Neonatal deaths: High-income country average rate … projection in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Neonatal deaths: High-income country average rate … projection was 736 in 2030. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2030)
736
Change on year
down 31.8%
World rank
72nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
5,002
in 2025
All-time low
736
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal deaths - High-income country average rate matched in Sierra Leone, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 736 for neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 31.8% on the previous year and down 85.3% over ten years.
That places Sierra Leone 72nd out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the middle of the range.
Neonatal deaths: High-income country average rate … projection in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,002 | — |
| 2026 | 3,416 | -31.7% |
| 2027 | 2,337 | -31.6% |
| 2028 | 1,587 | -32.1% |
| 2029 | 1,079 | -32.0% |
| 2030 | 736 | -31.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 736 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,160, 34% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 736 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,429, 52% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,684 | 1,079 | 5,002 | 5 |
| 2030s | 736 | 736 | 736 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 69 Central African Republic 766 compare
- 70 Ecuador 742 compare
- 71 Tajikistan 739 compare
- 73 Bolivia 732 compare
- 74 Papua New Guinea 726 compare
- 75 Haiti 711 compare
More financial sector data for Sierra Leone
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched in Sierra Leone?
- Neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched in Sierra Leone was 736 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 5,002 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 736 in 2030.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched?
- Sierra Leone ranks 72nd out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths - High-income country average rate matched (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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