Chile vs Sri Lanka: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Chile
7.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
6.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Chile rank
144th
Sri Lanka rank
147th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Chile
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 7.3 per 1,000 live births against 6.5 per 1,000 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 144th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 126.06 per 1,000 live births 83.93 per 1,000 live births 42.13 per 1,000 live births Chile
1970s 68.24 per 1,000 live births 65.8 per 1,000 live births 2.44 per 1,000 live births Chile
1980s 26.96 per 1,000 live births 35.46 per 1,000 live births 8.5 per 1,000 live births Sri Lanka
1990s 15.65 per 1,000 live births 22.17 per 1,000 live births 6.52 per 1,000 live births Sri Lanka
2000s 10.31 per 1,000 live births 17.69 per 1,000 live births 7.38 per 1,000 live births Sri Lanka
2010s 8.6 per 1,000 live births 10.05 per 1,000 live births 1.45 per 1,000 live births Sri Lanka
2020s 7.3 per 1,000 live births 7.02 per 1,000 live births 0.28 per 1,000 live births Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Chile or Sri Lanka?
Chile, at 7.3 per 1,000 live births against 6.5 per 1,000 live births in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Chile and Sri Lanka?
0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sri Lanka?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Chile and Sri Lanka rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Chile ranks 144th 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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.