Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Maldives
0.47 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.52 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Maldives rank
147th
Sri Lanka rank
145th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.52 per 1,000 live births against 0.47 per 1,000 live births in Maldives, a difference of 0.05 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 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 147th and Sri Lanka ranks 145th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.21 per 1,000 live births | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | 17.02 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1970s | 16.22 per 1,000 live births | 4.41 per 1,000 live births | 11.81 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1980s | 9.78 per 1,000 live births | 2.42 per 1,000 live births | 7.36 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1990s | 5.54 per 1,000 live births | 1.63 per 1,000 live births | 3.92 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.13 per 1,000 live births | 1.22 per 1,000 live births | 0.913 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.895 per 1,000 live births | 0.761 per 1,000 live births | 0.134 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.532 per 1,000 live births | 0.556 per 1,000 live births | 0.024 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.52 per 1,000 live births against 0.47 per 1,000 live births in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 0.05 per 1,000 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Maldives ranks 147th and Sri Lanka ranks 145th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.