Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Malawi
25,719 deaths
in 2023
Sierra Leone
25,032 deaths
in 2023
Malawi rank
37th
Sierra Leone rank
39th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 25,719 deaths against 25,032 deaths in Sierra Leone, a difference of 687 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 37th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61,118 deaths | 42,291 deaths | 18,827 deaths | Malawi |
| 1960s | 75,386 deaths | 41,996 deaths | 33,390 deaths | Malawi |
| 1970s | 81,802 deaths | 42,348 deaths | 39,454 deaths | Malawi |
| 1980s | 92,210 deaths | 45,187 deaths | 47,023 deaths | Malawi |
| 1990s | 99,600 deaths | 47,620 deaths | 51,980 deaths | Malawi |
| 2000s | 64,947 deaths | 43,822 deaths | 21,125 deaths | Malawi |
| 2010s | 36,782 deaths | 33,241 deaths | 3,540 deaths | Malawi |
| 2020s | 26,490 deaths | 26,221 deaths | 268.75 deaths | Malawi |
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, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 25,719 deaths against 25,032 deaths in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 687 deaths, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Malawi ranks 37th 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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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.