Slovakia vs Sri Lanka: Mortality rate, infant
Slovakia
5.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
5.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Slovakia rank
146th
Sri Lanka rank
147th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Slovakia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 5.3 per 1,000 live births against 5.2 per 1,000 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Slovakia ranks 146th 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 | Slovakia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.17 per 1,000 live births | 52.8 per 1,000 live births | 25.63 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 23.44 per 1,000 live births | 44.14 per 1,000 live births | 20.7 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 16.24 per 1,000 live births | 24.23 per 1,000 live births | 7.99 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 10.44 per 1,000 live births | 16.27 per 1,000 live births | 5.83 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 6.95 per 1,000 live births | 12.2 per 1,000 live births | 5.25 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 5.24 per 1,000 live births | 7.61 per 1,000 live births | 2.37 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 5.12 per 1,000 live births | 5.56 per 1,000 live births | 0.44 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, Slovakia or Sri Lanka?
- Slovakia, at 5.3 per 1,000 live births against 5.2 per 1,000 live births in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Slovakia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Slovakia and Sri Lanka rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Slovakia ranks 146th 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.