Slovakia vs Sri Lanka: Child mortality rate
Slovakia
0.6286 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.5881 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Slovakia rank
147th
Sri Lanka rank
150th
Child mortality rate over time
- Slovakia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.6286 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0405 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 147th and Sri Lanka ranks 150th 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 | 6.36 deaths per 100 live births | 11.94 deaths per 100 live births | 5.58 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 8.17 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | 3.56 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.87 deaths per 100 live births | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8298 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.8397 deaths per 100 live births | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8127 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.6308 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9106 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2797 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.6087 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6374 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0288 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Slovakia or Sri Lanka?
- Slovakia, at 0.6286 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Slovakia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0405 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 rate?
- Slovakia ranks 147th and Sri Lanka ranks 150th 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 rate. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .