Mali vs Sierra Leone: Neonatal mortality rate
Mali
27.99 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
28.26 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mali rank
16th
Sierra Leone rank
15th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Mali
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 28.26 per 1,000 live births against 27.99 per 1,000 live births in Mali, a difference of 0.27 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 15th of 212 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.4 per 1,000 live births | 44.47 per 1,000 live births | 0.9245 per 1,000 live births | Mali |
| 2010s | 35.67 per 1,000 live births | 34.55 per 1,000 live births | 1.11 per 1,000 live births | Mali |
| 2020s | 29.53 per 1,000 live births | 29.35 per 1,000 live births | 0.1835 per 1,000 live births | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Mali or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 28.26 per 1,000 live births against 27.99 per 1,000 live births in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Mali and Sierra Leone?
- 0.27 per 1,000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Sierra Leone rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Mali ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 15th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.