Sierra Leone · annual SERIES
Neonatal mortality rate in Sierra Leone
Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.
28.26per 1,000 live births
2024Observation year
-1.91% from 2023
Source note for 2024: {"display":"28.3 [20.0-39.2]","low":"19.997024115","high":"39.150266210","comments":null}
per 1,000 live births · World Health Organization · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28.260597035 | present · {"display":"28.3 [20.0-39.2]","low":"19.997024115","high":"39.150266210","comments":null} |
| 2023 | 28.810138301 | present · {"display":"28.8 [21.1-38.7]","low":"21.068562397","high":"38.665710023","comments":null} |
| 2022 | 29.356197964 | present · {"display":"29.4 [22.1-38.4]","low":"22.076936999","high":"38.409780572","comments":null} |
| 2021 | 29.859518875 | present · {"display":"29.9 [23.1-38.2]","low":"23.086675949","high":"38.153559457","comments":null} |
| 2020 | 30.457214917 | present · {"display":"30.5 [24.0-38.1]","low":"24.016495239","high":"38.067359509","comments":null} |
| 2019 | 31.073100868 | present · {"display":"31.1 [24.9-38.2]","low":"24.918758328","high":"38.172227987","comments":null} |
| 2018 | 31.763902997 | present · {"display":"31.8 [25.8-38.3]","low":"25.829974488","high":"38.315381615","comments":null} |
| 2017 | 32.401444645 | present · {"display":"32.4 [26.9-38.3]","low":"26.888885423","high":"38.346878156","comments":null} |
| 2016 | 33.093685413 | present · {"display":"33.1 [28.1-38.5]","low":"28.092178691","high":"38.526975785","comments":null} |
| 2015 | 33.997432076 | present · {"display":"34.0 [29.2-39.2]","low":"29.163209811","high":"39.165842801","comments":null} |
| 2014 | 34.694396042 | present · {"display":"34.7 [29.9-39.7]","low":"29.949544697","high":"39.743355391","comments":null} |
| 2013 | 35.550674518 | present · {"display":"35.6 [30.9-40.5]","low":"30.859173538","high":"40.544932982","comments":null} |
| 2012 | 36.537895740 | present · {"display":"36.5 [31.9-41.4]","low":"31.902943001","high":"41.446105507","comments":null} |
| 2011 | 37.642665822 | present · {"display":"37.6 [33.1-42.4]","low":"33.060241481","high":"42.389007175","comments":null} |
| 2010 | 38.792870999 | present · {"display":"38.8 [34.2-43.6]","low":"34.159828204","high":"43.551723738","comments":null} |
| 2009 | 40.020518889 | present · {"display":"40.0 [35.3-45.0]","low":"35.314522405","high":"44.981540184","comments":null} |
| 2008 | 41.236701117 | present · {"display":"41.2 [36.5-46.5]","low":"36.534215835","high":"46.545429934","comments":null} |
| 2007 | 42.497092184 | present · {"display":"42.5 [37.7-48.0]","low":"37.672072435","high":"48.039988749","comments":null} |
| 2006 | 43.562954092 | present · {"display":"43.6 [38.7-49.2]","low":"38.702690289","high":"49.175463717","comments":null} |
| 2005 | 44.462536260 | present · {"display":"44.5 [39.4-50.4]","low":"39.411349422","high":"50.357809425","comments":null} |
| 2004 | 45.228297557 | present · {"display":"45.2 [40.1-51.2]","low":"40.116203717","high":"51.233456963","comments":null} |
| 2003 | 45.890845817 | present · {"display":"45.9 [40.8-52.0]","low":"40.786321802","high":"51.981221725","comments":null} |
| 2002 | 46.555873107 | present · {"display":"46.6 [41.3-52.7]","low":"41.301964401","high":"52.744655214","comments":null} |
| 2001 | 47.276869965 | present · {"display":"47.3 [42.0-53.4]","low":"41.996744588","high":"53.407196914","comments":null} |
| 2000 | 47.977056430 | present · {"display":"48.0 [42.5-54.2]","low":"42.527827787","high":"54.192310595","comments":null} |
Definition & method
WHO/UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation country estimates. NumericValue is the central estimate; original displayed intervals and comments are retained in source notes.
Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.
What to keep in mind
- Estimated mortality rates include uncertainty; the source note retains original displayed intervals.
- This is a population statistic, not individual clinical guidance.
- New source vintages may revise historical estimates.