Equatorial Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Mortality rate, infant
Equatorial Guinea
47.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
54.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
15th
Sierra Leone rank
12th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 54.6 per 1,000 live births against 47.6 per 1,000 live births in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 7 per 1,000 live births.
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 197 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 | 122.56 per 1,000 live births | 137.3 per 1,000 live births | 14.74 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 115.06 per 1,000 live births | 132.2 per 1,000 live births | 17.14 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 91.99 per 1,000 live births | 110.1 per 1,000 live births | 18.11 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 64.32 per 1,000 live births | 76.63 per 1,000 live births | 12.31 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 50.72 per 1,000 live births | 58.16 per 1,000 live births | 7.44 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Equatorial Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 54.6 per 1,000 live births against 47.6 per 1,000 live births in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 7 per 1,000 live births, 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 mortality rate, infant?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.