Sierra Leone vs Somalia: Child mortality rate
Sierra Leone
9.7%
in 2023
Somalia
10.3%
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
6th
Somalia rank
3rd
Child mortality rate over time
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 10.3% against 9.7% 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 | 43.0% | 24.8% | 18.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 36.7% | 22.9% | 13.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 31.2% | 21.6% | 9.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 27.5% | 19.3% | 8.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 22.7% | 2.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 16.9% | 2.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 16.8% | 3.3% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 11.8% | 1.5% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 10.3% against 9.7% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate 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 rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.