Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Sierra Leone
25,032 deaths
in 2023
Zimbabwe
22,505 deaths
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
39th
Zimbabwe rank
41st
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 25,032 deaths against 22,505 deaths in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2,527 deaths.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 39th and Zimbabwe ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42,291 deaths | 25,324 deaths | 16,967 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 41,996 deaths | 26,307 deaths | 15,689 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 42,348 deaths | 30,514 deaths | 11,834 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 45,187 deaths | 31,448 deaths | 13,739 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 47,620 deaths | 33,725 deaths | 13,896 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 43,822 deaths | 40,665 deaths | 3,157 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 33,241 deaths | 31,849 deaths | 1,393 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 26,221 deaths | 23,243 deaths | 2,978 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, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
- Sierra Leone, at 25,032 deaths against 22,505 deaths in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 2,527 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Sierra Leone ranks 39th and Zimbabwe ranks 41st 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.