Sierra Leone vs South Sudan: Number of child deaths by age
Sierra Leone
9,133 deaths
in 2024
South Sudan
7,922 deaths
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
26th
South Sudan rank
28th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9,133 deaths against 7,922 deaths in South Sudan, a difference of 1,211 deaths.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 26th and South Sudan ranks 28th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,435 deaths | 28,550 deaths | 6,115 deaths | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 21,323 deaths | 27,088 deaths | 5,765 deaths | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 21,141 deaths | 41,259 deaths | 20,118 deaths | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 21,564 deaths | 33,295 deaths | 11,731 deaths | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 17,924 deaths | 13,464 deaths | 4,461 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 13,370 deaths | 22,730 deaths | 9,360 deaths | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 9,812 deaths | 7,765 deaths | 2,047 deaths | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Sierra Leone or South Sudan?
- Sierra Leone, at 9,133 deaths against 7,922 deaths in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 1,211 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Sudan rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Sierra Leone ranks 26th and South Sudan ranks 28th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .