Northern Mariana Islands vs Sri Lanka: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Northern Mariana Islands
0.5%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.4%
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands rank
177th
Sri Lanka rank
178th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 177th and Sri Lanka ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Northern Mariana Islands averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Mariana Islands | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.5% | 8.5% | 5.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 2.4% | 5.8% | 3.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 4.4% | 2.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 2.4% | 1.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.5% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Northern Mariana Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Northern Mariana Islands or Sri Lanka?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Northern Mariana Islands and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Northern Mariana Islands and Sri Lanka rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 177th 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.