Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita was 0.0009 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.0009 deaths per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0025 deaths per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 deaths per person, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 18th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0024 deaths per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0025 deaths per person | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 deaths per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 deaths per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.002 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 deaths per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 deaths per person | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 deaths per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 deaths per person | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 deaths per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 deaths per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.001 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.001 deaths per person | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -3.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0009 deaths per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0008 deaths per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0009 deaths per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0007 deaths per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0024 deaths per person | 0.0022 deaths per person | 0.0025 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 deaths per person | 0.0016 deaths per person | 0.0022 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 deaths per person | 0.001 deaths per person | 0.0015 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 deaths per person | 0.0009 deaths per person | 0.001 deaths per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 15 Mozambique 0.0009 deaths per person compare
- 16 Benin 0.0009 deaths per person compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0009 deaths per person compare
- 19 Cameroon 0.0008 deaths per person compare
- 20 Ethiopia 0.0008 deaths per person compare
- 21 Equatorial Guinea 0.0008 deaths per person compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0009 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0025 deaths per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 18th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.