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Table 74  (Pop., Death)
Infant Mortality (1890-1996)
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Year Infant Mortality
/1,000 Live Births
1890 159
1900 174
1910 203
1920 187
1930 165
1932 162
1933 157
1934 173
1935 263
1936 166
1937 158
1938 161
1939 166
1940 149
1941 129
1942 120
1943 132
1944 135
1945 140
1946 141
1947 101
1948 92
1949 87
1950 82
1951 82
1952 78
1953 71
1954 72
1955 71
1956 67
1957 68
1958 64
1959 58
1960 57
1961 52
1962 53
1963 56
1964 55
1965 53
1966 54
1967 48
1968 50
1969 49
1970 50
1971 45
1972 46
1973 46
1974 51
1975 45
1976 44
1977 42
1978 37
1979 38
1980 34
1981 30
1982 31
1983 28
1984 27
1985 24
1986 23
1987 23
1988 20
1989 18
1990 19
1991 18
1992 18
1993 16
1994 17
1995 17
1996 17
© 2008, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source:
Department of Health, Sri Lanka.
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.