Sri Lanka vs United States: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Sri Lanka
5.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United States
6.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
148th
United States rank
145th
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 6.5 per 1,000 live births against 5.9 per 1,000 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.
That makes United States'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 148th and United States ranks 145th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.69 per 1,000 live births | 27.27 per 1,000 live births | 54.42 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 62.68 per 1,000 live births | 19.32 per 1,000 live births | 43.36 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 33.41 per 1,000 live births | 13.04 per 1,000 live births | 20.37 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 20.61 per 1,000 live births | 9.74 per 1,000 live births | 10.87 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 16.52 per 1,000 live births | 7.98 per 1,000 live births | 8.54 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | 6.83 per 1,000 live births | 2.27 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.36 per 1,000 live births | 6.5 per 1,000 live births | 0.14 per 1,000 live births | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Sri Lanka or United States?
- United States, at 6.5 per 1,000 live births against 5.9 per 1,000 live births in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Sri Lanka and United States?
- 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and United States rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Sri Lanka ranks 148th and United States 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 (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 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.