Equatorial Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)

Equatorial Guinea
47.6
in 2024
Sierra Leone
54.6
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
15th
Sierra Leone rank
12th

Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 54.6 against 47.6 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 7.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 200 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 122.57 137.3 14.72 Sierra Leone
1990s 115.06 132.18 17.13 Sierra Leone
2000s 91.98 110.09 18.11 Sierra Leone
2010s 64.32 76.64 12.32 Sierra Leone
2020s 50.7 58.16 7.46 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1), Equatorial Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 54.6 against 47.6 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?
7, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?
43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
213 places, 13,719 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed