Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group was 0.5881 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Sri Lanka is 0.5881, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.9 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5881, in 2024.
That places Sri Lanka 102nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.06 | 1.69 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9109 | 0.7236 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6375 | 0.5881 | 0.6921 | 5 |
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More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1247 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.7169 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5163 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Sri Lanka?
- Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Sri Lanka was 0.5881 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 in 2004.
- What is the lowest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5881 in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group?
- Sri Lanka ranks 102nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group 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 falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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