North Macedonia vs Sri Lanka: Child mortality rate by household wealth
North Macedonia
0.2785 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.5881 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
North Macedonia rank
105th
Sri Lanka rank
102nd
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- North Macedonia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2785 deaths per 100 live births in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.3096 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.1 times North Macedonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North Macedonia ahead.
North Macedonia ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 102nd of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.574 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3113 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.989 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9109 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0781 deaths per 100 live births | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 0.4277 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6375 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2098 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 household wealth, North Macedonia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2785 deaths per 100 live births in North Macedonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between North Macedonia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.3096 deaths per 100 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do North Macedonia and Sri Lanka rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- North Macedonia ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 102nd of 106 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 household wealth. 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 in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.