Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Mortality rate, infant
Maldives
5 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Sri Lanka
5.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Maldives rank
146th
Sri Lanka rank
143rd
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.3 per 1,000 live births against 5 per 1,000 live births in Maldives, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 161.65 per 1,000 live births | 44.25 per 1,000 live births | 117.4 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1980s | 96.72 per 1,000 live births | 24.22 per 1,000 live births | 72.5 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1990s | 54.65 per 1,000 live births | 16.25 per 1,000 live births | 38.4 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2000s | 21.22 per 1,000 live births | 12.17 per 1,000 live births | 9.05 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2010s | 8.95 per 1,000 live births | 7.61 per 1,000 live births | 1.34 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2020s | 5.47 per 1,000 live births | 5.65 per 1,000 live births | 0.175 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.3 per 1,000 live births against 5 per 1,000 live births in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Maldives ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release