India vs Sri Lanka

India vs Sri Lanka: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 2.7 per 100 live births in India and 0.6 per 100 live births in Sri Lanka, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in India, by 2.1 per 100 live births, or 4.51 times that in Sri Lanka.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

India vs Sri Lanka: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 2.7 per 100 live births in India and 0.6 per 100 live births in Sri Lanka, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in India, by 2.1 per 100 live births, or 4.51 times that in Sri Lanka.
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What the numbers say

  • India has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearIndiaSri LankaWorld
20242.70.63.7
20232.80.63.8
202230.64
20213.10.74
20203.30.73.9
20193.50.74
20183.70.84
20173.90.84.1
20164.10.84.2
20154.40.94.3
20144.60.94.4
20134.914.5
20125.214.7
20115.51.15
20105.81.15.1
20096.12.25.3
20086.51.25.5
20076.81.35.7
20067.11.36
20057.41.46.2
20047.82.96.6
20038.11.56.8
20028.51.67.1
20018.81.67.4
20009.21.67.7
19999.51.77.9
19989.91.88.3
199710.31.98.4
199610.628.6
1995112.18.8
199411.32.18.9
199311.72.29.1
1992122.39.2
199112.32.39.3
199012.72.39.4
198913.12.89.5
198813.52.410
198713.92.59.9
198614.32.710.3
198514.7310.6
198415.13.410.9
198315.53.711.1
198216411.2
198116.54.311.6
1980174.611.9
197917.5511.9
197818.15.412.3
197718.65.812.6
197619.16.112.8
197519.66.413.1
197420.16.613.3
197320.56.713.5
197220.86.813.7
197121.16.913.9
197021.4714.2
196921.77.114.6
1968227.315
196722.27.615.3
196622.57.815.1
196522.78.115.1
1964238.315.7
196323.28.516.2
196223.58.717
196123.8918.8
196024.19.420.2
195924.51019.9
195824.810.619.7
195725.211.320.5
195625.611.821.3
19552612.222.3
195426.412.622.8
195326.812.823.3
1952–1323.9
1951–13.224.3
195026.71424.7
1949––24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
194524.4–26.7
194427.5–27.4
194326.9–27.7
194226.5–27.9
194125.7–27.8
194026–27.9
193925.3–28
193827.2–28.7
193726.4–28.8
193626.4–29.1
193526.7–29.5
193430.4–30.7
193327.8–30.5
193227.5–30.7
193129.1–31.4
193029.4–31.6
192928.9–32
192828.1–31.9
192727.2–31.9
192630.7–32.7
192528.3–32.4
192430.7–33.1
192328.6–33.1
192228.4–33.2
192132.2–34.2
192031.7–34.4
191936.4–35.7
191843.4–37.6
191733.3–35.3
191632.9–35.1
191532.9–35.3
191434.5–35.4
191331.7–35.1
191233.8–35.5
191133.3–36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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