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

Sierra Leone, at 6,254 against 5,594 in Nepal as of 2024.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Nepal vs Sierra Leone: Number of infant deaths, female

Nepal

5,594

in 2024

Sierra Leone

6,254

in 2024

Nepal rank

46th

Sierra Leone rank

43rd

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Nepal
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 6,254 against 5,594 in Nepal, a difference of 660.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 46th and Sierra Leone ranks 43rd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	44,850	8,308	36,542	Nepal
1970s	42,757	9,027	33,730	Nepal
1980s	38,652	10,239	28,413	Nepal
1990s	29,150	11,553	17,598	Nepal
2000s	15,931	11,097	4,834	Nepal
2010s	9,129	8,434	695	Nepal
2020s	6,162	6,595	433	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Nepal or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 6,254 against 5,594 in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Nepal and Sierra Leone?: 660, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sierra Leone?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Nepal ranks 46th 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.