Sri Lanka vs United States: Infant mortality rate by sex
Sri Lanka
0.4591 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States
0.5031 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
149th
United States rank
147th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.5031 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4591 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.044 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 149th and United States ranks 147th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 7 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.12 deaths per 100 live births | 2.49 deaths per 100 live births | 3.63 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 4.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9676 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7286 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7364 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6082 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4992 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.6753 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5284 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1468 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.4924 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5032 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0107 deaths per 100 live births | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Sri Lanka or United States?
- United States, at 0.5031 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 Sri Lanka and United States?
- 0.044 deaths per 100 live births, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and United States rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Sri Lanka ranks 149th and United States ranks 147th 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 .