Burundi vs Sierra Leone: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region

Burundi
22,295 deaths
in 2023
Sierra Leone
25,032 deaths
in 2023
Burundi rank
42nd
Sierra Leone rank
39th

Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time

  • Burundi
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 25,032 deaths against 22,295 deaths in Burundi, a difference of 2,737 deaths.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Burundi ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 30,911 deaths 42,291 deaths 11,380 deaths Sierra Leone
1960s 35,087 deaths 41,996 deaths 6,909 deaths Sierra Leone
1970s 44,239 deaths 42,348 deaths 1,891 deaths Burundi
1980s 44,530 deaths 45,187 deaths 657 deaths Sierra Leone
1990s 43,864 deaths 47,620 deaths 3,757 deaths Sierra Leone
2000s 39,910 deaths 43,822 deaths 3,911 deaths Sierra Leone
2010s 31,767 deaths 33,241 deaths 1,474 deaths Sierra Leone
2020s 23,415 deaths 26,221 deaths 2,806 deaths Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Burundi or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 25,032 deaths against 22,295 deaths in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Burundi and Sierra Leone?
2,737 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
Burundi ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
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

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