Which has higher child mortality rate, Sri Lanka or United States of America?

Sri Lanka, at 0.6% against 0.6% in United States of America as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Child mortality rate

Sri Lanka

0.6%

in 2023

United States of America

0.6%

in 2023

Sri Lanka rank

171st

United States of America rank

174th

Child mortality rate over time

Sri Lanka
United States of America

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 171st and United States of America ranks 174th of 236 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1950s	12.5%	3.4%	9.2%	Sri Lanka
1960s	8.2%	2.8%	5.4%	Sri Lanka
1970s	6.2%	1.9%	4.3%	Sri Lanka
1980s	3.4%	1.3%	2.0%	Sri Lanka
1990s	2.0%	1.0%	1.1%	Sri Lanka
2000s	1.7%	0.8%	0.9%	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.9%	0.7%	0.2%	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.7%	0.6%	0.0%	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Sri Lanka or United States of America?: Sri Lanka, at 0.6% against 0.6% in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Sri Lanka and United States of America?: 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for child mortality rate?: Sri Lanka ranks 171st and United States of America ranks 174th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: % of children
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.