Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Nicaragua or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 1,653 deaths against 1,621 deaths in Nicaragua as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?

32 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

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

Nicaragua

1,621 deaths

in 2023

Sri Lanka

1,653 deaths

in 2023

Nicaragua rank

96th

Sri Lanka rank

95th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Nicaragua
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1,653 deaths against 1,621 deaths in Nicaragua, a difference of 32 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1950s	12,160 deaths	27,176 deaths	15,015 deaths	Sri Lanka
1960s	12,508 deaths	22,476 deaths	9,968 deaths	Sri Lanka
1970s	13,307 deaths	18,549 deaths	5,242 deaths	Sri Lanka
1980s	11,673 deaths	9,950 deaths	1,723 deaths	Nicaragua
1990s	6,628 deaths	5,583 deaths	1,045 deaths	Nicaragua
2000s	3,482 deaths	4,654 deaths	1,172 deaths	Sri Lanka
2010s	2,288 deaths	2,642 deaths	353.5 deaths	Sri Lanka
2020s	1,717 deaths	1,772 deaths	54.75 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, Nicaragua or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1,653 deaths against 1,621 deaths in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?: 32 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Nicaragua ranks 96th 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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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: 28 August 2026

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