Neonatal deaths in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Neonatal deaths was 7,350 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Neonatal deaths in Sierra Leone, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 7,350 for neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Sierra Leone peaked at 10,317 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7,350, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 44th 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 | 10,015 | 9,554 | 10,317 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,534 | 7,878 | 9,436 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,550 | 7,350 | 7,755 | 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)
- Infant deaths 14,038 (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 neonatal deaths in Sierra Leone?
- Neonatal deaths in Sierra Leone was 7,350 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 10,317 in 2003.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,350 in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for neonatal deaths?
- Sierra Leone ranks 44th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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