Sierra Leone Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Sierra Leone infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Sierra Leone in 2024 is 68.418 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.43% decline from 2023.
  • The infant mortality rate for Sierra Leone in 2023 was 70.123 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.95% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for Sierra Leone in 2022 was 72.253 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.86% decline from 2021.
  • The infant mortality rate for Sierra Leone in 2021 was 74.383 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.78% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2024 Infant Mortality Rate
Central African Republic 69.405
Sierra Leone 68.418
Chad 65.982
Somalia 61.771
South Sudan 57.665
Mali 55.840
Benin 52.981
Guinea-Bissau 49.275
Comoros 47.943
Haiti 46.869
Liberia 45.642
Guinea 43.727
Burkina Faso 43.575
Mozambique 43.482
Afghanistan 43.450
Togo 42.194
Yemen 41.187
Niger 38.120
Uganda 38.015
Gambia 37.204
Burundi 35.844
Zimbabwe 33.406
Tanzania 33.021
Malawi 31.210
Ethiopia 28.358
Eritrea 25.878
Senegal 25.423
Tajikistan 23.386
Nepal 22.716
Madagascar 22.084
Rwanda 21.676
Sierra Leone - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2024 68.418 -2.430%
2023 70.123 -2.950%
2022 72.253 -2.860%
2021 74.383 -2.780%
2020 76.513 -2.710%
2019 78.643 -2.640%
2018 80.773 -3.890%
2017 84.043 -3.750%
2016 87.314 -3.610%
2015 90.584 -3.490%
2014 93.855 -3.370%
2013 97.125 -4.890%
2012 102.118 -4.660%
2011 107.111 -4.450%
2010 112.104 -4.260%
2009 117.097 -4.090%
2008 122.090 -3.140%
2007 126.049 -3.040%
2006 130.007 -2.960%
2005 133.966 -2.870%
2004 137.924 -2.790%
2003 141.883 -2.100%
2002 144.920 -2.050%
2001 147.956 -2.010%
2000 150.993 -1.970%
1999 154.029 -1.930%
1998 157.066 -0.720%
1997 158.213 -0.720%
1996 159.360 -0.710%
1995 160.507 -0.710%
1994 161.654 -0.700%
1993 162.801 -0.360%
1992 163.393 -0.360%
1991 163.985 -0.360%
1990 164.576 -0.360%
1989 165.168 -0.360%
1988 165.760 -0.630%
1987 166.817 -0.630%
1986 167.875 -0.630%
1985 168.932 -0.620%
1984 169.990 -0.620%
1983 171.047 -1.000%
1982 172.773 -0.990%
1981 174.499 -0.980%
1980 176.226 -0.970%
1979 177.952 -0.960%
1978 179.678 -1.160%
1977 181.792 -1.150%
1976 183.906 -1.140%
1975 186.019 -1.120%
1974 188.133 -1.110%
1973 190.247 -1.400%
1972 192.955 -1.380%
1971 195.663 -1.370%
1970 198.372 -1.350%
1969 201.080 -1.330%
1968 203.788 -1.220%
1967 206.298 -1.200%
1966 208.807 -1.190%
1965 211.317 -1.170%
1964 213.826 -1.160%
1963 216.336 -0.820%
1962 218.123 -0.810%
1961 219.910 -0.810%
1960 221.698 -0.800%
1959 223.485 -0.790%
1958 225.272 -1.040%
1957 227.650 -1.030%
1956 230.029 -1.020%
1955 232.407 -1.010%
1954 234.786 -1.000%
1953 237.164 -0.990%
1952 239.542 -0.980%
1951 241.921 -0.970%
1950 244.299 0.000%