Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone: Child mortality by sex
Central African Republic
9.52 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
9.61 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
9th
Sierra Leone rank
8th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Central African Republic
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9.61 deaths per 100 live births against 9.52 deaths per 100 live births in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.61 deaths per 100 live births | 40.81 deaths per 100 live births | 11.2 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 26.45 deaths per 100 live births | 37.61 deaths per 100 live births | 11.17 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 21.4 deaths per 100 live births | 32.19 deaths per 100 live births | 10.79 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 18.91 deaths per 100 live births | 28.39 deaths per 100 live births | 9.48 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 18.19 deaths per 100 live births | 25.7 deaths per 100 live births | 7.51 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 19.19 deaths per 100 live births | 20.36 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 15.52 deaths per 100 live births | 13.9 deaths per 100 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 18.77 deaths per 100 live births | 10.31 deaths per 100 live births | 8.47 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Central African Republic or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 9.61 deaths per 100 live births against 9.52 deaths per 100 live births in Central African Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Central African Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Central African Republic ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th 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 Child mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .