China vs Sri Lanka: Mortality rate, under-5, female
China
5.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
5.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
China rank
149th
Sri Lanka rank
150th
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- China
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
China currently reports 5.4 per 1,000 live births against 5.3 per 1,000 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was China ahead.
China ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 150th of 197 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 114.7 per 1,000 live births | 68 per 1,000 live births | 46.7 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 1970s | 84.58 per 1,000 live births | 59.39 per 1,000 live births | 25.19 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 1980s | 53.54 per 1,000 live births | 31.25 per 1,000 live births | 22.29 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 1990s | 45.22 per 1,000 live births | 18.97 per 1,000 live births | 26.25 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2000s | 24.34 per 1,000 live births | 15.3 per 1,000 live births | 9.04 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2010s | 10.74 per 1,000 live births | 8.12 per 1,000 live births | 2.62 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2020s | 6.22 per 1,000 live births | 5.7 per 1,000 live births | 0.52 per 1,000 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, China or Sri Lanka?
- China, at 5.4 per 1,000 live births against 5.3 per 1,000 live births in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between China and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sri Lanka?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do China and Sri Lanka rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- China ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 150th 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, under-5, 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
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.