Which has higher deaths by age group, Sierra Leone or United States?

Sierra Leone, at 25,032 deaths against 22,683 deaths in United States as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between Sierra Leone and United States?

2,349 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and United States?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sierra Leone vs United States: Deaths by age group

Sierra Leone

25,032 deaths

in 2023

United States

22,683 deaths

in 2023

Sierra Leone rank

39th

United States rank

40th

Deaths by age group over time

Sierra Leone
United States

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 25,032 deaths against 22,683 deaths in United States, a difference of 2,349 deaths.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 39th and United States ranks 40th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	United States	Difference	Ahead
1950s	42,291 deaths	135,296 deaths	93,005 deaths	United States
1960s	41,996 deaths	112,352 deaths	70,356 deaths	United States
1970s	42,348 deaths	67,519 deaths	25,171 deaths	United States
1980s	45,187 deaths	50,199 deaths	5,012 deaths	United States
1990s	47,620 deaths	38,810 deaths	8,811 deaths	Sierra Leone
2000s	43,822 deaths	32,930 deaths	10,892 deaths	Sierra Leone
2010s	33,241 deaths	26,998 deaths	6,243 deaths	Sierra Leone
2020s	26,221 deaths	23,357 deaths	2,864 deaths	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Sierra Leone or United States?: Sierra Leone, at 25,032 deaths against 22,683 deaths in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Sierra Leone and United States?: 2,349 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and United States?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and United States rank globally for deaths by age group?: Sierra Leone ranks 39th and United States ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.