Bahrain vs Sri Lanka: Child mortality rate
Bahrain
0.6%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.6%
in 2023
Bahrain rank
170th
Sri Lanka rank
171st
Child mortality rate over time
- Bahrain
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 170th and Sri Lanka ranks 171st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.8% | 12.5% | 16.2% | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 13.5% | 8.2% | 5.3% | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 5.3% | 6.2% | 1.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 3.4% | 0.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 2.0% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.7% | 0.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Bahrain or Sri Lanka?
- Bahrain, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Bahrain and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Sri Lanka rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Bahrain ranks 170th and Sri Lanka ranks 171st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.