Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates was 7,350 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7,350
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
47th
of 200 countries
All-time high
10,430
in 1991
All-time low
7,350
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Sierra Leone stood at 7,350. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Sierra Leone peaked at 10,430 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7,350, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 47th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,912 | — |
| 1991 | 10,430 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 10,098 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 10,020 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 9,976 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 9,922 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 9,818 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 9,792 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 9,786 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 9,678 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 9,554 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 9,749 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 10,225 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 10,317 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 10,278 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 10,257 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 10,233 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 10,025 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 9,857 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 9,651 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 9,436 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 9,254 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 9,036 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 8,734 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 8,495 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 8,290 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 8,148 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 8,077 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 7,995 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 7,878 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 7,755 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 7,644 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 7,546 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 7,455 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 7,350 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,943 | 9,678 | 10,430 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,015 | 9,554 | 10,317 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,534 | 7,878 | 9,436 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,550 | 7,350 | 7,755 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,199 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Sierra Leone?
- Neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Sierra Leone was 7,350 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 10,430 in 1991.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,350 in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates?
- Sierra Leone ranks 47th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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