Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Infant mortality by sex
Sri Lanka
0.5713 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.5913 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
148th
United States of America rank
144th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.5913 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5713 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 148th and United States of America ranks 144th of 199 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 | 7.29 deaths per 100 live births | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 5.74 deaths per 100 live births | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 4.81 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.63 deaths per 100 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8981 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8824 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7426 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5845 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.8469 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6344 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2124 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.6176 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5928 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0248 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, Sri Lanka or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.5913 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 Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Sri Lanka ranks 148th and United States of America ranks 144th 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 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 .