Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Infant mortality rate
Lesotho
5.63 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
5.46 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lesotho rank
10th
Sierra Leone rank
12th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Lesotho
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 5.63 deaths per 100 live births against 5.46 deaths per 100 live births in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Lesotho ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.13 deaths per 100 live births | 16.84 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 14.29 deaths per 100 live births | 16.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 12.81 deaths per 100 live births | 14.69 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 8.92 deaths per 100 live births | 13.79 deaths per 100 live births | 4.87 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 7.5 deaths per 100 live births | 13.22 deaths per 100 live births | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 7.81 deaths per 100 live births | 11.01 deaths per 100 live births | 3.2 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 6.91 deaths per 100 live births | 7.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7532 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 5.96 deaths per 100 live births | 5.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.14 deaths per 100 live births | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?
- Lesotho, at 5.63 deaths per 100 live births against 5.46 deaths per 100 live births in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 0.17 deaths per 100 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Lesotho ranks 10th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .