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

Türkiye, at 8,384 deaths against 8,028 deaths in Sierra Leone as of 2019.

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

356 deaths, with Türkiye ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Türkiye?

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.

Sierra Leone vs Türkiye: Number of neonatal deaths

Sierra Leone

8,028 deaths

in 2019

Türkiye

8,384 deaths

in 2019

Sierra Leone rank

48th

Türkiye rank

47th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Sierra Leone
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 8,384 deaths against 8,028 deaths in Sierra Leone, a difference of 356 deaths.

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

Sierra Leone ranks 48th and Türkiye ranks 47th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6,851 deaths	92,536 deaths	85,685 deaths	Türkiye
1960s	7,637 deaths	94,713 deaths	87,075 deaths	Türkiye
1970s	8,063 deaths	80,014 deaths	71,950 deaths	Türkiye
1980s	9,056 deaths	62,552 deaths	53,496 deaths	Türkiye
1990s	9,359 deaths	41,123 deaths	31,764 deaths	Türkiye
2000s	10,103 deaths	21,048 deaths	10,946 deaths	Türkiye
2010s	8,567 deaths	10,886 deaths	2,319 deaths	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Sierra Leone or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 8,384 deaths against 8,028 deaths in Sierra Leone as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Sierra Leone and Türkiye?: 356 deaths, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Türkiye?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Sierra Leone and Türkiye rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Sierra Leone ranks 48th and Türkiye ranks 47th 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.