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Sri Lanka Lowest Infant Mortality Rate

Name: Sri Lanka Infant Mortality Rate
Creator: World Bank
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4.8 in 2025

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank

The lowest infant mortality rate in Sri Lanka was 4.8 in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (4.8), 2023 (5.3), 2022 (5.5), 2021 (5.8), 2020 (6.0).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	4.8	−0.5	144th
2023	5.3	−0.2	54th
2022	5.5	−0.3	55th
2021	5.8	−0.2	57th
2020	6.0	−0.2	57th
2019	6.2	−0.3	57th
2018	6.5	−0.2	57th
2017	6.7	−0.3	56th
2016	7.0	−0.4	56th
2015	7.4	−0.3	55th
2014	7.7	−0.4	55th
2013	8.1	−0.4	56th
2012	8.5	−0.4	59th
2011	8.9	−0.2	59th
2010	9.1	−3.9	58th
2008	9.7	−0.5	58th
2007	10.2	−0.5	60th
2006	10.7	−0.5	60th
2005	11.2	−5.5	60th
2009	13.0	+3.3	74th
2003	12.1	−0.3	59th
2002	12.4	−0.3	59th
2001	12.7	−0.3	59th
2000	13.0	−0.5	59th
1999	13.5	−0.6	59th
1998	14.1	−0.7	61st
1997	14.8	−0.8	61st
1996	15.6	−0.7	63rd
2004	16.7	+4.6	78th
1995	16.3	−0.6	65th
1994	16.9	−0.6	65th
1993	17.5	−0.4	63rd
1992	17.9	−0.1	64th
1991	18.0	+0.1	63rd
1990	17.9	−1.4	61st
1988	18.1	−0.8	57th
1989	19.3	+1.2	63rd
1987	18.9	−1.3	58th
1986	20.2	−1.9	58th
1985	22.1	−2.2	60th
1984	24.3	−2.3	61st
1983	26.6	−2.1	63rd
1982	28.7	−2.1	63rd
1981	30.8	−2.4	63rd
1980	33.2	−2.5	63rd
1979	35.7	−2.7	65th
1978	38.4	−2.7	64th
1977	41.1	−2.3	64th
1976	43.4	−1.9	63rd
1975	45.3	−1.4	63rd
1974	46.7	−0.8	62nd
1973	47.5	−0.4	60th
1972	47.9	−0.2	57th
1971	48.1	−0.3	52nd
1970	48.4	−0.4	50th
1969	48.8	−0.8	49th
1968	49.6	−1.1	46th
1967	50.7	−1.1	43rd
1966	51.8	−1.1	44th
1965	52.9	−0.7	42nd
1964	53.6	−0.4	40th
1963	54.0	−0.3	39th
1962	54.3	−1.0	35th
1961	55.3	−1.9	34th
1960	57.2	–	33rd

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