Sri Lanka vs United States: Children died before five per woman

Sri Lanka
0.0114
in 2024
United States
0.0123
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
144th
United States rank
141st

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0123 against 0.0114 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0009.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 144th and United States ranks 141st of 196 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka United States Difference Ahead
1950s 0.6688 0.113 0.5559 Sri Lanka
1960s 0.4132 0.082 0.3312 Sri Lanka
1970s 0.2477 0.0377 0.2099 Sri Lanka
1980s 0.103 0.0241 0.0789 Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0482 0.0196 0.0286 Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0375 0.0164 0.0211 Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0194 0.0125 0.0069 Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0126 0.0116 0.0009 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Sri Lanka or United States?
United States, at 0.0123 against 0.0114 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Sri Lanka and United States?
0.0009, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and United States rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Sri Lanka ranks 144th and United States ranks 141st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed