Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre

Ethiopia
0.0943 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.1033 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
18th
Sierra Leone rank
17th

Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sierra Leone
00.050.10.15199020062023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1033 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0943 deaths per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.009 deaths per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 17th 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 0.1505 deaths per square kilometre 0.1365 deaths per square kilometre 0.0139 deaths per square kilometre Ethiopia
2000s 0.1314 deaths per square kilometre 0.1387 deaths per square kilometre 0.0074 deaths per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 0.1014 deaths per square kilometre 0.1182 deaths per square kilometre 0.0169 deaths per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0967 deaths per square kilometre 0.1053 deaths per square kilometre 0.0086 deaths per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.1033 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0943 deaths per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
0.009 deaths per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 17th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
deaths per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,263 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of neonatal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.