Nepal vs Sierra Leone: Number of infant deaths

Nepal
12,587 deaths
in 2024
Sierra Leone
14,038 deaths
in 2024
Nepal rank
46th
Sierra Leone rank
45th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Nepal
  • Sierra Leone
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k195319882024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 14,038 deaths against 12,587 deaths in Nepal, a difference of 1,451 deaths.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 46th and Sierra Leone ranks 45th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 93,502 deaths 17,093 deaths 76,409 deaths Nepal
1960s 95,180 deaths 18,178 deaths 77,002 deaths Nepal
1970s 91,320 deaths 19,784 deaths 71,536 deaths Nepal
1980s 83,170 deaths 22,518 deaths 60,652 deaths Nepal
1990s 63,457 deaths 25,307 deaths 38,150 deaths Nepal
2000s 35,278 deaths 24,088 deaths 11,190 deaths Nepal
2010s 20,413 deaths 18,632 deaths 1,781 deaths Nepal
2020s 13,856 deaths 14,782 deaths 926 deaths Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Nepal or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 14,038 deaths against 12,587 deaths in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Nepal and Sierra Leone?
1,451 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sierra Leone?
68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Nepal ranks 46th and Sierra Leone ranks 45th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .