Sierra Leone vs Somalia: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita

Sierra Leone
0.0011 units per person
in 2024
Somalia
0.0014 units per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
7th
Somalia rank
4th

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.01196119922024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0014 units per person against 0.0011 units per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 4th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Somalia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0054 units per person 0.0036 units per person 0.0018 units per person Sierra Leone
1990s 0.0051 units per person 0.0049 units per person 0.0002 units per person Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0034 units per person 0.0031 units per person 0.0003 units per person Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0019 units per person 0.003 units per person 0.001 units per person Somalia
2020s 0.0012 units per person 0.0017 units per person 0.0005 units per person Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0014 units per person against 0.0011 units per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita between Sierra Leone and Somalia?
0.0003 units per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 4th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 11,449 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.