Afghanistan vs Sierra Leone: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Afghanistan
4.83 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
5.46 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
13th
Sierra Leone rank
12th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Afghanistan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 5.46 per 1,000 live births against 4.83 per 1,000 live births in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.63 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.93 per 1,000 live births | 16.02 per 1,000 live births | 7.92 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 21.49 per 1,000 live births | 14.69 per 1,000 live births | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 18.41 per 1,000 live births | 13.79 per 1,000 live births | 4.62 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 12.86 per 1,000 live births | 13.22 per 1,000 live births | 0.365 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 9.55 per 1,000 live births | 11.01 per 1,000 live births | 1.46 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 6.58 per 1,000 live births | 7.66 per 1,000 live births | 1.08 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 5.16 per 1,000 live births | 5.82 per 1,000 live births | 0.658 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Afghanistan or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 5.46 per 1,000 live births against 4.83 per 1,000 live births in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
- 0.63 per 1,000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.