Mortality rate, infant, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Mortality rate, infant, male was 59.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
59.5 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
12th
of 197 countries
All-time high
177.2 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
59.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male 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 59.5 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 177.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 59.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 177.2 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 176.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 175 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 173.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 172.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 170.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 169.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 167.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 166.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 164.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 163 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 161.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 160.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 158.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 157.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 156.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 155.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 154.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 153.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 152 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 151.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 150.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 149.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 148.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 148.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 147.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 146.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 146.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 146 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 145.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 145.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 145.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 144.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 144.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 143.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 141.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 140.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 138.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 136.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 133.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 130.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 128.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 125.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 122.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 119.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 115.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 112.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 108.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 104.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 100.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 97 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 93.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 89.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 86.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 83.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 82.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 77.3 per 1,000 live births | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 74.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 71.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 69.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 67.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 65.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 63.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 61.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 59.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 171.3 per 1,000 live births | 164.6 per 1,000 live births | 177.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 157.28 per 1,000 live births | 152 per 1,000 live births | 163 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 148 per 1,000 live births | 145.7 per 1,000 live births | 151.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 141.35 per 1,000 live births | 133.5 per 1,000 live births | 145.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 116.83 per 1,000 live births | 100.9 per 1,000 live births | 130.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.59 per 1,000 live births | 69.5 per 1,000 live births | 97 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.36 per 1,000 live births | 59.5 per 1,000 live births | 67.4 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 62.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 10 Lesotho 62.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 11 Chad 61.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Pakistan 53.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 52.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 15 Afghanistan 52 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0106 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0095 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Sierra Leone?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Sierra Leone was 59.5 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, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 177.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 12th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.