What is child mortality in Sri Lanka?

Child mortality in Sri Lanka was 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 43.63 deaths per 100 live births in 1911.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Sri Lanka?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Sri Lanka rank for child mortality?

Sri Lanka ranks 151st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Sri Lanka

Name: Child mortality in Sri Lanka
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sri Lanka: Child mortality was 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.5881 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.6%

World rank

151st

of 203 countries

All-time high

43.63 deaths per 100 live births

in 1911

All-time low

0.5881 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Sri Lanka, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality in Sri Lanka is 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Sri Lanka peaked at 43.63 deaths per 100 live births in 1911 and was at its lowest, 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Sri Lanka ranks 151st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	40.97 deaths per 100 live births	40.92 deaths per 100 live births	40.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	41.89 deaths per 100 live births	40.85 deaths per 100 live births	43.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	42.24 deaths per 100 live births	40.63 deaths per 100 live births	43.63 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	35.4 deaths per 100 live births	30.03 deaths per 100 live births	40.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	24.96 deaths per 100 live births	23.25 deaths per 100 live births	28.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	18.13 deaths per 100 live births	13.63 deaths per 100 live births	23.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	12.03 deaths per 100 live births	9.99 deaths per 100 live births	13.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	8.17 deaths per 100 live births	7.13 deaths per 100 live births	9.41 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	6.27 deaths per 100 live births	4.99 deaths per 100 live births	7.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	3.34 deaths per 100 live births	2.41 deaths per 100 live births	4.63 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.06 deaths per 100 live births	1.69 deaths per 100 live births	2.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.65 deaths per 100 live births	1.2 deaths per 100 live births	2.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.9106 deaths per 100 live births	0.7235 deaths per 100 live births	1.12 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.6374 deaths per 100 live births	0.5881 deaths per 100 live births	0.6919 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

148 Slovakia 0.6286 deaths per 100 live births compare
149 Saudi Arabia 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births compare
150 Qatar 0.5885 deaths per 100 live births compare
152 Bulgaria 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births compare
153 China 0.5724 deaths per 100 live births compare
154 Croatia 0.5646 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Sri Lanka

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 104 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 104 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 165,896 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 161,381 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 168,135 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,591 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 171,383 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 167,020 (2025)

All data for Sri Lanka →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Sri Lanka?: Child mortality in Sri Lanka was 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 43.63 deaths per 100 live births in 1911.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Sri Lanka rank for child mortality?: Sri Lanka ranks 151st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.