Sierra Leone Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Sierra Leone infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Sierra Leone in 2025 is 66.713 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.49% decline from 2024.
  • The infant mortality rate for Sierra Leone in 2024 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2025 Infant Mortality Rate
Central African Republic 67.740
Sierra Leone 66.713
Chad 64.822
Somalia 60.749
South Sudan 56.748
Mali 54.476
Benin 51.833
Guinea-Bissau 48.215
Comoros 47.172
Haiti 45.755
Liberia 44.402
Guinea 42.596
Afghanistan 42.287
Burkina Faso 42.060
Mozambique 42.043
Togo 41.226
Yemen 40.377
Niger 36.958
Uganda 36.858
Gambia 36.230
Burundi 34.952
Zimbabwe 32.715
Tanzania 31.874
Malawi 29.843
Ethiopia 27.192
Eritrea 24.724
Senegal 24.441
Tajikistan 22.576
Nepal 22.057
Madagascar 21.163
Rwanda 20.786
Sierra Leone - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2025 66.713 -2.490%
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%