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
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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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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.