Sri Lanka · annual SERIES
Neonatal mortality rate in Sri Lanka
Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.
3.96per 1,000 live births
2024Observation year
-3.83% from 2023
Source note for 2024: {"display":"4.0 [3.2-4.8]","low":"3.239641896","high":"4.825670980","comments":null}
per 1,000 live births · World Health Organization · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.959843086 | present · {"display":"4.0 [3.2-4.8]","low":"3.239641896","high":"4.825670980","comments":null} |
| 2023 | 4.117727322 | present · {"display":"4.1 [3.5-4.8]","low":"3.496304198","high":"4.816175752","comments":null} |
| 2022 | 4.279832079 | present · {"display":"4.3 [3.8-4.8]","low":"3.779609293","high":"4.828688565","comments":null} |
| 2021 | 4.459570400 | present · {"display":"4.5 [4.1-4.9]","low":"4.070784968","high":"4.873695448","comments":null} |
| 2020 | 4.639461377 | present · {"display":"4.6 [4.4-4.9]","low":"4.352685216","high":"4.945860766","comments":null} |
| 2019 | 4.807644908 | present · {"display":"4.8 [4.6-5.0]","low":"4.585214881","high":"5.042729062","comments":null} |
| 2018 | 4.947363123 | present · {"display":"4.9 [4.7-5.2]","low":"4.728252691","high":"5.175753031","comments":null} |
| 2017 | 5.055382500 | present · {"display":"5.1 [4.8-5.3]","low":"4.832281582","high":"5.290799382","comments":null} |
| 2016 | 5.171868709 | present · {"display":"5.2 [5.0-5.4]","low":"4.954681360","high":"5.398426835","comments":null} |
| 2015 | 5.346786615 | present · {"display":"5.3 [5.1-5.6]","low":"5.139768955","high":"5.555218817","comments":null} |
| 2014 | 5.592399008 | present · {"display":"5.6 [5.4-5.8]","low":"5.401101693","high":"5.788340102","comments":null} |
| 2013 | 5.852762823 | present · {"display":"5.9 [5.7-6.1]","low":"5.656801037","high":"6.054154187","comments":null} |
| 2012 | 6.044873741 | present · {"display":"6.0 [5.8-6.3]","low":"5.837508079","high":"6.254967676","comments":null} |
| 2011 | 6.162271178 | present · {"display":"6.2 [5.9-6.4]","low":"5.942543235","high":"6.380612587","comments":null} |
| 2010 | 6.292486544 | present · {"display":"6.3 [6.1-6.5]","low":"6.064635500","high":"6.523893967","comments":null} |
| 2009 | 6.675903286 | present · {"display":"6.7 [6.4-6.9]","low":"6.439490429","high":"6.913567437","comments":null} |
| 2008 | 6.691517261 | present · {"display":"6.7 [6.4-6.9]","low":"6.444384227","high":"6.937006993","comments":null} |
| 2007 | 6.653551008 | present · {"display":"6.7 [6.4-6.9]","low":"6.404639675","high":"6.901805717","comments":null} |
| 2006 | 6.566832813 | present · {"display":"6.6 [6.3-6.8]","low":"6.311393944","high":"6.820427189","comments":null} |
| 2005 | 6.858050474 | present · {"display":"6.9 [6.6-7.1]","low":"6.588538261","high":"7.134319119","comments":null} |
| 2004 | 7.945391656 | present · {"display":"7.9 [7.7-8.2]","low":"7.660536770","high":"8.238356008","comments":null} |
| 2003 | 8.643652903 | present · {"display":"8.6 [8.3-8.9]","low":"8.340031778","high":"8.948632967","comments":null} |
| 2002 | 9.186823120 | present · {"display":"9.2 [8.9-9.5]","low":"8.886428490","high":"9.490743241","comments":null} |
| 2001 | 9.424607720 | present · {"display":"9.4 [9.1-9.7]","low":"9.110990733","high":"9.742580403","comments":null} |
| 2000 | 9.699264418 | present · {"display":"9.7 [9.4-10.0]","low":"9.363208206","high":"10.032692000","comments":null} |
Definition & method
WHO/UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation country estimates. NumericValue is the central estimate; original displayed intervals and comments are retained in source notes.
Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.
What to keep in mind
- Estimated mortality rates include uncertainty; the source note retains original displayed intervals.
- This is a population statistic, not individual clinical guidance.
- New source vintages may revise historical estimates.