Slovakia vs Sri Lanka: Infant mortality by sex
Slovakia
0.5893 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.5713 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Slovakia rank
146th
Sri Lanka rank
148th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Slovakia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.5893 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5713 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.018 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Slovakia ahead.
Slovakia ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 148th of 199 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovakia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.95 deaths per 100 live births | 7.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | 5.74 deaths per 100 live births | 2.69 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | 4.81 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 2.63 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7955 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6131 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.767 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5601 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.5768 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8469 deaths per 100 live births | 0.27 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.5673 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6176 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0503 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Slovakia or Sri Lanka?
- Slovakia, at 0.5893 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5713 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Slovakia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.018 deaths per 100 live births, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Slovakia and Sri Lanka rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Slovakia ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 148th of 199 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 Infant mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .