Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0887 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0887 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
15th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1647 units per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
0.0887 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone is 0.0887 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.1647 units per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0887 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Sierra Leone ranks 15th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1116 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1127 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1139 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1151 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1159 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1167 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1176 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1183 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.119 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1199 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1208 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1217 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1227 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1245 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1259 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1269 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.128 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1294 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1308 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1321 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1336 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1355 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1375 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1399 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1424 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1449 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1478 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1508 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1539 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.157 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1633 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1647 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1617 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1612 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1607 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1593 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1583 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1578 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1566 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1538 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1537 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1582 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.161 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1594 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1569 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1547 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1508 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1466 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1423 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1373 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1325 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1278 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1224 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1181 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1165 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1076 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1048 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1021 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0994 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0965 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0912 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0887 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1156 units per square kilometre | 0.1116 units per square kilometre | 0.119 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1251 units per square kilometre | 0.1199 units per square kilometre | 0.1308 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1418 units per square kilometre | 0.1321 units per square kilometre | 0.1539 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1601 units per square kilometre | 0.1566 units per square kilometre | 0.1647 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1537 units per square kilometre | 0.1423 units per square kilometre | 0.161 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1168 units per square kilometre | 0.0994 units per square kilometre | 0.1373 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0926 units per square kilometre | 0.0887 units per square kilometre | 0.0965 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 12 Gambia 0.116 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Naoero 0.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 India 0.091 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Benin 0.0851 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Bahrain 0.085 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Togo 0.0836 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 73,295 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,708 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 92,723 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.0887 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1647 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0887 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 15th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.