Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 28.84 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Sri Lanka, 1900–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Sri Lanka stood at 28.84. That is the lowest value across all 121 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Sri Lanka peaked at 2,680 in 1935 and was at its lowest, 28.84, in 2020.
Sri Lanka ranks 113th of 189 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.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1,721 | — |
| 1901 | 1,540 | -10.5% |
| 1902 | 1,627 | +5.6% |
| 1903 | 1,454 | -10.7% |
| 1904 | 1,391 | -4.3% |
| 1905 | 1,484 | +6.7% |
| 1906 | 1,686 | +13.6% |
| 1907 | 1,496 | -11.3% |
| 1908 | 1,534 | +2.5% |
| 1909 | 1,378 | -10.2% |
| 1910 | 903.82 | -34.4% |
| 1911 | 2,327 | +157.5% |
| 1912 | 2,331 | +0.2% |
| 1913 | 2,029 | -13.0% |
| 1914 | 2,494 | +22.9% |
| 1915 | 2,330 | -6.6% |
| 1916 | 2,298 | -1.4% |
| 1917 | 2,045 | -11.0% |
| 1918 | 2,187 | +6.9% |
| 1919 | 2,270 | +3.8% |
| 1920 | 1,767 | -22.2% |
| 1921 | 2,100 | +18.8% |
| 1922 | 2,029 | -3.4% |
| 1923 | 2,156 | +6.2% |
| 1924 | 1,910 | -11.4% |
| 1925 | 1,850 | -3.1% |
| 1926 | 1,910 | +3.2% |
| 1927 | 1,750 | -8.4% |
| 1928 | 1,918 | +9.6% |
| 1929 | 2,036 | +6.1% |
| 1930 | 2,136 | +4.9% |
| 1931 | 2,080 | -2.6% |
| 1932 | 1,917 | -7.8% |
| 1933 | 1,857 | -3.1% |
| 1934 | 2,012 | +8.3% |
| 1935 | 2,680 | +33.2% |
| 1936 | 2,165 | -19.2% |
| 1937 | 1,992 | -8.0% |
| 1938 | 2,013 | +1.1% |
| 1939 | 1,824 | -9.4% |
| 1940 | 1,607 | -11.9% |
| 1941 | 1,532 | -4.7% |
| 1942 | 1,445 | -5.7% |
| 1943 | 1,335 | -7.6% |
| 1944 | 1,365 | +2.3% |
| 1945 | 1,694 | +24.1% |
| 1946 | 1,552 | -8.4% |
| 1947 | 1,056 | -32.0% |
| 1948 | 826.22 | -21.7% |
| 1949 | 654.55 | -20.8% |
| 1950 | 555.42 | -15.1% |
| 1951 | 577.05 | +3.9% |
| 1952 | 579.85 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 485.03 | -16.4% |
| 1954 | 456.74 | -5.8% |
| 1955 | 422.75 | -7.4% |
| 1956 | 386.98 | -8.5% |
| 1957 | 378.32 | -2.2% |
| 1958 | 381.61 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 347.29 | -9.0% |
| 1960 | 311.68 | -10.3% |
| 1961 | 269.53 | -13.5% |
| 1962 | 308.09 | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 248.39 | -19.4% |
| 1964 | 274.22 | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 239.52 | -12.7% |
| 1966 | 220.42 | -8.0% |
| 1967 | 165.66 | -24.8% |
| 1968 | 180.29 | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 153.18 | -15.0% |
| 1970 | 145.42 | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 136.15 | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 133.35 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 120.93 | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 102.49 | -15.3% |
| 1975 | 102.43 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 93.25 | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 96.18 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 84.23 | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 75.84 | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 63.57 | -16.2% |
| 1981 | 57.67 | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 62.01 | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 62.8 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 47.42 | -24.5% |
| 1985 | 69.81 | +47.2% |
| 1986 | 69.45 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 62.53 | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 62.35 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 61.04 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 59.34 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 59.02 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 56.47 | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 55.8 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 50.69 | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 51.98 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 52.69 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 52.71 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 47 | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 50.5 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 61.08 | +20.9% |
| 2001 | 54.7 | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 51.99 | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 49.74 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 48.1 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 44.01 | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 40.75 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 39.46 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 39.63 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 39.13 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 37.26 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 36.13 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 34.63 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 33.44 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 30.16 | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 30.37 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 29.81 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 30.62 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 30.29 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 29.82 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 28.84 | -3.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 28.84 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.11, 56% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 28.84 is below the median for South Asia, which is 81.3, 35% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | +157.5% | 903.82 | 2,327 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1,531 | 1,378 | 1,721 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2,121 | 903.82 | 2,494 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1,943 | 1,750 | 2,156 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2,067 | 1,824 | 2,680 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1,307 | 654.55 | 1,694 | 10 |
| 1950s | 457.1 | 347.29 | 579.85 | 10 |
| 1960s | 237.1 | 153.18 | 311.68 | 10 |
| 1970s | 109.03 | 75.84 | 145.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.86 | 47.42 | 69.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.62 | 47 | 59.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.86 | 39.13 | 61.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.25 | 29.81 | 37.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.84 | 28.84 | 28.84 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in Sri Lanka?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Sri Lanka was 28.84 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2,680 in 1935.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.84 in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Sri Lanka ranks 113th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.