Africa Eastern and Southern vs Sierra Leone: Mortality rate, neonatal
Africa Eastern and Southern
22.87 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
28.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
14th
Sierra Leone rank
15th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 28.3 per 1,000 live births against 22.87 per 1,000 live births in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 5.43 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 15th of 47 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.58 per 1,000 live births | 50.66 per 1,000 live births | 11.08 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 32.12 per 1,000 live births | 44.48 per 1,000 live births | 12.36 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 25.91 per 1,000 live births | 34.56 per 1,000 live births | 8.65 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 23.53 per 1,000 live births | 29.38 per 1,000 live births | 5.85 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Africa Eastern and Southern or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 28.3 per 1,000 live births against 22.87 per 1,000 live births in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Africa Eastern and Southern and Sierra Leone?
- 5.43 per 1,000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Sierra Leone rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 15th 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, neonatal (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
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.