Sierra Leone vs Yemen: Stillbirth rate
Sierra Leone
2.02 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Yemen
2.08 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
22nd
Yemen rank
20th
Stillbirth rate over time
- Sierra Leone
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 2.08 deaths per 100 births against 2.02 deaths per 100 births in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 20th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.98 deaths per 100 births | 2.48 deaths per 100 births | 0.502 deaths per 100 births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.26 deaths per 100 births | 2.22 deaths per 100 births | 0.0427 deaths per 100 births | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2.05 deaths per 100 births | 2.12 deaths per 100 births | 0.0738 deaths per 100 births | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Sierra Leone or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 2.08 deaths per 100 births against 2.02 deaths per 100 births in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 births, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Yemen rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 20th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Stillbirth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.