Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Number of infant deaths, per capita

Sierra Leone
0.0016 deaths per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.0018 deaths per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Zimbabwe rank
11th

Number of infant deaths, per capita over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Zimbabwe
0.0020.0040.0060.008196019922024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0018 deaths per person against 0.0016 deaths per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0002 deaths per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 13th and Zimbabwe ranks 11th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0074 deaths per person 0.0033 deaths per person 0.0041 deaths per person Sierra Leone
1970s 0.0067 deaths per person 0.0032 deaths per person 0.0035 deaths per person Sierra Leone
1980s 0.0062 deaths per person 0.0027 deaths per person 0.0035 deaths per person Sierra Leone
1990s 0.006 deaths per person 0.0019 deaths per person 0.0041 deaths per person Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0046 deaths per person 0.0023 deaths per person 0.0023 deaths per person Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0027 deaths per person 0.002 deaths per person 0.0007 deaths per person Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0018 deaths per person 0.0018 deaths per person 0 deaths per person Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, per capita, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.0018 deaths per person against 0.0016 deaths per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per capita between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
0.0002 deaths per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of infant deaths, per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 13th and Zimbabwe ranks 11th 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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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, per capita
Unit
deaths per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 11,707 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.