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
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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .