Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Youth mortality rate
Sri Lanka
0.7458 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.7949 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
148th
United States of America rank
145th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.7949 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7458 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0491 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 148th and United States of America ranks 145th of 199 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.39 deaths per 100 live births | 3.01 deaths per 100 live births | 7.38 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 7.86 deaths per 100 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 5.57 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 4.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 2.6 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9576 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8142 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3529 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.8086 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7904 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0182 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Sri Lanka or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.7949 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7458 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 0.0491 deaths per 100 live births, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 148th and United States of America ranks 145th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. 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 fifteen years, per 100 live births.