Benin vs Sierra Leone: Child mortality by sex

Benin
7.99 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
9.61 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
11th
Sierra Leone rank
8th

Child mortality by sex over time

  • Benin
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 9.61 deaths per 100 live births against 7.99 deaths per 100 live births in Benin, a difference of 1.62 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

Across all 68 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 199 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 32.63 deaths per 100 live births 41.4 deaths per 100 live births 8.77 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
1960s 29.58 deaths per 100 live births 37.61 deaths per 100 live births 8.03 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
1970s 24.81 deaths per 100 live births 32.19 deaths per 100 live births 7.39 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
1980s 20.21 deaths per 100 live births 28.39 deaths per 100 live births 8.18 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
1990s 15.96 deaths per 100 live births 25.7 deaths per 100 live births 9.73 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
2000s 12.75 deaths per 100 live births 20.36 deaths per 100 live births 7.61 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
2010s 10.35 deaths per 100 live births 13.9 deaths per 100 live births 3.55 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
2020s 8.5 deaths per 100 live births 10.31 deaths per 100 live births 1.8 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality by sex, Benin or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 9.61 deaths per 100 live births against 7.99 deaths per 100 live births in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Benin and Sierra Leone?
1.62 deaths per 100 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for child mortality by sex?
Benin ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .