Pakistan vs Sierra Leone: Infant mortality by sex
Pakistan
5.33 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
5.95 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Pakistan rank
13th
Sierra Leone rank
12th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Pakistan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 5.95 deaths per 100 live births against 5.33 deaths per 100 live births in Pakistan, a difference of 0.62 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.31 deaths per 100 live births | 18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 15.67 deaths per 100 live births | 17.13 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 13.66 deaths per 100 live births | 15.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 12.86 deaths per 100 live births | 14.8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 10.88 deaths per 100 live births | 14.14 deaths per 100 live births | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 8.77 deaths per 100 live births | 11.68 deaths per 100 live births | 2.92 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 7.11 deaths per 100 live births | 8.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 5.67 deaths per 100 live births | 6.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6618 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Pakistan or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 5.95 deaths per 100 live births against 5.33 deaths per 100 live births in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Pakistan and Sierra Leone?
- 0.62 deaths per 100 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sierra Leone?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Pakistan ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .