Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre

Sierra Leone
0.1313 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.1074 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
7th
Uganda rank
10th

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

  • Sierra Leone
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1313 units per square kilometre against 0.1074 units per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 0.0239 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 10th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3108 units per square kilometre 0.1768 units per square kilometre 0.1341 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1970s 0.2954 units per square kilometre 0.2316 units per square kilometre 0.0638 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1980s 0.2929 units per square kilometre 0.2846 units per square kilometre 0.0082 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1990s 0.2987 units per square kilometre 0.3048 units per square kilometre 0.006 units per square kilometre Uganda
2000s 0.2483 units per square kilometre 0.24 units per square kilometre 0.0083 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 0.1852 units per square kilometre 0.1321 units per square kilometre 0.0531 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.1383 units per square kilometre 0.1076 units per square kilometre 0.0306 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
Sierra Leone, at 0.1313 units per square kilometre against 0.1074 units per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre between Sierra Leone and Uganda?
0.0239 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
Sierra Leone ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 10th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 10,454 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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