Slovakia vs Sri Lanka: Child mortality rate by sex
Slovakia
0.5598 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.5259 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Slovakia rank
149th
Sri Lanka rank
152nd
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Slovakia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.5598 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5259 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0339 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 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 152nd 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 | 5.74 deaths per 100 live births | 11.84 deaths per 100 live births | 6.1 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 7.94 deaths per 100 live births | 5.13 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | 5.94 deaths per 100 live births | 3.57 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8102 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.7522 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7767 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.5655 deaths per 100 live births | 0.812 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2464 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.5428 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5681 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0253 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 by sex, Slovakia or Sri Lanka?
- Slovakia, at 0.5598 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 Slovakia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0339 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 by sex?
- Slovakia ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 152nd 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 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 .