Child mortality by income level of country in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Child mortality by income level of country was 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality by income level of country in Sri Lanka, 1951–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality by income level of country in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Sri Lanka peaked at 13.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Sri Lanka 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.94 deaths per 100 live births | 9.99 deaths per 100 live births | 13.2 deaths per 100 live births | 9 |
| 1960s | 8.17 deaths per 100 live births | 7.13 deaths per 100 live births | 9.41 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | 4.99 deaths per 100 live births | 7.01 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.9 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9106 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7235 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6374 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6919 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 147 Slovakia 0.6286 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 148 Saudi Arabia 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 149 Qatar 0.5885 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 151 Bulgaria 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 152 China 0.5724 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 153 Croatia 0.5646 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 174,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 181,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 177,423 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 180,317 (2025)
- Population, female 11.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 175,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 180,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 180,151 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 169,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 176,459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality by income level of country in Sri Lanka?
- Child mortality by income level of country in Sri Lanka was 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.
- What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for child mortality by income level of country?
- Sri Lanka ranks 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .