Key Market Indicators
Child mortality in Sierra Leone is expected to fall to 22,480 deaths by 2026, a 2.8% decrease year on year. Since 1970, Sierra Leone's mortality rate has decreased by 3.1% each year. In 2021, the country ranked 37th, with Iraq coming in ahead at 26,550 deaths. India, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo follow in the rankings at numbers 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Immunisation coverage for children aged 12-23 months in Sierra Leone reached 98% in 2021, up 2.1 points from 2020. Since 2004, the market has grown by 3.1 points annually. In 2021, Sierra Leone ranked 36th, with Singapore in the lead at 98%. Greece, Mongolia and Latvia came in at numbers 2, 3 and 4 respectively.
