Which has higher child mortality rate, Sri Lanka or United States Virgin Islands?

Sri Lanka, at 0.8% against 0.7% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States Virgin Islands?

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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.

Sri Lanka vs United States Virgin Islands: Child mortality rate

Sri Lanka

0.8%

in 2019

United States Virgin Islands

0.7%

in 2019

Sri Lanka rank

147th

United States Virgin Islands rank

150th

Child mortality rate over time

Sri Lanka
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times United States Virgin Islands's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 147th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 150th of 204 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	12.8%	6.1%	6.7%	Sri Lanka
1960s	8.4%	4.0%	4.4%	Sri Lanka
1970s	6.3%	2.8%	3.6%	Sri Lanka
1980s	3.4%	2.2%	1.2%	Sri Lanka
1990s	2.2%	1.4%	0.8%	Sri Lanka
2000s	1.5%	1.0%	0.5%	Sri Lanka
2010s	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Sri Lanka or United States Virgin Islands?: Sri Lanka, at 0.8% against 0.7% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2019.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Sri Lanka and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States Virgin Islands?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Sri Lanka and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for child mortality rate?: Sri Lanka ranks 147th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 150th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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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Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: %
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Probability of death before the age of five.