Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 535 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Sri Lanka is 535, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Sri Lanka peaked at 3,520 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 535, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,904 | — |
| 1991 | 2,939 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2,672 | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 2,280 | -14.7% |
| 1994 | 2,239 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 2,587 | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 2,509 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 2,528 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 2,510 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 2,431 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 2,389 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 2,000 | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 1,823 | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 1,622 | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 3,520 | +117.0% |
| 2005 | 1,336 | -62.0% |
| 2006 | 1,559 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 1,650 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 2,143 | +29.9% |
| 2009 | 2,993 | +39.7% |
| 2010 | 1,690 | -43.5% |
| 2011 | 1,552 | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 1,311 | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 1,072 | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 888 | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 759 | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 681 | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 636 | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 612 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 596 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 583 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 573 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 563 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 550 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 535 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,560 | 2,239 | 2,939 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,104 | 1,336 | 3,520 | 10 |
| 2010s | 979.7 | 596 | 1,690 | 10 |
| 2020s | 560.8 | 535 | 583 | 5 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4555 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.5206 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 439,099 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Sri Lanka?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Sri Lanka was 535 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3,520 in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 535 in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Sri Lanka ranks 88th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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