Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.3172 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.3172 for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.3172 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2081, in 1993.
That places Sierra Leone 192nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2119 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2176 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2085 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2081 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2083 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2091 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2104 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2136 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2167 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2179 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2198 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2271 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2366 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2377 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2389 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2411 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2437 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2442 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2472 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2498 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2529 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2571 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2602 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2617 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2579 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2499 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2763 | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2831 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2892 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2936 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2976 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3021 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3072 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3123 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3172 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2122 | 0.2081 | 0.2179 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2386 | 0.2198 | 0.2498 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2682 | 0.2499 | 0.2936 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3073 | 0.2976 | 0.3172 | 5 |
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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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0161 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0136 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Sierra Leone?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Sierra Leone was 0.3172 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3172 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2081 in 1993.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Sierra Leone ranks 192nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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