Under-five mortality 5.9
deaths / 1,000 live births· 2024
Published observation
Over time Full published history Sri Lanka 2024 · 5.9
0 23.53 47.05 70.57 94.1 1960 1993 2025 1960: 94.1 1961: 89.6 1962: 86.7 1963: 84.8 1964: 83 1965: 80.7 1966: 78.1 1967: 75.5 1968: 73.1 1969: 71.3 1970: 70.1 1971: 69.1 1972: 68.3 1973: 67.3 1974: 65.9 1975: 63.8 1976: 61.1 1977: 57.6 1978: 53.7 1979: 49.9 1980: 46.3 1981: 42.9 1982: 39.8 1983: 36.7 1984: 33.5 1985: 30.2 1986: 27.4 1987: 25.3 1988: 24.1 1989: 27.9 1990: 23.3 1991: 23.2 1992: 22.9 1993: 22.2 1994: 21.4 1995: 20.5 1996: 19.5 1997: 18.6 1998: 17.6 1999: 16.9 2000: 16.3 2001: 15.8 2002: 15.5 2003: 15.2 2004: 29 2005: 14 2006: 13.3 2007: 12.6 2008: 12 2009: 21.5 2010: 11.2 2011: 10.8 2012: 10.3 2013: 9.8 2014: 9.2 2015: 8.7 2016: 8.3 2017: 7.9 2018: 7.6 2019: 7.2 2020: 6.9 2021: 6.6 2022: 6.3 2023: 6.1 2024: 5.9 Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Source & method 