Middle income vs Sierra Leone: Stillbirth rate
Middle income
13.39 per 1,000 total births
in 2023
Sierra Leone
20.2 per 1,000 total births
in 2023
Middle income rank
19th
Sierra Leone rank
22nd
Stillbirth rate over time
- Middle income
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 20.2 per 1,000 total births against 13.39 per 1,000 total births in Middle income, a difference of 6.81 per 1,000 total births.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times Middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 19th and Sierra Leone ranks 22nd of 43 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.67 per 1,000 total births | 29.84 per 1,000 total births | 9.17 per 1,000 total births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 15.6 per 1,000 total births | 22.65 per 1,000 total births | 7.05 per 1,000 total births | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 13.68 per 1,000 total births | 20.48 per 1,000 total births | 6.79 per 1,000 total births | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Middle income or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 20.2 per 1,000 total births against 13.39 per 1,000 total births in Middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Middle income and Sierra Leone?
- 6.81 per 1,000 total births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Sierra Leone?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Middle income and Sierra Leone rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Middle income ranks 19th and Sierra Leone ranks 22nd of 43 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.