What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Ghana and Sierra Leone?

0.8 per 1,000 total births, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Sierra Leone: Stillbirth rate

Ghana

19.4 per 1,000 total births

in 2023

Sierra Leone

20.2 per 1,000 total births

in 2023

Ghana rank

25th

Sierra Leone rank

22nd

Stillbirth rate over time

Ghana
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 20.2 per 1,000 total births against 19.4 per 1,000 total births in Ghana, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 total births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Ghana ranks 25th and Sierra Leone ranks 22nd of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	27.16 per 1,000 total births	29.84 per 1,000 total births	2.68 per 1,000 total births	Sierra Leone
2010s	22.74 per 1,000 total births	22.65 per 1,000 total births	0.09 per 1,000 total births	Ghana
2020s	19.75 per 1,000 total births	20.48 per 1,000 total births	0.725 per 1,000 total births	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stillbirth rate, Ghana or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 20.2 per 1,000 total births against 19.4 per 1,000 total births in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Ghana and Sierra Leone?: 0.8 per 1,000 total births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for stillbirth rate?: Ghana ranks 25th and Sierra Leone ranks 22nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births)
Unit: per 1,000 total births
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 5,760 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Stillbirth rate is the number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation per 1,000 total births. Total birth is the sum of stillbirths (as just defined) and live births.