Djibouti vs Sierra Leone: Neonatal mortality rate

Djibouti
2.82 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2.93 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Djibouti rank
17th
Sierra Leone rank
14th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Djibouti
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.93 Deaths per 1000 live births against 2.82 Deaths per 1000 live births in Djibouti, a difference of 0.11 Deaths per 1000 live births.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 17th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 199 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 4.91 Deaths per 1000 live births 5.24 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.3285 Deaths per 1000 live births Sierra Leone
1990s 4.65 Deaths per 1000 live births 5.08 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.4297 Deaths per 1000 live births Sierra Leone
2000s 4.06 Deaths per 1000 live births 4.46 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.4013 Deaths per 1000 live births Sierra Leone
2010s 3.41 Deaths per 1000 live births 3.5 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.0925 Deaths per 1000 live births Sierra Leone
2020s 2.91 Deaths per 1000 live births 3.01 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.0938 Deaths per 1000 live births Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Djibouti or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 2.93 Deaths per 1000 live births against 2.82 Deaths per 1000 live births in Djibouti as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Djibouti and Sierra Leone?
0.11 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Sierra Leone?
35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Sierra Leone rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Djibouti ranks 17th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
Deaths per 1000 live births
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.