Benin vs Sierra Leone: Number of infant deaths, per capita
Benin
0.0015 deaths per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0016 deaths per person
in 2024
Benin rank
15th
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Number of infant deaths, per capita over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0016 deaths per person against 0.0015 deaths per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0001 deaths per person.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 195 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0068 deaths per person | 0.0074 deaths per person | 0.0006 deaths per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.0059 deaths per person | 0.0067 deaths per person | 0.0009 deaths per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.005 deaths per person | 0.0062 deaths per person | 0.0013 deaths per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.0039 deaths per person | 0.006 deaths per person | 0.0021 deaths per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.0029 deaths per person | 0.0046 deaths per person | 0.0017 deaths per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.0022 deaths per person | 0.0027 deaths per person | 0.0005 deaths per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.0016 deaths per person | 0.0018 deaths per person | 0.0002 deaths per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, per capita, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0016 deaths per person against 0.0015 deaths per person in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per capita between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0001 deaths per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of infant deaths, per capita?
- Benin ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of infant deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.