Slovakia vs Sri Lanka: Child mortality by sex
Slovakia
0.694 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.6471 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Slovakia rank
146th
Sri Lanka rank
147th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Slovakia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.694 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6471 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0469 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Slovakia ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 199 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovakia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.96 deaths per 100 live births | 12.04 deaths per 100 live births | 5.08 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 3.56 deaths per 100 live births | 8.39 deaths per 100 live births | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3.04 deaths per 100 live births | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.55 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8485 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.923 deaths per 100 live births | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 0.847 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.6929 deaths per 100 live births | 1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3114 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.6713 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7035 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0322 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Slovakia or Sri Lanka?
- Slovakia, at 0.694 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6471 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Slovakia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0469 deaths per 100 live births, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Slovakia and Sri Lanka rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Slovakia ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .