Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Neonatal mortality rate gho

Lesotho
2.87
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2.93
in 2023
Lesotho rank
15th
Sierra Leone rank
14th

Neonatal mortality rate gho over time

  • Lesotho
  • Sierra Leone
0246195419882023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.93 against 2.87 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.06.

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 5.24 1.38 Sierra Leone
1990s 3.79 5.08 1.28 Sierra Leone
2000s 3.82 4.46 0.644 Sierra Leone
2010s 3.42 3.5 0.0809 Sierra Leone
2020s 2.97 3.01 0.0354 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate gho, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 2.93 against 2.87 in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate gho between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
0.06, 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 gho?
Lesotho ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate gho. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate gho
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed