Share of deaths from homicide in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of deaths from homicide was 0.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of deaths from homicide in Sri Lanka, 1955–2019
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of deaths from homicide in Sri Lanka is 0.2%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from homicide in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
That places Sri Lanka 58th 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 homicide in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 0.4% | — |
| 1956 | 0.4% | +4.3% |
| 1957 | 0.4% | -10.6% |
| 1958 | 0.5% | +36.9% |
| 1959 | 0.5% | -6.3% |
| 1960 | 0.4% | -18.6% |
| 1961 | 0.3% | -13.9% |
| 1962 | 0.4% | +13.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3% | -25.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4% | +25.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4% | +16.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | -15.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | -21.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | +236.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | -59.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +28.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +20.2% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | +95.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | -26.1% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | +33.7% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -34.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -24.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -32.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -32.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 55 Guadeloupe 0.2% compare
- 56 Fiji 0.2% compare
- 57 Latvia 0.2% compare
- 59 Luxembourg 0.2% compare
- 60 Jamaica 0.2% compare
- 61 Montenegro 0.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from homicide in Sri Lanka?
- Share of deaths from homicide in Sri Lanka was 0.2% in 2019, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of deaths from homicide?
- Sri Lanka ranks 58th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of deaths from homicide rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. 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 homicide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.