Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Probability of dying that year, among males
Sri Lanka
0.6%
in 2023
United States of America
0.6%
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
169th
United States of America rank
168th
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 169th and United States of America ranks 168th of 236 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.2% | 3.3% | 6.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 6.5% | 2.7% | 3.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 1.8% | 3.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 1.2% | 1.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Sri Lanka or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 0.0%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Sri Lanka ranks 169th and United States of America ranks 168th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.