Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Sri Lanka
0.0114 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
United States of America
0.0123 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
146th
United States of America rank
143rd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.0123 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 146th and United States of America ranks 143rd of 200 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6688 under-five deaths per woman | 0.113 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5559 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.4132 under-five deaths per woman | 0.082 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3312 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.2477 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0377 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2099 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.103 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0241 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0789 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0482 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0196 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0286 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0375 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0164 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0211 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0125 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0126 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0116 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Sri Lanka or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.0123 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Sri Lanka ranks 146th and United States of America ranks 143rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).