Canada vs Sri Lanka: Mortality rate, infant
Canada
4.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
5.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Canada rank
149th
Sri Lanka rank
147th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Canada
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.2 per 1,000 live births against 4.7 per 1,000 live births in Canada, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 197 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.61 per 1,000 live births | 52.8 per 1,000 live births | 29.19 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 14.63 per 1,000 live births | 44.14 per 1,000 live births | 29.51 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 8.37 per 1,000 live births | 24.23 per 1,000 live births | 15.86 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 5.96 per 1,000 live births | 16.27 per 1,000 live births | 10.31 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 5.22 per 1,000 live births | 12.2 per 1,000 live births | 6.98 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.69 per 1,000 live births | 7.61 per 1,000 live births | 2.92 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 4.62 per 1,000 live births | 5.56 per 1,000 live births | 0.94 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Canada or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.2 per 1,000 live births against 4.7 per 1,000 live births in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Canada and Sri Lanka?
- 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Sri Lanka rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Canada ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th 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 (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.