Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number of infant deaths, female, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0009 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 137th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0009 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0009 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 units per person | -11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per person | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per person | -13.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per person | -13.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per person | -13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per person | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per person | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +42.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | -35.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +37.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -35.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number of infant deaths, female, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 137th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.