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Table  74A (Pop., Death)
Infant Mortality (District) 1991-2003
pop74ae (per 1,000 Live Births) 
                 Year  District 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Sri Lanka 17.7 17.9 16.3 16.9 16.5 17.3 16.3 14.3 13.4 13.3 12.2 11.2 11.2
Colombo 27.0 28.0 24.7 25.4 21.3 21.6 18.8 17.6 17.2 17.6 15.9 16.2 15.2
Gampaha 9.9 10.6 10.9 8.4 8.7 11.2 8.8 6.6 6.4 5.8 5.2 5.2 6.0
Kalutara 16.6 19.6 14.8 13.8 13.4 10.6 5.4 4.5 6.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.0
Kandy 26.8 27.6 25.9 26.7 24.0 26.7 21.6 21.4 22.5 19.5 17.3 15.8 15.3
Matale 11.5 9.0 8.3 9.3 10.9 10.6 14.9 10.8 7.6 9.8 7.9 7.6 10.4
Nuwara Eliya 28.9 26.9 27.5 25.4 23.5 23.9 20.2 15.4 17.2 15.5 20.7 16.0 15.6
Galle 13.0 15.5 17.7 18.5 18.3 21.8 16.4 9.4 14.0 11.4 13.5 10.9 10.9
Matara 23.2 22.9 17.8 20.7 21.0 24.9 17.8 18.2 11.8 12.6 7.6 5.9 8.3
Hambantota 6.5 4.9 5.0 3.9 4.9 3.3 5.9 4.3 2.9 4.1 5.6 4.7 7.0
Jaffna 10.2 19.8 15.3 13.2 5.6 17.5 11.4 10.4 5.9 1.9 5.1 6.0 4.4
Mullaittive 3.9 2.2 8.6 5.4 7.8 10.8 25.2 13.6 13.6 13.9 7.3 3.9 1.2
Mannar 41.7 5.3 11.0 4.5 6.8 7.2 8.7 17.8 1.7 2.7 7.5 6.9 2.6
Vauniya 4.5 4.9 9.7 4.0 5.2 8.4 10.9 9.6 7.2 4.8 10.0 11.8 6.8
Kilinochchi 4.3 2.6 5.7 4.8 2.3 7.8 21.5 7.5 6.3 12.5 14.4 8.9 1.7
Batticaloa 12.4 12.2 10.2 11.3 7.5 12.6 9.8 10.6 13.9 18.0 14.6 15.2 19.6
Ampara 8.0 6.9 5.1 6.9 4.0 5.4 2.7 3.6 6.8 8.8 5.9 7.0 6.3
Trincomalee 5.6 5.9 6.6 4.3 7.0 1.4 1.6 4.5 2.9 2.6 2.0 2.5 2.5
Kurunegala 19.2 15.1 15.7 15.1 16.6 14.1 13.9 13.5 14.0 17.7 13.1 10.8 14.0
Puttalam 19.4 16.9 11.6 16.2 19.1 10.9 10.9 9.8 11.5 9.8 6.8 6.3 5.9
Anuradhapura 21.0 22.4 14.3 25.7 28.0 27.5 21.0 17.5 21.4 16.4 22.5 17.6 19.4
Polonnaruwa 6.7 12.9 17.7 18.4 13.2 18.2 19.0 7.7 7.1 8.7 13.1 16.1 19.5
Badulla 14.6 14.3 15.6 13.7 18.6 19.2 45.1 37.0 22.6 21.7 20.9 15.9 9.9
Monaragala 5.3 5.0 5.8 4.3 5.0 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.2 3.2 2.0 2.0
Rathnapura 22.6 20.5 18.6 22.4 23.7 22.7 20.9 20.3 14.6 14.8 14.4 13.5 13.2
Kegalle 14.3 13.9 10.8 12.9 14.1 17.1 14.2 15.7 13.8 14.9 10.0 9.2 7.0
© 2008, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source:
Statistical Abstract 2004, Department of Census & Statistics
Key:
*; Infant Deaths per 1,000 Live Births
Revised:  2008(y)/07(m)/31(d)
Chief Editor:
   Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka