Canada vs Sri Lanka: Number of infants who die before age 1

Canada
1,524 deaths
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1,653 deaths
in 2023
Canada rank
97th
Sri Lanka rank
95th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Canada
  • Sri Lanka
010.0k20.0k30.0k195019862023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1,653 deaths against 1,524 deaths in Canada, a difference of 129 deaths.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 97th and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 236 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 14,662 deaths 27,176 deaths 12,514 deaths Sri Lanka
1960s 9,965 deaths 22,476 deaths 12,511 deaths Sri Lanka
1970s 5,116 deaths 18,549 deaths 13,434 deaths Sri Lanka
1980s 3,107 deaths 9,950 deaths 6,843 deaths Sri Lanka
1990s 2,241 deaths 5,583 deaths 3,342 deaths Sri Lanka
2000s 1,814 deaths 4,654 deaths 2,841 deaths Sri Lanka
2010s 1,791 deaths 2,642 deaths 850.8 deaths Sri Lanka
2020s 1,575 deaths 1,772 deaths 197.25 deaths Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Canada or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1,653 deaths against 1,524 deaths in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Canada and Sri Lanka?
129 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sri Lanka?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Canada and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Canada ranks 97th and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.