Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 5.88 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 5.88 for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 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, under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Sri Lanka peaked at 29.01 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.88, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 151st of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.3 | — |
| 1991 | 23.22 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 22.87 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 22.21 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 21.39 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 20.48 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 19.53 | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 18.55 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 17.64 | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 16.86 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 16.27 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 15.83 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 15.5 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 15.17 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 29.01 | +91.2% |
| 2005 | 14.04 | -51.6% |
| 2006 | 13.31 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 12.63 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 12.03 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 21.46 | +78.3% |
| 2010 | 11.18 | -47.9% |
| 2011 | 10.79 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 10.32 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 9.78 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 9.24 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 8.74 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 8.29 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 7.91 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 7.56 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 7.23 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 6.92 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 6.62 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 6.35 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 6.1 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 5.88 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.61 | 16.86 | 23.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.52 | 12.03 | 29.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.11 | 7.23 | 11.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.37 | 5.88 | 6.92 | 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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1247 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.7169 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5163 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Sri Lanka?
- Under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Sri Lanka was 5.88 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 29.01 in 2004.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.88 in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Sri Lanka ranks 151st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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