How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq 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.

Iraq vs Sierra Leone: Number of neonatal deaths

Iraq

9,132 deaths

in 2019

Sierra Leone

8,028 deaths

in 2019

Iraq rank

46th

Sierra Leone rank

48th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Iraq
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 9,132 deaths against 8,028 deaths in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1,104 deaths.

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

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

Iraq ranks 46th and Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15,028 deaths	6,851 deaths	8,178 deaths	Iraq
1960s	17,391 deaths	7,637 deaths	9,754 deaths	Iraq
1970s	19,083 deaths	8,063 deaths	11,020 deaths	Iraq
1980s	25,150 deaths	9,056 deaths	16,094 deaths	Iraq
1990s	22,235 deaths	9,359 deaths	12,876 deaths	Iraq
2000s	19,842 deaths	10,103 deaths	9,739 deaths	Iraq
2010s	12,538 deaths	8,567 deaths	3,972 deaths	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Iraq or Sierra Leone?: Iraq, at 9,132 deaths against 8,028 deaths in Sierra Leone as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Iraq and Sierra Leone?: 1,104 deaths, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sierra Leone?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Iraq ranks 46th 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.