Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita

Ethiopia
0.0008 deaths per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0009 deaths per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
20th
Sierra Leone rank
18th

Number of neonatal deaths, per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0009 deaths per person against 0.0008 deaths per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0001 deaths per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 20th and Sierra Leone ranks 18th of 195 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0027 deaths per person 0.0024 deaths per person 0.0003 deaths per person Ethiopia
2000s 0.0018 deaths per person 0.0019 deaths per person 0.0001 deaths per person Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0011 deaths per person 0.0012 deaths per person 0.0001 deaths per person Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0009 deaths per person 0.0009 deaths per person 0 deaths per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per capita, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0009 deaths per person against 0.0008 deaths per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per capita between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
0.0001 deaths per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 20th and Sierra Leone ranks 18th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal 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 neonatal deaths, per capita
Unit
deaths per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,863 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.