Lebanon vs Sri Lanka: Number of under-five deaths
Lebanon
1,639
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1,898
in 2024
Lebanon rank
99th
Sri Lanka rank
96th
Number of under-five deaths over time
- Lebanon
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1,898 against 1,639 in Lebanon, a difference of 259.
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 197 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 | 28,931 | 24,056 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 6,770 | 24,013 | 17,243 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 5,913 | 12,728 | 6,815 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2,455 | 6,938 | 4,482 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1,443 | 6,132 | 4,689 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1,416 | 3,225 | 1,809 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1,568 | 2,092 | 524 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Lebanon or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1,898 against 1,639 in Lebanon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Lebanon and Sri Lanka?
- 259, 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 under-five deaths?
- Lebanon ranks 99th and Sri Lanka ranks 96th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.