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. 2017 Jan 12;12(1):e0166674. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166674

Table 1. Health and Development Indicators for Sri Lanka: 1945–2011.

  1945 1972 1982 1992 2002 2011
GDP/Capital ($US constant 2000) n/a 332.20 471.90 615.50 883.50 1402.10
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) 140 45.6 31 18 11 10.5
Life Expectancy at Birth 43 (1946) 63.9 69 69.7 72.5 74.9
Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 1,000 live births) 16.5 1.3 0.6 0.4 (1991) 0.14 n/a

Sources: Bjorkman 1985; Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition (multiple years); World Bank 2013.