Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met was 4.7 in 2030. βΌ Falling
Latest (2030)
4.7
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
154th
of 200 countries
All-time high
5.63
in 2025
All-time low
4.7
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025β2030
Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met in Sri Lanka, 2025β2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 4.7 for under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 154th out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5.21 | 4.85 | 5.63 | 5 |
| 2030s | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.7441 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4837 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 104 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 104 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 165,896 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met in Sri Lanka?
- Under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met in Sri Lanka was 4.7 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 in 2025.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 in 2030.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met?
- Sri Lanka ranks 154th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 6 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).