Probability of dying, by age in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Probability of dying, by age was 0.0058 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying, by age in Sri Lanka, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0058 for probability of dying, by age in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying, by age in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0177 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0058, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 135th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Probability of dying, by age in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0144 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0138 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0134 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0131 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0177 | +34.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0122 | -30.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0118 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0111 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0105 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0135 | +29.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0097 | -28.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0094 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.009 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0085 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.008 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0075 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0071 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.006 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0058 | -3.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0058 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0114, 51% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0058 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0221, 26% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying, by age 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +34.6% | 0.0131 | 0.0177 |
| 2009 | +29.6% | 0.0105 | 0.0135 |
| 2005 | -30.8% | 0.0177 | 0.0122 |
| 2010 | -28.7% | 0.0135 | 0.0097 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0132 | 0.0105 | 0.0177 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0079 | 0.0062 | 0.0097 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0059 | 0.0058 | 0.006 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying, by age in Sri Lanka?
- Probability of dying, by age in Sri Lanka was 0.0058 in 2021, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying, by age recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0177 in 2004.
- What is the lowest probability of dying, by age recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for probability of dying, by age?
- Sri Lanka ranks 135th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is probability of dying, by age rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying, by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Probability of dying within the age interval shown, expressed as a fraction. Intervals span several years for every group except infants, so this is not an annual risk.