Slovakia vs Sri Lanka: Infant mortality rate by sex
Slovakia
0.4719 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.4591 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Slovakia rank
148th
Sri Lanka rank
149th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Slovakia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.4719 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4591 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0128 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 148th and Sri Lanka ranks 149th 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 | 4.8 deaths per 100 live births | 6.12 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | 4.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.43 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | 4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8024 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.9144 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5507 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.6206 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4868 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.468 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6753 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2072 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.4557 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4924 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0368 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Slovakia or Sri Lanka?
- Slovakia, at 0.4719 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4591 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Slovakia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0128 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 rate by sex?
- Slovakia ranks 148th and Sri Lanka ranks 149th 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .