Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Sri Lanka

Under-five mortality rate in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 5.9 per 1,000. Ranked 49 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 93.7%.

2024 5.9 per 1,000 −3.28% vs 2023
World rank 49of 196
Period maximum 94.1 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 5.9 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Sri Lanka, 1960–2024025507510019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 94.1 per 1,0001962: 86.7 per 1,0001964: 83 per 1,0001966: 78.1 per 1,0001968: 73.1 per 1,0001970: 70.1 per 1,0001972: 68.3 per 1,0001974: 65.9 per 1,0001976: 61.1 per 1,0001978: 53.7 per 1,0001980: 46.3 per 1,0001982: 39.8 per 1,0001984: 33.5 per 1,0001986: 27.4 per 1,0001988: 24.1 per 1,0001990: 23.3 per 1,0001992: 22.9 per 1,0001994: 21.4 per 1,0001996: 19.5 per 1,0001998: 17.6 per 1,0002000: 16.3 per 1,0002002: 15.5 per 1,0002004: 29 per 1,0002006: 13.3 per 1,0002008: 12 per 1,0002010: 11.2 per 1,0002012: 10.3 per 1,0002014: 9.2 per 1,0002016: 8.3 per 1,0002018: 7.6 per 1,0002020: 6.9 per 1,0002022: 6.3 per 1,0002024: 5.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: −88.2 (−93.73%) Average annual rate: -4.23 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka 5.9 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
South Asia 26.8 per 1,000
Southern Asia computed 30.1 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 36.3 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 5.9 −0.2 −3.28%
2023 6.1 −0.2 −3.17%
2022 6.3 −0.3 −4.55%
2021 6.6 −0.3 −4.35%
2020 6.9 −0.3 −4.17%
2019 7.2 −0.4 −5.26%
2018 7.6 −0.3 −3.8%
2017 7.9 −0.4 −4.82%
2016 8.3 −0.4 −4.6%
2015 8.7 −0.5 −5.43%
2014 9.2 −0.6 −6.12%
2013 9.8 −0.5 −4.85%
2012 10.3 −0.5 −4.63%
2011 10.8 −0.4 −3.57%
2010 11.2 −10.3 −47.91%
2009 21.5 +9.5 +79.17%
2008 12 −0.6 −4.76%
2007 12.6 −0.7 −5.26%
2006 13.3 −0.7 −5%
2005 14 −15 −51.72%
2004 29 +13.8 +90.79%
2003 15.2 −0.3 −1.94%
2002 15.5 −0.3 −1.9%
2001 15.8 −0.5 −3.07%
2000 16.3 −0.6 −3.55%
1999 16.9 −0.7 −3.98%
1998 17.6 −1 −5.38%
1997 18.6 −0.9 −4.62%
1996 19.5 −1 −4.88%
1995 20.5 −0.9 −4.21%
1994 21.4 −0.8 −3.6%
1993 22.2 −0.7 −3.06%
1992 22.9 −0.3 −1.29%
1991 23.2 −0.1 −0.43%
1990 23.3 −4.6 −16.49%
1989 27.9 +3.8 +15.77%
1988 24.1 −1.2 −4.74%
1987 25.3 −2.1 −7.66%
1986 27.4 −2.8 −9.27%
1985 30.2 −3.3 −9.85%
1984 33.5 −3.2 −8.72%
1983 36.7 −3.1 −7.79%
1982 39.8 −3.1 −7.23%
1981 42.9 −3.4 −7.34%
1980 46.3 −3.6 −7.21%
1979 49.9 −3.8 −7.08%
1978 53.7 −3.9 −6.77%
1977 57.6 −3.5 −5.73%
1976 61.1 −2.7 −4.23%
1975 63.8 −2.1 −3.19%
1974 65.9 −1.4 −2.08%
1973 67.3 −1 −1.46%
1972 68.3 −0.8 −1.16%
1971 69.1 −1 −1.43%
1970 70.1 −1.2 −1.68%
1969 71.3 −1.8 −2.46%
1968 73.1 −2.4 −3.18%
1967 75.5 −2.6 −3.33%
1966 78.1 −2.6 −3.22%
1965 80.7 −2.3 −2.77%
1964 83 −1.8 −2.12%
1963 84.8 −1.9 −2.19%
1962 86.7 −2.9 −3.24%
1961 89.6 −4.5 −4.78%
1960 94.1

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.