Sri Lanka vs Ukraine: Number of child deaths
Sri Lanka
1,898 deaths
in 2024
Ukraine
1,672 deaths
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
96th
Ukraine rank
98th
Number of child deaths over time
- Sri Lanka
- Ukraine
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1,898 deaths against 1,672 deaths in Ukraine, a difference of 226 deaths.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 96th and Ukraine ranks 98th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,863 deaths | 20,353 deaths | 1,510 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 12,728 deaths | 17,323 deaths | 4,595 deaths | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 6,938 deaths | 10,693 deaths | 3,755 deaths | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 6,132 deaths | 6,446 deaths | 314.5 deaths | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 3,225 deaths | 4,605 deaths | 1,381 deaths | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 2,092 deaths | 2,273 deaths | 181.2 deaths | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Sri Lanka or Ukraine?
- Sri Lanka, at 1,898 deaths against 1,672 deaths in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Sri Lanka and Ukraine?
- 226 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Ukraine?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Ukraine rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Sri Lanka ranks 96th and Ukraine ranks 98th 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 .