What is infant mortality rate in Sri Lanka?

Infant mortality rate in Sri Lanka was 0.5166 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 7.02 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.5166 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Sri Lanka rank for infant mortality rate?

Sri Lanka ranks 149th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?

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

Infant mortality rate in Sri Lanka

Name: Infant mortality rate in Sri Lanka
Creator: United Nations 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: Infant mortality rate was 0.5166 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.5166 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.4%

World rank

149th

of 199 countries

All-time high

7.02 deaths per 100 live births

in 1953

All-time low

0.5166 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1951–2024

Infant mortality rate in Sri Lanka, 1951–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, infant mortality rate in Sri Lanka stood at 0.5166 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 7.02 deaths per 100 live births in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.5166 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 199 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	6.72 deaths per 100 live births	5.97 deaths per 100 live births	7.02 deaths per 100 live births	9
1960s	5.28 deaths per 100 live births	4.88 deaths per 100 live births	5.71 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	4.41 deaths per 100 live births	3.57 deaths per 100 live births	4.83 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.42 deaths per 100 live births	1.81 deaths per 100 live births	3.32 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.63 deaths per 100 live births	1.35 deaths per 100 live births	1.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.22 deaths per 100 live births	0.9712 deaths per 100 live births	1.68 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.7632 deaths per 100 live births	0.6243 deaths per 100 live births	0.913 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.5566 deaths per 100 live births	0.5166 deaths per 100 live births	0.6 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

146 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.548 deaths per 100 live births compare
147 Slovakia 0.5322 deaths per 100 live births compare
148 Anguilla 0.5197 deaths per 100 live births compare
150 Qatar 0.4843 deaths per 100 live births compare
151 Maldives 0.4745 deaths per 100 live births compare
152 Canada 0.4717 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 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 infant mortality rate in Sri Lanka?: Infant mortality rate in Sri Lanka was 0.5166 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 7.02 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5166 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Sri Lanka rank for infant mortality rate?: Sri Lanka ranks 149th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .