Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Sri Lanka
0.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
149th
United States of America rank
145th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.65 deaths per 100 live births against 0.59 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.06 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 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 149th and United States of America ranks 145th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 7 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.15 deaths per 100 live births | 3.37 deaths per 100 live births | 8.78 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 8.17 deaths per 100 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 4.34 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.974 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.798 deaths per 100 live births | 0.854 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.683 deaths per 100 live births | 0.227 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.636 deaths per 100 live births | 0.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.014 deaths per 100 live births | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Sri Lanka or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.65 deaths per 100 live births against 0.59 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 0.06 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?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 149th and United States of America ranks 145th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.