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
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) β 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
Probability of death between 0 and 27 days.