Neonatal mortality rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Neonatal mortality rate was 28.26 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Sierra Leone stood at 28.26. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Sierra Leone peaked at 47.98 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.26, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 15th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.98 | — |
| 2001 | 47.28 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 46.56 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 45.89 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 45.23 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 44.46 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 43.56 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 42.5 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 41.24 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 40.02 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 38.79 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 37.64 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 36.54 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 35.55 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 34.69 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 34 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 33.09 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 32.4 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 31.76 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 31.07 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 30.46 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 29.86 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 29.36 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 28.81 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 28.26 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.47 | 40.02 | 47.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.55 | 31.07 | 38.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.35 | 28.26 | 30.46 | 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Sierra Leone?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Sierra Leone was 28.26 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 47.98 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.26 in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 15th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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