Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Burundi or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 6,254 against 6,140 in Burundi as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?

59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Sierra Leone: Number of infant deaths, female

Burundi

6,140

in 2024

Sierra Leone

6,254

in 2024

Burundi rank

45th

Sierra Leone rank

43rd

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Burundi
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 6,254 against 6,140 in Burundi, a difference of 114.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Burundi ranks 45th and Sierra Leone ranks 43rd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8,214	8,510	295.75	Sierra Leone
1970s	9,804	9,027	777.3	Burundi
1980s	10,332	10,239	92.9	Burundi
1990s	10,989	11,553	564.2	Sierra Leone
2000s	10,795	11,097	301.3	Sierra Leone
2010s	8,594	8,434	159.8	Burundi
2020s	6,435	6,595	160.4	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Burundi or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 6,254 against 6,140 in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Burundi and Sierra Leone?: 114, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Burundi ranks 45th and Sierra Leone ranks 43rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.