Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Child mortality by sex
Liberia
9.34
in 2024
Sierra Leone
9.61
in 2024
Liberia rank
10th
Sierra Leone rank
8th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9.61 against 9.34 in Liberia, a difference of 0.27.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Liberia ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32.43 | 41.4 | 8.97 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 32.08 | 37.61 | 5.53 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 28.25 | 32.19 | 3.94 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 26.27 | 28.39 | 2.12 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 26.39 | 25.7 | 0.6901 | Liberia |
| 2000s | 15.45 | 20.36 | 4.91 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 10.3 | 13.9 | 3.6 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 9.46 | 10.31 | 0.845 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 9.61 against 9.34 in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.27, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Liberia ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.