Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Number of child deaths by age
Sierra Leone
9,133 deaths
in 2024
Zambia
9,147 deaths
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
26th
Zambia rank
25th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 9,147 deaths against 9,133 deaths in Sierra Leone, a difference of 14 deaths.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 25th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,435 deaths | 15,726 deaths | 6,709 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 21,323 deaths | 17,136 deaths | 4,187 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 21,141 deaths | 21,729 deaths | 587.7 deaths | Zambia |
| 1990s | 21,564 deaths | 27,683 deaths | 6,120 deaths | Zambia |
| 2000s | 17,924 deaths | 20,502 deaths | 2,577 deaths | Zambia |
| 2010s | 13,370 deaths | 11,542 deaths | 1,828 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 9,812 deaths | 9,466 deaths | 345.6 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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 9,147 deaths against 9,133 deaths in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 14 deaths, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Sierra Leone ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 25th 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 .