Sri Lanka sits in South Asia. A newborn there can expect about 77.6 years of life, 79th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Sri Lanka, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.6 yrs | 79 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 5.5 /1,000 | 149 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 7.8 /1,000 | 86 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 21.6 yrs | 36 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 77.8 /1,000 | 73 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 6.3 yrs | 52 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 70.8 men/100 women | 49 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 5.2 /1,000 | 142 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 18.0 /100k | 124 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 13.9 % | 132 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 14.7 /100k | 30 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 19.7 /100k | 69 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 6.0 % | 122 of 143 | 2015 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 2.9 L | 118 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 12.1 % | 80 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $134 | 138 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $4,516 | 141 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Sri Lanka's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 22nd lowest adult obesity in the world (6.0 %) and the 30th highest suicide rate in the world (14.7 /100k). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Sri Lanka; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.