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