Infant mortality in Sri Lanka 1950-2020

In 1950, the infant mortality rate in Sri Lanka was approximately one hundred deaths for every thousand live births; meaning that, in 1950, ten percent of all newborns would not survive past their first birthday. Infant mortality would steadily decline in Sri Lanka as general sanitation and access to healthcare improved, with the fastest period of decline falling in the decade between 1955 and 1965 (where it dropped by almost a third). While the rate of decline would slow somewhat beginning in the late 1960s, infant mortality has continued to fall, and in 2020, it is estimated that for every thousand children born, over 99 percent will survive past their first birthday..