What is child mortality rate in Sri Lanka?

Child mortality rate in Sri Lanka was 0.59 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 rate recorded in Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 14.02 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Sri Lanka?

The lowest recorded value was 0.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Sri Lanka rank for child mortality rate?

Sri Lanka ranks 149th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Sri Lanka

Name: Child mortality rate 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 rate was 0.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.59 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

149th

of 200 countries

All-time high

14.02 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

0.59 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality rate in Sri Lanka, 1950–2024

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 rate in Sri Lanka is 0.59 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 14.02 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.59 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 200 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
1950s	12.15 deaths per 100 live births	9.99 deaths per 100 live births	14.02 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	0.91 deaths per 100 live births	0.72 deaths per 100 live births	1.12 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.636 deaths per 100 live births	0.59 deaths per 100 live births	0.69 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

146 Montserrat 0.64 deaths per 100 live births compare
147 Slovakia 0.63 deaths per 100 live births compare
148 Saudi Arabia 0.6 deaths per 100 live births compare
149 Qatar 0.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
151 Bulgaria 0.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
151 China 0.57 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Sri Lanka?: Child mortality rate in Sri Lanka was 0.59 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 rate recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 14.02 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Sri Lanka rank for child mortality rate?: Sri Lanka ranks 149th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
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: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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