Neonatal deaths in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Neonatal deaths was 1,269 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Neonatal deaths in Sri Lanka, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths in Sri Lanka is 1,269, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Sri Lanka peaked at 3,496 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,269, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,935 | 2,444 | 3,496 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,941 | 1,608 | 2,254 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,400 | 1,269 | 1,537 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More development goals data for Sri Lanka
- Red List Index 0.6659 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 628.59 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 605.53 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 25 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,663 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Sri Lanka?
- Neonatal deaths in Sri Lanka was 1,269 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3,496 in 2001.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,269 in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for neonatal deaths?
- Sri Lanka ranks 89th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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