Share of deaths from major causes in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of deaths from major causes was 2.66 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of deaths from major causes in Sri Lanka, 1955–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 2.66 for share of deaths from major causes in 2019.
That represents a change of down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from major causes in Sri Lanka peaked at 4.5 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.61, in 1959.
Sri Lanka ranks 101st of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Share of deaths from major causes in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 1.88 | — |
| 1956 | 1.81 | -3.7% |
| 1957 | 1.64 | -9.4% |
| 1958 | 1.66 | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 1.61 | -3.3% |
| 1960 | 1.83 | +13.8% |
| 1961 | 1.81 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 1.75 | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 1.81 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 1.95 | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 2.08 | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 1.97 | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 2.18 | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 2.21 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 2.33 | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 2.32 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 2.05 | -11.8% |
| 1982 | 2.08 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 2.32 | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 2.08 | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 2.44 | +17.3% |
| 1986 | 2.59 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 3.91 | +51.4% |
| 1997 | 3.55 | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 3.73 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 3.52 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 4.23 | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 4.5 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 4.44 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.32 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.36 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 3.35 | -23.3% |
| 2006 | 3.32 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.45 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 3.12 | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 2.75 | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 2.56 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 2.74 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 2.72 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.68 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.66 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.66 | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2.66 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.48, 76% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of deaths from major causes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +51.4% | 2.59 | 3.91 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.72 | 1.61 | 1.88 | 5 |
| 1960s | 1.96 | 1.75 | 2.21 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.33 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.27 | 2.05 | 2.59 | 7 |
| 1990s | 3.68 | 3.52 | 3.91 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.9 | 3.12 | 4.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.68 | 2.56 | 2.75 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from major causes in Sri Lanka?
- Share of deaths from major causes in Sri Lanka was 2.66 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from major causes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from major causes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 in 1959.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of deaths from major causes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 101st out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of deaths from major causes rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 major causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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