Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 3.96 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Sri Lanka is 3.96, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Sri Lanka peaked at 14.25 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.96, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 144th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.25 | — |
| 1991 | 13.69 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 13.32 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 13.08 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 12.95 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 12.74 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 12.28 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 11.62 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 10.88 | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 10.2 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 9.7 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 9.42 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 9.19 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 8.64 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 7.95 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 6.86 | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 6.57 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 6.65 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 6.69 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 6.68 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.29 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 6.16 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 6.04 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.85 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 5.59 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 5.35 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 5.17 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 5.06 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 4.95 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.81 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 4.64 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 4.46 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 4.28 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 4.12 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 3.96 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5 | 10.2 | 14.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.83 | 6.57 | 9.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.53 | 4.81 | 6.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.29 | 3.96 | 4.64 | 5 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.7118 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3214 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.7918 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6582 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Sri Lanka?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Sri Lanka was 3.96 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 14.25 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.96 in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Sri Lanka ranks 144th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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