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

Sierra Leone
0.0009 units per person
in 2024
World
0.0003 units per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
18th
World rank
21st

Number of neonatal deaths, per capita over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • World
0.0010.0010.0020.0020.003199020072024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0009 units per person against 0.0003 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0006 units per person.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 3.0 times World's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 18th and World ranks 21st of 197 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0024 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0.0015 units per person Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0019 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.0013 units per person Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0012 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0009 units per person Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0009 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0006 units 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, Sierra Leone or World?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0009 units per person against 0.0003 units per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per capita between Sierra Leone and World?
0.0006 units per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and World?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and World rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 18th and World ranks 21st of 197 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
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 11,578 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.