Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.6686 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.6686 for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.6719 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2764, in 2004.
Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6148 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5887 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5876 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5957 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6135 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6261 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6284 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6228 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6105 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6101 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6139 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6173 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6099 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5794 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2764 | -52.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4912 | +77.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4982 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5304 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5504 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3038 | -44.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5537 | +82.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5681 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5877 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5996 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5995 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6039 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6162 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6336 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6498 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6604 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6662 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6696 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6708 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6719 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6686 | -0.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.6686 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5359, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.6686 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.6152, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +82.2% | 0.3038 | 0.5537 |
| 2005 | +77.7% | 0.2764 | 0.4912 |
| 2004 | -52.3% | 0.5794 | 0.2764 |
| 2009 | -44.8% | 0.5504 | 0.3038 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6098 | 0.5876 | 0.6284 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5071 | 0.2764 | 0.6173 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6072 | 0.5537 | 0.6604 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6694 | 0.6662 | 0.6719 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 19 Chile 0.6787 compare
- 20 Maldives 0.6774 compare
- 20 Barbados 0.6774 compare
- 23 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6678 compare
- 24 Luxembourg 0.6667 compare
- 25 Azerbaijan 0.6642 compare
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 neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Sri Lanka?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Sri Lanka was 0.6686 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6719 in 2023.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2764 in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Sri Lanka ranks 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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