The infant mortality rate in Sierra Leone decreased by 1.8 deaths per 1,000 live births (-3.1 percent) in 2023 in comparison to the previous year. In 2023, the infant mortality rate thereby reached its lowest value in recent years. The infant mortality rate is the number of newborns who do not survive past the first 12 months of life. This is generally expressed as a value per 1,000 live births, and also includes neonatal mortality (deaths within the first 28 days of life).
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Sierra Leone: Infant mortality rate from 2013 to 2023
(in deaths per 1,000 live births)
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World Bank. (March 24, 2025). Sierra Leone: Infant mortality rate from 2013 to 2023 (in deaths per 1,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/807725/infant-mortality-in-sierra-leone/
World Bank. "Sierra Leone: Infant mortality rate from 2013 to 2023 (in deaths per 1,000 live births)." Chart. March 24, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/807725/infant-mortality-in-sierra-leone/
World Bank. (2025). Sierra Leone: Infant mortality rate from 2013 to 2023 (in deaths per 1,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/807725/infant-mortality-in-sierra-leone/
World Bank. "Sierra Leone: Infant Mortality Rate from 2013 to 2023 (in Deaths per 1,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/807725/infant-mortality-in-sierra-leone/
World Bank, Sierra Leone: Infant mortality rate from 2013 to 2023 (in deaths per 1,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/807725/infant-mortality-in-sierra-leone/ (last visited June 06, 2025)
Sierra Leone: Infant mortality rate from 2013 to 2023 (in deaths per 1,000 live births) [Graph], World Bank, March 24, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/807725/infant-mortality-in-sierra-leone/
