Sierra Leone - Neonatal Mortality Rate

Since 2014, Sierra Leone Neonatal Mortality Rate was down by 2.3% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 14 among other countries in Neonatal Mortality Rate at 31.2 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. Sierra Leone is overtaken by Mauritania, which was number 13 with 32 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births and is followed by Benin at 30.6 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. Lesotho ranked the highest with 42.8 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births in 2019, a fall of 1.4% versus 2018. Pakistan, Central African Republic and South Sudan respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Venezuela recorded the best 5 years average growth at +5.3% per year, while Macedonia witnessed the worst performance at -15.6% per year.

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Date Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births
2019 31.20
2018 31.80
2017 32.50
2016 33.30
2015 34.30
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How does Sierra Leone rank in Neonatal Mortality Rate?

# 193 Countries Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Lesotho
43 2019 -1.4 % -0.1 % View data
2 #2
Pakistan
41 2019 -2.4 % -2.3 % View data
13 #13
Mauritania
32 2019 -2.1 % -2.0 % View data
14 #14
Sierra Leone
31 2019 -1.9 % -2.3 % View data
15 #15
Benin
31 2019 -1.3 % -1.4 % View data
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