Lebanon vs Sri Lanka: Number of child deaths
Lebanon
1,639 deaths
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1,898 deaths
in 2024
Lebanon rank
99th
Sri Lanka rank
96th
Number of child deaths over time
- Lebanon
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1,898 deaths against 1,639 deaths in Lebanon, a difference of 259 deaths.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Lebanon's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Lebanon ranks 99th and Sri Lanka ranks 96th of 199 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,875 deaths | 28,931 deaths | 24,056 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 6,770 deaths | 24,013 deaths | 17,243 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 5,913 deaths | 12,728 deaths | 6,815 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2,455 deaths | 6,938 deaths | 4,482 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1,443 deaths | 6,132 deaths | 4,689 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1,416 deaths | 3,225 deaths | 1,809 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1,568 deaths | 2,092 deaths | 524 deaths | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Lebanon or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1,898 deaths against 1,639 deaths in Lebanon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Lebanon and Sri Lanka?
- 259 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Lebanon ranks 99th and Sri Lanka ranks 96th 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .