Least developed countries vs Sierra Leone: Mortality rate, infant
Least developed countries
40.67 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
54.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Least developed countries rank
11th
Sierra Leone rank
12th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Least developed countries
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 54.6 per 1,000 live births against 40.67 per 1,000 live births in Least developed countries, a difference of 13.93 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Least developed countries ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.43 per 1,000 live births | 132.2 per 1,000 live births | 31.77 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 71.78 per 1,000 live births | 110.1 per 1,000 live births | 38.32 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 50.49 per 1,000 live births | 76.63 per 1,000 live births | 26.14 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 43.06 per 1,000 live births | 58.16 per 1,000 live births | 15.1 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, Least developed countries or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 54.6 per 1,000 live births against 40.67 per 1,000 live births in Least developed countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Least developed countries and Sierra Leone?
- 13.93 per 1,000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Least developed countries and Sierra Leone rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Least developed countries ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 45 groups.
- 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.