Sri Lanka Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Sri Lanka infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Sri Lanka in 2024 is 6.282 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.42% decline from 2023.
  • The infant mortality rate for Sri Lanka in 2023 was 6.438 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.41% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for Sri Lanka in 2022 was 6.665 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.29% decline from 2021.
  • The infant mortality rate for Sri Lanka in 2021 was 6.892 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.2% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2024 Infant Mortality Rate
Republic of Congo 58.733
Pakistan 54.657
Nigeria 53.674
Cameroon 52.798
Angola 51.977
Lesotho 48.989
Mauritania 47.277
Zambia 38.329
Sudan 37.189
Kiribati 35.880
Papua New Guinea 35.703
Eswatini 34.187
Myanmar 32.606
Timor-Leste 30.647
Ghana 30.049
Kenya 29.720
Djibouti 28.073
India 25.799
Bolivia 24.573
Sao Tome and Principe 21.854
Micronesia 21.322
Bangladesh 20.755
Bhutan 19.016
Cambodia 18.673
Vanuatu 18.624
Uzbekistan 18.435
Philippines 17.225
Morocco 15.514
Indonesia 15.488
Vietnam 15.047
Mongolia 14.303
Cabo Verde 13.766
Solomon Islands 13.613
Nicaragua 13.579
Egypt 12.816
Honduras 12.798
El Salvador 11.602
Moldova 10.312
Tunisia 10.223
Georgia 7.685
Sri Lanka 6.282
Ukraine 5.795
Sri Lanka - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2024 6.282 -2.420%
2023 6.438 -3.410%
2022 6.665 -3.290%
2021 6.892 -3.200%
2020 7.120 -3.090%
2019 7.347 -3.000%
2018 7.574 -3.070%
2017 7.814 -2.990%
2016 8.055 -2.890%
2015 8.295 -2.820%
2014 8.536 -2.730%
2013 8.776 -3.070%
2012 9.054 -2.980%
2011 9.332 -2.890%
2010 9.610 -2.810%
2009 9.888 -2.730%
2008 10.166 -3.090%
2007 10.490 -3.000%
2006 10.814 -2.900%
2005 11.137 -2.830%
2004 11.461 -2.750%
2003 11.785 -6.960%
2002 12.667 -6.510%
2001 13.549 -6.110%
2000 14.431 -5.760%
1999 15.313 -5.450%
1998 16.195 -4.480%
1997 16.954 -4.280%
1996 17.712 -4.110%
1995 18.471 -3.940%
1994 19.229 -3.800%
1993 19.988 -4.080%
1992 20.838 -3.920%
1991 21.689 -3.770%
1990 22.539 -3.640%
1989 23.390 -3.510%
1988 24.240 -3.930%
1987 25.232 -3.790%
1986 26.225 -3.640%
1985 27.217 -3.520%
1984 28.210 -3.400%
1983 29.202 -4.310%
1982 30.518 -4.130%
1981 31.834 -3.970%
1980 33.151 -3.820%
1979 34.467 -3.680%
1978 35.783 -4.590%
1977 37.506 -4.390%
1976 39.228 -4.210%
1975 40.951 -4.040%
1974 42.673 -3.880%
1973 44.396 -3.710%
1972 46.105 -3.570%
1971 47.814 -3.450%
1970 49.523 -3.340%
1969 51.232 -3.230%
1968 52.941 -3.110%
1967 54.641 -3.020%
1966 56.341 -2.930%
1965 58.042 -2.850%
1964 59.742 -2.770%
1963 61.442 -3.780%
1962 63.857 -3.640%
1961 66.272 -3.520%
1960 68.687 -3.400%
1959 71.102 -3.280%
1958 73.517 -4.050%
1957 76.620 -3.890%
1956 79.724 -3.750%
1955 82.827 -3.610%
1954 85.931 -3.490%
1953 89.034 -3.370%
1952 92.137 -3.260%
1951 95.241 -3.160%
1950 98.344 0.000%