Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Canada or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 1,269 deaths against 1,223 deaths in Canada as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Canada and Sri Lanka?

46 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Sri Lanka: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Canada

1,223 deaths

in 2024

Sri Lanka

1,269 deaths

in 2024

Canada rank

93rd

Sri Lanka rank

92nd

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Canada
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1,269 deaths against 1,223 deaths in Canada, a difference of 46 deaths.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 93rd and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 199 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3,465 deaths	10,698 deaths	7,233 deaths	Sri Lanka
1980s	1,993 deaths	6,571 deaths	4,578 deaths	Sri Lanka
1990s	1,531 deaths	4,226 deaths	2,695 deaths	Sri Lanka
2000s	1,340 deaths	2,935 deaths	1,596 deaths	Sri Lanka
2010s	1,361 deaths	1,941 deaths	579.7 deaths	Sri Lanka
2020s	1,242 deaths	1,400 deaths	158.6 deaths	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Canada or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1,269 deaths against 1,223 deaths in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Canada and Sri Lanka?: 46 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sri Lanka?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Canada and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Canada ranks 93rd and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .