Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Sierra Leone: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0421 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.1033 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
14th
Sierra Leone rank
17th

Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Sierra Leone
0.050.0750.10.1250.15199020062023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1033 units per square kilometre against 0.0421 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.0612 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 17th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0577 units per square kilometre 0.1378 units per square kilometre 0.0801 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0528 units per square kilometre 0.1387 units per square kilometre 0.086 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0495 units per square kilometre 0.1182 units per square kilometre 0.0687 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0432 units per square kilometre 0.1053 units per square kilometre 0.0621 units 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.1033 units per square kilometre against 0.0421 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sierra Leone?
0.0612 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sierra Leone?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 17th of 47 groups.
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
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 10,861 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.