Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Sri Lanka
6.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United States of America
7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
147th
United States of America rank
145th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 7 per 1,000 live births against 6.5 per 1,000 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.5 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 145th of 197 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.93 per 1,000 live births | 30.54 per 1,000 live births | 53.39 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 65.8 per 1,000 live births | 21.53 per 1,000 live births | 44.27 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 35.46 per 1,000 live births | 14.45 per 1,000 live births | 21.01 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 22.17 per 1,000 live births | 10.75 per 1,000 live births | 11.42 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 17.69 per 1,000 live births | 8.79 per 1,000 live births | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 10.05 per 1,000 live births | 7.48 per 1,000 live births | 2.57 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 7.02 per 1,000 live births | 7 per 1,000 live births | 0.02 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Sri Lanka or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 7 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 Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 0.5 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, under-5, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 147th and United States of America ranks 145th 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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About this data
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.