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

Mexico
25,454 deaths
in 2023
Sierra Leone
25,032 deaths
in 2023
Mexico rank
38th
Sierra Leone rank
39th

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

  • Mexico
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 25,454 deaths against 25,032 deaths in Sierra Leone, a difference of 422 deaths.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 236 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 294,859 deaths 42,291 deaths 252,568 deaths Mexico
1960s 250,025 deaths 41,996 deaths 208,029 deaths Mexico
1970s 209,081 deaths 42,348 deaths 166,733 deaths Mexico
1980s 140,342 deaths 45,187 deaths 95,155 deaths Mexico
1990s 89,409 deaths 47,620 deaths 41,789 deaths Mexico
2000s 55,171 deaths 43,822 deaths 11,349 deaths Mexico
2010s 37,153 deaths 33,241 deaths 3,911 deaths Mexico
2020s 27,699 deaths 26,221 deaths 1,478 deaths Mexico

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, Mexico or Sierra Leone?
Mexico, at 25,454 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 Mexico and Sierra Leone?
422 deaths, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sierra Leone?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
Mexico ranks 38th 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.