Number of stillbirths in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of stillbirths was 5,340 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Sierra Leone, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2023, number of stillbirths in Sierra Leone stood at 5,340. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Sierra Leone peaked at 7,518 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5,340, in 2023.
That places Sierra Leone 52nd out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,518 | — |
| 2001 | 7,430 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 7,491 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 7,283 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 7,043 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 6,837 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 6,665 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 6,400 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 6,269 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 6,145 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 6,089 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 6,040 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 5,965 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 5,805 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 5,690 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 5,602 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 5,562 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 5,552 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5,509 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 5,435 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 5,399 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 5,368 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 5,345 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 5,340 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,908 | 6,145 | 7,518 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,725 | 5,435 | 6,089 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,363 | 5,340 | 5,399 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1868 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Sierra Leone?
- Number of stillbirths in Sierra Leone was 5,340 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7,518 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,340 in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of stillbirths?
- Sierra Leone ranks 52nd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation