China (People’s Republic of) vs Sri Lanka: Infant mortality rates

China (People’s Republic of)
0.5102
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.5098
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
169th
Sri Lanka rank
170th

Infant mortality rates over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 0.5102 against 0.5098 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0004.

Across all 74 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 169th and Sri Lanka ranks 170th of 229 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 12.11 8.84 3.27 China (People’s Republic of)
1960s 10.69 6.14 4.55 China (People’s Republic of)
1970s 6.33 4.77 1.56 China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 4.31 2.65 1.66 China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 3.58 1.65 1.93 China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 2.04 1.24 0.7914 China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 0.9236 0.7505 0.1731 China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 0.5533 0.5405 0.0128 China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rates, China (People’s Republic of) or Sri Lanka?
China (People’s Republic of), at 0.5102 against 0.5098 in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in infant mortality rates between China (People’s Republic of) and Sri Lanka?
0.0004, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Sri Lanka?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Sri Lanka rank globally for infant mortality rates?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 169th and Sri Lanka ranks 170th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rates
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed