Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 8,028 deaths against 7,029 deaths in Rwanda as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?

999 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda 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.

Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Number of neonatal deaths

Rwanda

7,029 deaths

in 2019

Sierra Leone

8,028 deaths

in 2019

Rwanda rank

51st

Sierra Leone rank

48th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Rwanda
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 8,028 deaths against 7,029 deaths in Rwanda, a difference of 999 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 51st and Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1950s	12,118 deaths	6,851 deaths	5,267 deaths	Rwanda
1960s	12,676 deaths	7,637 deaths	5,039 deaths	Rwanda
1970s	14,520 deaths	8,063 deaths	6,457 deaths	Rwanda
1980s	14,653 deaths	9,056 deaths	5,597 deaths	Rwanda
1990s	11,545 deaths	9,359 deaths	2,186 deaths	Rwanda
2000s	10,103 deaths	10,103 deaths	0.6 deaths	Rwanda
2010s	7,772 deaths	8,567 deaths	794.5 deaths	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 8,028 deaths against 7,029 deaths in Rwanda as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?: 999 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Rwanda ranks 51st 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.