Pakistan vs Sierra Leone: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care

Pakistan
4.82 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
5.46 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Pakistan rank
14th
Sierra Leone rank
12th

Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time

  • Pakistan
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 5.46 per 1,000 live births against 4.82 per 1,000 live births in Pakistan, a difference of 0.64 per 1,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 195 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 14.99 per 1,000 live births 16.02 per 1,000 live births 1.02 per 1,000 live births Sierra Leone
1970s 13.14 per 1,000 live births 14.69 per 1,000 live births 1.55 per 1,000 live births Sierra Leone
1980s 12.19 per 1,000 live births 13.79 per 1,000 live births 1.6 per 1,000 live births Sierra Leone
1990s 10.26 per 1,000 live births 13.22 per 1,000 live births 2.96 per 1,000 live births Sierra Leone
2000s 8.11 per 1,000 live births 11.01 per 1,000 live births 2.9 per 1,000 live births Sierra Leone
2010s 6.46 per 1,000 live births 7.66 per 1,000 live births 1.21 per 1,000 live births Sierra Leone
2020s 5.14 per 1,000 live births 5.82 per 1,000 live births 0.68 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, Pakistan or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 5.46 per 1,000 live births against 4.82 per 1,000 live births in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Pakistan and Sierra Leone?
0.64 per 1,000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sierra Leone?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Pakistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
Pakistan ranks 14th 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

Indicator
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 11,790 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.