Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Infant mortality
Maldives
0.4745
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.5166
in 2024
Maldives rank
151st
Sri Lanka rank
149th
Infant mortality over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.5166 against 0.4745 in Maldives, a difference of 0.0421.
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 151st and Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 199 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 | 5.2 | 17.02 | Maldives |
| 1970s | 16.23 | 4.41 | 11.81 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 9.78 | 2.42 | 7.36 | Maldives |
| 1990s | 5.54 | 1.63 | 3.92 | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.14 | 1.22 | 0.9153 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.8961 | 0.7632 | 0.1329 | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.5308 | 0.5566 | 0.0258 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.5166 against 0.4745 in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0421, 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?
- Maldives ranks 151st and Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.