Chile vs Sri Lanka: Number of child deaths per woman
Chile
0.0117 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0114 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Chile rank
145th
Sri Lanka rank
146th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Chile
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 145th and Sri Lanka ranks 146th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8666 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6688 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1978 under-five deaths per woman | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.5256 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4132 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1124 under-five deaths per woman | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.2106 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2477 under-five deaths per woman | 0.037 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0648 under-five deaths per woman | 0.103 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0382 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0337 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0482 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0144 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0177 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0375 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0198 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0137 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0057 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0112 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0126 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0013 under-five deaths per woman | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Chile or Sri Lanka?
- Chile, at 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Chile and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sri Lanka?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Chile ranks 145th and Sri Lanka ranks 146th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).