases.