Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Mortality rate, infant, female
Sri Lanka
4.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United States of America
5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
147th
United States of America rank
144th
Mortality rate, infant, female over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 5 per 1,000 live births against 4.6 per 1,000 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 147th and United States of America ranks 144th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48 per 1,000 live births | 20.4 per 1,000 live births | 27.6 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 40.01 per 1,000 live births | 14.38 per 1,000 live births | 25.63 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 22.01 per 1,000 live births | 9.67 per 1,000 live births | 12.34 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 14.65 per 1,000 live births | 7.27 per 1,000 live births | 7.38 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 11.06 per 1,000 live births | 6.07 per 1,000 live births | 4.99 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 6.75 per 1,000 live births | 5.29 per 1,000 live births | 1.46 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 4.92 per 1,000 live births | 5 per 1,000 live births | 0.08 per 1,000 live births | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, female, Sri Lanka or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 5 per 1,000 live births against 4.6 per 1,000 live births in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, female between Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 147th and United States of America ranks 144th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.