Crude death rate in Sri Lanka
The crude death rate in Sri Lanka was 7.8 per 1,000 people in 2024.
Sri Lanka, 2024
7.8
Change from 2023
−0.4per 1,000 people
World, 2024
7.6 per 1,000 people
Position in 2024
88th of 217
Crude death rate in Sri Lanka over time
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Deaths per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.8 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2023 | 8.2 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | 8.1 per 1,000 people | 7.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 7.4 per 1,000 people | 8.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 6.0 per 1,000 people | 8.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | 6.6 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | 6.5 per 1,000 people | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2015 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2014 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2013 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2012 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 7.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2011 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 7.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2010 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 7.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 8.0 per 1,000 people | 7.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2008 | 6.9 per 1,000 people | 8.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2007 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 8.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2006 | 6.6 per 1,000 people | 8.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2005 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 8.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2004 | 8.2 per 1,000 people | 8.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2003 | 6.5 per 1,000 people | 8.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2002 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 8.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2001 | 6.5 per 1,000 people | 8.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | 6.6 per 1,000 people | 8.5 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 from 8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.3 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.5.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Sri Lanka has the 88th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 7.6 per 1,000 people.
More for Sri Lanka
All statistics for Sri Lanka
Life expectancy at birth
77.7 years
2024 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
22,971,617 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
32.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.97 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.58%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
21,756,000 people
2025 · World Bank