Afghanistan vs Sierra Leone: Infant mortality rate by sex

Afghanistan
4.45 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
4.93 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
13th
Sierra Leone rank
12th

Infant mortality rate by sex over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 4.93 deaths per 100 live births against 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.48 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 24.62 deaths per 100 live births 15.58 deaths per 100 live births 9.05 deaths per 100 live births Afghanistan
1960s 22.79 deaths per 100 live births 14.85 deaths per 100 live births 7.95 deaths per 100 live births Afghanistan
1970s 20.52 deaths per 100 live births 13.59 deaths per 100 live births 6.92 deaths per 100 live births Afghanistan
1980s 17.66 deaths per 100 live births 12.72 deaths per 100 live births 4.94 deaths per 100 live births Afghanistan
1990s 12.21 deaths per 100 live births 12.25 deaths per 100 live births 0.0388 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
2000s 9.05 deaths per 100 live births 10.3 deaths per 100 live births 1.25 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
2010s 6.14 deaths per 100 live births 7.03 deaths per 100 live births 0.8926 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
2020s 4.76 deaths per 100 live births 5.27 deaths per 100 live births 0.5054 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Afghanistan or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 4.93 deaths per 100 live births against 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
0.48 deaths per 100 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
Afghanistan 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .