Sierra Leone vs Somalia: Child mortality around the world
Sierra Leone
9.72
in 2023
Somalia
10.32
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
6th
Somalia rank
3rd
Child mortality around the world over time
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 10.32 against 9.72 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.6.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.04 | 24.81 | 18.23 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 36.68 | 22.86 | 13.82 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 31.22 | 21.65 | 9.58 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 27.46 | 19.32 | 8.14 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 24.83 | 22.73 | 2.1 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 19.77 | 16.91 | 2.86 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 13.55 | 16.8 | 3.26 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 10.27 | 11.77 | 1.5 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality around the world, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 10.32 against 9.72 in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality around the world between Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 0.6, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for child mortality around the world?
- Sierra Leone ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child mortality around the world. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.