What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?

254 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone: Number of neonatal deaths

Central African Republic

7,774 deaths

in 2019

Sierra Leone

8,028 deaths

in 2019

Central African Republic rank

50th

Sierra Leone rank

48th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Central African Republic
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 8,028 deaths against 7,774 deaths in Central African Republic, a difference of 254 deaths.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 204 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,384 deaths	6,851 deaths	2,467 deaths	Sierra Leone
1960s	5,128 deaths	7,637 deaths	2,509 deaths	Sierra Leone
1970s	5,649 deaths	8,063 deaths	2,414 deaths	Sierra Leone
1980s	6,044 deaths	9,056 deaths	3,012 deaths	Sierra Leone
1990s	6,950 deaths	9,359 deaths	2,408 deaths	Sierra Leone
2000s	8,206 deaths	10,103 deaths	1,897 deaths	Sierra Leone
2010s	8,201 deaths	8,567 deaths	365.8 deaths	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Central African Republic or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 8,028 deaths against 7,774 deaths in Central African Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?: 254 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Central African Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Central African Republic ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.