Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 25.07 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
25.07
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
15th
of 200 countries
All-time high
27.7
in 2025
All-time low
25.07
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Sierra Leone, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Sierra Leone is 25.07, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 15th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 26.63 | 25.57 | 27.7 | 5 |
| 2030s | 25.07 | 25.07 | 25.07 | 1 |
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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, male, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4988 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 79,693 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Sierra Leone?
- Neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Sierra Leone was 25.07 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.07 in 2030.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Sierra Leone ranks 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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