Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Infant mortality by sex
Maldives
0.5128
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.5713
in 2024
Maldives rank
149th
Sri Lanka rank
148th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.5713 against 0.5128 in Maldives, a difference of 0.0585.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 148th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.69 | 5.65 | 18.04 | Maldives |
| 1970s | 17.32 | 4.81 | 12.51 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 10.55 | 2.63 | 7.91 | Maldives |
| 1990s | 6.06 | 1.78 | 4.28 | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.36 | 1.33 | 1.04 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.9825 | 0.8469 | 0.1357 | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.5738 | 0.6176 | 0.0438 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.5713 against 0.5128 in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0585, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Maldives ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 148th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.