Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Sierra Leone
Created on April 7, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Sierra Leone was 78.30 in 2021, a difference of -2.2 compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Sierra Leone were 84.40 and 71.70 respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Sierra Leone for 1960-2021.

See also: Neonatal Mortality Rate of Sierra Leone.

Data Source: World Bank.
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Sierra Leone
Total
Male
Female
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Sierra Leone
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Year Total Male Female
1960 220.40 234.40 205.40
1961 217.30 231.30 202.40
1962 214.30 228.10 199.50
1963 211.10 224.90 196.50
1964 207.90 221.40 193.70
1965 204.70 218.10 190.80
1966 201.70 214.80 187.90
1967 198.70 211.60 185.00
1968 195.60 208.30 182.30
1969 192.70 205.30 179.60
1970 189.90 202.20 176.90
1971 187.20 199.30 174.40
1972 184.60 196.40 172.00
1973 182.00 193.90 169.60
1974 179.50 191.20 167.30
1975 177.20 188.80 165.20
1976 175.00 186.30 163.00
1977 172.90 184.10 161.00
1978 170.80 182.00 159.00
1979 169.00 180.10 157.20
1980 167.20 178.20 155.50
1981 165.60 176.50 153.90
1982 163.90 174.80 152.50
1983 162.50 173.20 151.10
1984 161.20 171.90 149.90
1985 159.80 170.40 148.70
1986 158.70 169.20 147.50
1987 157.60 168.10 146.60
1988 156.60 167.10 145.60
1989 155.60 166.10 144.60
1990 154.80 165.20 143.80
1991 153.90 164.40 142.90
1992 153.00 163.40 141.90
1993 152.00 162.10 141.10
1994 150.70 160.60 140.30
1995 149.30 158.70 139.30
1996 147.50 156.40 138.10
1997 145.50 154.20 136.40
1998 143.30 151.70 134.50
1999 141.00 148.90 132.70
2000 138.60 146.40 130.40
2001 136.10 143.60 128.10
2002 133.40 140.80 125.50
2003 130.60 137.80 123.00
2004 127.60 134.50 120.30
2005 124.60 131.40 117.40
2006 121.30 128.00 114.30
2007 118.00 124.70 110.90
2008 114.50 121.20 107.60
2009 111.00 117.50 104.20
2010 107.60 114.10 100.70
2011 104.20 110.80 97.20
2012 101.00 107.70 94.00
2013 98.00 104.70 91.00
2014 96.00 104.70 90.70
2015 95.50 107.30 93.20
2016 90.10 96.80 82.90
2017 87.60 94.20 80.60
2018 85.20 91.70 78.20
2019 82.80 89.10 76.00
2020 80.50 86.80 73.80
2021 78.30 84.40 71.70