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

Afghanistan
0.0017 units per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0016 units per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
12th
Sierra Leone rank
13th

Number of infant deaths, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sierra Leone
0.0030.0050.0070.010.013196019922024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0017 units per person against 0.0016 units per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0116 units per person 0.0074 units per person 0.0041 units per person Afghanistan
1970s 0.0105 units per person 0.0067 units per person 0.0038 units per person Afghanistan
1980s 0.0094 units per person 0.0062 units per person 0.0032 units per person Afghanistan
1990s 0.0064 units per person 0.006 units per person 0.0004 units per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.0043 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0002 units per person Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0025 units per person 0.0027 units per person 0.0002 units per person Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0018 units per person 0.0018 units per person 0 units per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, per capita, Afghanistan or Sierra Leone?
Afghanistan, at 0.0017 units per person against 0.0016 units per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per capita between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
0.0001 units per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of infant deaths, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 197 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
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 13,430 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.