What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?

0.06 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?

35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.

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.

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

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 0.06 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.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.86 Deaths per 1000 live births	5.24 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.38 Deaths per 1000 live births	Sierra Leone
1990s	3.79 Deaths per 1000 live births	5.08 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.28 Deaths per 1000 live births	Sierra Leone
2000s	3.82 Deaths per 1000 live births	4.46 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.644 Deaths per 1000 live births	Sierra Leone
2010s	3.42 Deaths per 1000 live births	3.5 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.0809 Deaths per 1000 live births	Sierra Leone
2020s	2.97 Deaths per 1000 live births	3.01 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.0354 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, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 2.93 Deaths per 1000 live births against 2.87 Deaths per 1000 live births in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?: 0.06 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?: Lesotho ranks 15th 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: 18 September 2026

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