Neonatal mortality ihme in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Neonatal mortality ihme was 2.86 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality ihme in Sierra Leone, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality ihme in Sierra Leone stood at 2.86. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality ihme in Sierra Leone peaked at 7.89 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.86, in 2019.
That places Sierra Leone 13th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.7 | 7.53 | 7.89 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.26 | 7.05 | 7.49 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.69 | 6.43 | 6.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.22 | 5.96 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.59 | 5.23 | 5.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4 | 3.79 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.22 | 2.86 | 3.68 | 10 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,199 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 108,953 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.61 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 110,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 112,634 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality ihme in Sierra Leone?
- Neonatal mortality ihme in Sierra Leone was 2.86 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7.89 in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 in 2019.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for neonatal mortality ihme?
- Sierra Leone ranks 13th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality ihme rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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