Share of deaths from homicide in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of deaths from homicide was 0.1721 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of deaths from homicide in Sri Lanka, 1955–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of deaths from homicide in Sri Lanka is 0.1721, 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, 0.1721, in 2019.
That places Sri Lanka 59th 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 0.3942 | — |
| 1956 | 0.4111 | +4.3% |
| 1957 | 0.3676 | -10.6% |
| 1958 | 0.5032 | +36.9% |
| 1959 | 0.4717 | -6.3% |
| 1960 | 0.3839 | -18.6% |
| 1961 | 0.3307 | -13.9% |
| 1962 | 0.3745 | +13.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2803 | -25.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2824 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3532 | +25.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4131 | +16.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3482 | -15.7% |
| 1968 | 0.274 | -21.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9208 | +236.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3713 | -59.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4769 | +28.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5735 | +20.2% |
| 1983 | 1.12 | +95.3% |
| 1984 | 0.828 | -26.1% |
| 1985 | 1.11 | +33.7% |
| 1986 | 1.15 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.2 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7819 | -34.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7093 | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7674 | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8408 | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.692 | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7724 | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6295 | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7031 | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5239 | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5542 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6269 | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4735 | -24.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3199 | -32.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3109 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2974 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3224 | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.284 | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2538 | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1721 | -32.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.1721 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3419, 50% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of deaths from homicide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +236.1% | 0.274 | 0.9208 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4296 | 0.3676 | 0.5032 | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.3378 | 0.274 | 0.4131 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9208 | 0.9208 | 0.9208 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8035 | 0.3713 | 1.15 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.8636 | 0.7093 | 1.2 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.6463 | 0.4735 | 0.8408 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2801 | 0.1721 | 0.3224 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 56 Turkmenistan 0.1954 compare
- 57 Guadeloupe 0.1859 compare
- 58 Fiji 0.1774 compare
- 60 Jamaica 0.1638 compare
- 61 Montenegro 0.1578 compare
- 62 Turkey 0.1573 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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 0.1721 in 2019, according to 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 0.1721 in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of deaths from homicide?
- Sri Lanka ranks 59th 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 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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