What is child mortality rate in Sri Lanka?

Child mortality rate in Sri Lanka was 0.5881 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 child mortality rate recorded in Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 13.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Sri Lanka rank for child mortality rate?

Sri Lanka ranks 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Sri Lanka

Name: Child 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: Child mortality rate was 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.5881 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.6%

World rank

150th

of 199 countries

All-time high

13.2 deaths per 100 live births

in 1951

All-time low

0.5881 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1951–2024

Child 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

Sri Lanka recorded 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 13.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Sri Lanka ranks 150th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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	11.94 deaths per 100 live births	9.99 deaths per 100 live births	13.2 deaths per 100 live births	9
1960s	8.17 deaths per 100 live births	7.13 deaths per 100 live births	9.41 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	6.27 deaths per 100 live births	4.99 deaths per 100 live births	7.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	3.34 deaths per 100 live births	2.41 deaths per 100 live births	4.63 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.06 deaths per 100 live births	1.69 deaths per 100 live births	2.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.65 deaths per 100 live births	1.2 deaths per 100 live births	2.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.9106 deaths per 100 live births	0.7235 deaths per 100 live births	1.12 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.6374 deaths per 100 live births	0.5881 deaths per 100 live births	0.6919 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

147 Slovakia 0.6286 deaths per 100 live births compare
148 Saudi Arabia 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births compare
149 Qatar 0.5885 deaths per 100 live births compare
151 Bulgaria 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births compare
152 China 0.5724 deaths per 100 live births compare
153 Croatia 0.5646 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 child mortality rate in Sri Lanka?: Child mortality rate in Sri Lanka was 0.5881 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 child mortality rate recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 13.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Sri Lanka rank for child mortality rate?: Sri Lanka ranks 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child 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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .