Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) was 54.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
54.6 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
12th
of 197 countries
All-time high
165.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
54.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant 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
In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Sierra Leone stood at 54.6 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Sierra Leone peaked at 165.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 54.6 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 (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 165.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 164.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 163.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 162.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 161.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 159.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 158.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 156.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 155.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 153.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 152.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 151 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 149.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 148.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 147.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 146.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 145.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 144 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 142.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 141.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 140.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 140.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 139.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 138.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 138.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 137.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 136.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 136.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 135.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 135.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 135.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 135.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 134.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 134.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 133.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 132.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 131.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 130 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 128 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 125.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 123.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 120.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 118.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 115.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 112.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 109.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 105.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 102.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 98.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 94.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 90.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 87 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 83.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 80.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 77.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 76.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 71.3 per 1,000 live births | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 68.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 66.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 64 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 61.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 59.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 58.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 56.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 54.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 54.6 per 1,000 live births is above the median for low income countries, which is 43 per 1,000 live births, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 54.6 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2 per 1,000 live births, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 160.17 per 1,000 live births | 153.9 per 1,000 live births | 165.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 146.91 per 1,000 live births | 141.9 per 1,000 live births | 152.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 137.94 per 1,000 live births | 135.6 per 1,000 live births | 140.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 132.2 per 1,000 live births | 125.9 per 1,000 live births | 135.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.1 per 1,000 live births | 94.7 per 1,000 live births | 123.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.63 per 1,000 live births | 64 per 1,000 live births | 90.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.16 per 1,000 live births | 54.6 per 1,000 live births | 61.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 56.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 10 Chad 56.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 10 Lesotho 56.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Afghanistan 48.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Pakistan 48.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 47.6 per 1,000 live births compare
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Sierra Leone?
- Mortality rate, infant in Sierra Leone was 54.6 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 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 165.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Sierra Leone ranks 12th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.