Total disease burden who in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total disease burden who was 5.93 million in 2021. βΌ Falling
Latest (2021)
5.93 million
Change on year
up 18.8%
World rank
69th
of 192 countries
All-time high
7.39 million
in 2004
All-time low
4.99 million
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Total disease burden who in Sri Lanka, 2000β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, total disease burden who in Sri Lanka stood at 5.93 million.
The figure is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total disease burden who in Sri Lanka peaked at 7.39 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.99 million, in 2020.
That places Sri Lanka 69th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.06 million | 5.59 million | 7.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.62 million | 5.51 million | 6.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.46 million | 4.99 million | 5.93 million | 2 |
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More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 104 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 104 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 165,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 161,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 168,135 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,591 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total disease burden who in Sri Lanka?
- Total disease burden who in Sri Lanka was 5.93 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total disease burden who recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 million in 2004.
- What is the lowest total disease burden who recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.99 million in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total disease burden who?
- Sri Lanka ranks 69th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total disease burden who rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total disease burden who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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