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Table 2 Population and non-communicable disease mortality statistics of the age 30–70 group from 2001 to 2010

From: Increase in premature mortality due to non-communicable diseases in Sri Lanka during the first decade of the twenty-first century

 

Both sexes 30–70 age groups

Males - 30 – 70 age groups

Females - 30 – 70 age groups

Year

Mid-year population

Total deaths from 4 NCDs

Death ratea

ASMR

Mid-year population

Total deaths from 4 NCDs

Death ratea

ASMR

Mid-year population

Total deaths from 4 NCDs

Death ratea

ASMR

2001

8037,000b

22,864

2.8

3.1

3950,000b

14,810

3.7

7.8

4087,000b

8054

2.0

4.8

2002

8,070,000

22,779

2.8

1.7

3,927,000

14,870

3.8

4.7

4,143,000

7909

1.9

2.2

2003

8,179,297

23,995

2.9

1.7

3,980,000

15,546

3.9

4.8

4,199,297

8449

2.0

2.3

2004

8,309,920

25,321

3.0

1.8

4,086,766

16,431

4.0

4.9

4,223,153

8890

2.1

2.4

2005

8,399,848

25,410

3.0

1.8

4,132,031

16,307

3.9

4.7

4,267,817

9103

2.1

2.4

2009

8,755,000

29,659

3.4

1.9

4,296,000

18,631

4.3

5.1

4,459,000

11,028

2.5

2.7

2010

8,842,000

29,933

3.4

1.9

4,339,000

18,846

4.3

5.0

4,503,000

11,087

2.5

2.6

  1. ASMR Age standardized death rates
  2. aDeath rates per 1000 population bEstimated mid-population (2001 census was done only in 18 districts out of 25)