Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Fertility rate vs. child mortality was 1.97 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Sri Lanka, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Sri Lanka stood at 1.97 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.46 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.97 live births per woman, in 2023.
Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.38 live births per woman | 5.26 live births per woman | 5.46 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.96 live births per woman | 4.5 live births per woman | 5.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.96 live births per woman | 3.74 live births per woman | 4.39 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.02 live births per woman | 2.56 live births per woman | 3.73 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | 2.54 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 live births per woman | 2.18 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 2.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 live births per woman | 1.97 live births per woman | 2.01 live births per woman | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. child mortality in Sri Lanka?
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Sri Lanka was 1.97 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- Sri Lanka ranks 118th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. child mortality rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.