Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Extreme poverty vs child mortality was 0.5881 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Sri Lanka, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Sri Lanka stood at 0.5881. That is the lowest value across all 45 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, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Sri Lanka peaked at 4.63 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.5881, in 2024.
That places Sri Lanka 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.63 | — |
| 1981 | 4.29 | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 3.98 | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 3.67 | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 3.35 | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 3.02 | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 2.74 | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 2.53 | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 2.41 | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 2.79 | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 2.33 | -16.3% |
| 1991 | 2.32 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2.29 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 2.22 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 2.14 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 2.05 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 1.95 | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 1.86 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 1.76 | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 1.69 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 1.63 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.58 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.55 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.52 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.9 | +91.2% |
| 2005 | 1.4 | -51.6% |
| 2006 | 1.33 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.26 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 2.15 | +78.3% |
| 2010 | 1.12 | -47.9% |
| 2011 | 1.08 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.03 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9783 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9244 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8742 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8294 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7905 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7561 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7235 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6919 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6622 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6349 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6102 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5881 | -3.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.5881 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3, 45% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.5881 is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.11, 28% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +91.2% | 1.52 | 2.9 |
| 2009 | +78.3% | 1.2 | 2.15 |
| 2005 | -51.6% | 2.9 | 1.4 |
| 2010 | -47.9% | 2.15 | 1.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.34 | 2.41 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.06 | 1.69 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9106 | 0.7235 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6374 | 0.5881 | 0.6919 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs child mortality in Sri Lanka?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Sri Lanka was 0.5881 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4.63 in 1980.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5881 in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
- Sri Lanka ranks 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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