Infant deaths in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Infant deaths was 14,038 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Infant deaths in Sierra Leone, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 14,038 for infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths in Sierra Leone peaked at 25,189 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14,038, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 42nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,088 | 22,391 | 25,189 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,632 | 16,011 | 21,672 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,782 | 14,038 | 15,575 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More development goals data for Sierra Leone
- Red List Index 0.9225 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 94.32 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 61.77 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 7,350 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2439 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 23,171 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 295.6 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant deaths in Sierra Leone?
- Infant deaths in Sierra Leone was 14,038 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant deaths recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 25,189 in 2003.
- What is the lowest infant deaths recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,038 in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for infant deaths?
- Sierra Leone ranks 42nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant deaths rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 Infant deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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