Statizoid

Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Neonatal mortality rate

Lesotho
2.87 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2.93 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Lesotho rank
15th
Sierra Leone rank
14th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Lesotho
  • Sierra Leone
0246195419882023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.93 Deaths per 1000 live births against 2.87 Deaths per 1000 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 0.051 Deaths per 1000 live births.

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

Lesotho ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 199 countries.

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About this data

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.