China vs Sri Lanka: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
China
0.5724 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.5881 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
China rank
152nd
Sri Lanka rank
150th
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time
- China
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5724 deaths per 100 live births in China, a difference of 0.0157 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was China ahead.
China ranks 152nd and Sri Lanka ranks 150th 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 | 11.8 deaths per 100 live births | 7.13 deaths per 100 live births | 4.67 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1970s | 8.77 deaths per 100 live births | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1980s | 5.61 deaths per 100 live births | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1990s | 4.76 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2000s | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9369 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2010s | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9106 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2336 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2020s | 0.6583 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6374 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0209 deaths per 100 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, China or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5724 deaths per 100 live births in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between China and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0157 deaths per 100 live births, with Sri Lanka 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 vs. gdp per capita?
- China ranks 152nd and Sri Lanka ranks 150th 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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 .