Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Neonatal mortality rate

Burkina Faso
2.9%
in 2019
Sierra Leone
2.9%
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
13th
Sierra Leone rank
13th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sierra Leone
2468195019842019

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 2.9% against 2.9% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 8.3% 7.7% 0.6% Burkina Faso
1960s 7.5% 7.3% 0.3% Burkina Faso
1970s 6.8% 6.7% 0.1% Burkina Faso
1980s 5.5% 6.2% 0.7% Sierra Leone
1990s 4.3% 5.6% 1.3% Sierra Leone
2000s 3.5% 4.4% 0.9% Sierra Leone
2010s 3.1% 3.2% 0.1% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
Burkina Faso, at 2.9% against 2.9% in Sierra Leone as of 2019.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
0.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Probability of death between 0 and 27 days.