What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between China and Sri Lanka?

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sri Lanka?

56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.

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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Sri Lanka: Mortality rate, under-5

China

5.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Sri Lanka

5.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

China rank

149th

Sri Lanka rank

147th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

China
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 5.9 per 1,000 live births against 5.7 per 1,000 live births in China, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was China ahead.

China ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 196 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	118 per 1,000 live births	71.3 per 1,000 live births	46.7 per 1,000 live births	China
1970s	87.74 per 1,000 live births	62.68 per 1,000 live births	25.06 per 1,000 live births	China
1980s	56.08 per 1,000 live births	33.41 per 1,000 live births	22.67 per 1,000 live births	China
1990s	47.56 per 1,000 live births	20.61 per 1,000 live births	26.95 per 1,000 live births	China
2000s	25.88 per 1,000 live births	16.52 per 1,000 live births	9.36 per 1,000 live births	China
2010s	11.45 per 1,000 live births	9.1 per 1,000 live births	2.35 per 1,000 live births	China
2020s	6.58 per 1,000 live births	6.36 per 1,000 live births	0.22 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, China or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 5.9 per 1,000 live births against 5.7 per 1,000 live births in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between China and Sri Lanka?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Sri Lanka 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?: China ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 196 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 (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 (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: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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