Mortality rate, infant, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Mortality rate, infant, female was 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
49.3 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
12th
of 197 countries
All-time high
153.9 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
49.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Sierra Leone, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 49.3 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 153.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 49.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 12th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 153.9 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 152.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 151.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 150.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 149.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 148 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 146.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 145.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 143.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 142.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 141.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 139.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 138.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 137.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 136.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 135.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 134.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 133.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 132.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 131.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 130.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 129.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 128.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 127.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 127.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 126.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 126.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 125.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 125.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 124.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 124.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 124.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 124.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 124 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 123.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 123.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 122.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 121 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 119.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 117.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 115.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 113.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 110.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 108.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 105.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 102.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 99.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 95.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 92 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 88.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 84.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 80.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 76.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 73.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 71.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 70.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 65.1 per 1,000 live births | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 62.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 60.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 58.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 56.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 54.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 52.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 50.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 49.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 148.45 per 1,000 live births | 142.5 per 1,000 live births | 153.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 135.95 per 1,000 live births | 131.2 per 1,000 live births | 141.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 127.23 per 1,000 live births | 124.9 per 1,000 live births | 130.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 122.5 per 1,000 live births | 117.7 per 1,000 live births | 124.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.03 per 1,000 live births | 88.2 per 1,000 live births | 115.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.34 per 1,000 live births | 58.2 per 1,000 live births | 84.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.66 per 1,000 live births | 49.3 per 1,000 live births | 56.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Sierra Leone?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Sierra Leone was 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 153.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 12th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.