Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.7 per 1,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.7 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Sri Lanka peaked at 11.2 per 1,000 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7 per 1,000, in 2022.
That places Sri Lanka 142nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.6 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 2.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 2 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 11.2 per 1,000 | +489.5% |
| 2005 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -84.8% |
| 2006 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.9 per 1,000 | +188.2% |
| 2010 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -67.3% |
| 2011 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.94 per 1,000 | 2.4 per 1,000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.13 per 1,000 | 1.7 per 1,000 | 11.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.74 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 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 probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Sri Lanka?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Sri Lanka was 0.7 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 per 1,000 in 2004.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 per 1,000 in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Sri Lanka ranks 142nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.