New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
New Zealand
0.4%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.4%
in 2023
New Zealand rank
180th
Sri Lanka rank
178th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- New Zealand
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
New Zealand ranks 180th and Sri Lanka ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2% | 8.5% | 6.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 5.8% | 4.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 4.4% | 3.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 2.4% | 1.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.5% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, New Zealand or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.4% against 0.4% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Sri Lanka rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- New Zealand ranks 180th and Sri Lanka ranks 178th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.