Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Maldives
4.75 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
5.17 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Maldives rank
161st
Sri Lanka rank
159th
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.17 per 1,000 live births against 4.75 per 1,000 live births in Maldives, a difference of 0.42 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 161st and Sri Lanka ranks 159th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.35 per 1,000 live births | 12.2 per 1,000 live births | 9.15 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2010s | 8.96 per 1,000 live births | 7.63 per 1,000 live births | 1.33 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2020s | 5.31 per 1,000 live births | 5.57 per 1,000 live births | 0.2581 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.17 per 1,000 live births against 4.75 per 1,000 live births in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 0.42 per 1,000 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Maldives ranks 161st and Sri Lanka ranks 159th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.