Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Nicaragua or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 831 against 652 in Nicaragua as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Sri Lanka: Number of under-five deaths, female

Nicaragua

652

in 2024

Sri Lanka

831

in 2024

Nicaragua rank

100th

Sri Lanka rank

97th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Nicaragua
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 831 against 652 in Nicaragua, a difference of 179.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 100th and Sri Lanka ranks 97th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8,049	13,883	5,834	Sri Lanka
1970s	8,508	11,159	2,651	Sri Lanka
1980s	5,604	5,833	228.7	Sri Lanka
1990s	3,559	3,127	432.6	Nicaragua
2000s	1,830	2,773	942.5	Sri Lanka
2010s	1,087	1,408	321.1	Sri Lanka
2020s	787.2	912.8	125.6	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Nicaragua or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 831 against 652 in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?: 179, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Nicaragua ranks 100th and Sri Lanka ranks 97th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.