Number of under-five deaths, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number of under-five deaths, female was 831 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, female in Sri Lanka, 1960–2024
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female in Sri Lanka is 831, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 15,310 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 831, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 97th 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 under-five deaths, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15,310 | — |
| 1961 | 14,826 | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 14,489 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 14,290 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 14,111 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 13,843 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 13,439 | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 13,111 | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 12,847 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 12,567 | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 12,383 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 12,210 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 12,046 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 11,830 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 11,504 | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 11,166 | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 10,818 | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 10,341 | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 9,869 | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 9,425 | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 8,870 | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 8,258 | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 7,482 | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 6,644 | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 5,812 | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 5,043 | -13.2% |
| 1986 | 4,385 | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 3,937 | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 3,651 | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 4,250 | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 3,495 | -17.8% |
| 1991 | 3,457 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 3,408 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 3,356 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 3,279 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 3,174 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 3,019 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 2,849 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 2,674 | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 2,555 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 2,514 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 2,527 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 2,551 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2,540 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 5,082 | +100.1% |
| 2005 | 2,363 | -53.5% |
| 2006 | 2,253 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 2,147 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 2,021 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 3,732 | +84.7% |
| 2010 | 1,798 | -51.8% |
| 2011 | 1,707 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 1,637 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 1,548 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 1,443 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 1,340 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 1,251 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 1,176 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 1,118 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 1,060 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 1,004 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 952 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 907 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 870 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 831 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,883 | 12,567 | 15,310 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11,159 | 9,425 | 12,383 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,833 | 3,651 | 8,870 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,127 | 2,555 | 3,495 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,773 | 2,021 | 5,082 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,408 | 1,060 | 1,798 | 10 |
| 2020s | 912.8 | 831 | 1,004 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Sri Lanka?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Sri Lanka was 831 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 15,310 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 831 in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 97th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.