China vs Sri Lanka: Child mortality rate by sex
China
0.5419 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.5259 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
China rank
151st
Sri Lanka rank
152nd
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- China
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
China currently reports 0.5419 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5259 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.016 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was China ahead.
China ranks 151st and Sri Lanka ranks 152nd of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.47 deaths per 100 live births | 6.8 deaths per 100 live births | 4.67 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1970s | 8.46 deaths per 100 live births | 5.94 deaths per 100 live births | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1980s | 5.35 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1990s | 4.52 deaths per 100 live births | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | 2.63 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2000s | 2.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9058 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2010s | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.812 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2625 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2020s | 0.6228 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5681 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0547 deaths per 100 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, China or Sri Lanka?
- China, at 0.5419 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5259 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between China and Sri Lanka?
- 0.016 deaths per 100 live births, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sri Lanka?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do China and Sri Lanka rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- China ranks 151st and Sri Lanka ranks 152nd 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 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .