Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Sierra Leone: Mortality rate, infant
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 54.6 per 1,000 live births against 33.57 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 21.03 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.66 per 1,000 live births | 132.2 per 1,000 live births | 57.54 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 56.95 per 1,000 live births | 110.1 per 1,000 live births | 53.15 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 42.8 per 1,000 live births | 76.63 per 1,000 live births | 33.83 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 35.57 per 1,000 live births | 58.16 per 1,000 live births | 22.59 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 54.6 per 1,000 live births against 33.57 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sierra Leone?
- 21.03 per 1,000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sierra Leone rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 47 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.