Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Child mortality by sex
Sri Lanka
0.6471 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.7012 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
147th
United States of America rank
145th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.7012 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6471 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0541 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes United States of America'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.
Sri Lanka ranks 147th and United States of America ranks 145th of 199 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 | 12.04 deaths per 100 live births | 3.72 deaths per 100 live births | 8.32 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 8.39 deaths per 100 live births | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | 5.34 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 4.43 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 3.55 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8765 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8935 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7464 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2579 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.7035 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7017 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0018 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, Sri Lanka or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.7012 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 Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 0.0541 deaths per 100 live births, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Sri Lanka ranks 147th and United States of America ranks 145th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .