Sri Lanka Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Sri Lanka infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Sri Lanka in 2025 is 6.126 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.48% decline from 2024.
  • The infant mortality rate for Sri Lanka in 2024 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2025 Infant Mortality Rate
Republic of Congo 57.785
Pakistan 53.536
Nigeria 52.608
Cameroon 51.595
Angola 50.544
Lesotho 47.509
Mauritania 46.345
Zambia 37.303
Sudan 36.337
Kiribati 34.876
Papua New Guinea 34.808
Eswatini 33.382
Myanmar 31.790
Timor-Leste 29.737
Ghana 29.296
Kenya 28.811
Djibouti 27.180
India 24.979
Bolivia 23.843
Sao Tome and Principe 21.195
Micronesia 20.821
Bangladesh 19.954
Bhutan 18.456
Vanuatu 18.137
Uzbekistan 18.083
Cambodia 18.060
Philippines 16.906
Indonesia 15.056
Morocco 14.912
Vietnam 14.739
Mongolia 13.826
Solomon Islands 13.351
Cabo Verde 13.320
Nicaragua 13.156
Honduras 12.474
Egypt 12.465
El Salvador 11.245
Moldova 10.045
Tunisia 9.891
Georgia 7.452
Sri Lanka 6.126
Ukraine 5.616
Sri Lanka - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2025 6.126 -2.480%
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%