Sierra Leone vs South Sudan: Child mortality by sex

Sierra Leone
9.61 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
10.21 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
8th
South Sudan rank
5th

Child mortality by sex over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 10.21 deaths per 100 live births against 9.61 deaths per 100 live births in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.6 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone South Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 41.4 deaths per 100 live births 36.54 deaths per 100 live births 4.86 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
1960s 37.61 deaths per 100 live births 38.2 deaths per 100 live births 0.5874 deaths per 100 live births South Sudan
1970s 32.19 deaths per 100 live births 32.02 deaths per 100 live births 0.1724 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
1980s 28.39 deaths per 100 live births 34.31 deaths per 100 live births 5.92 deaths per 100 live births South Sudan
1990s 25.7 deaths per 100 live births 29.42 deaths per 100 live births 3.72 deaths per 100 live births South Sudan
2000s 20.36 deaths per 100 live births 14.88 deaths per 100 live births 5.48 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
2010s 13.9 deaths per 100 live births 16.76 deaths per 100 live births 2.85 deaths per 100 live births South Sudan
2020s 10.31 deaths per 100 live births 10.21 deaths per 100 live births 0.0917 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, Sierra Leone or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 10.21 deaths per 100 live births against 9.61 deaths per 100 live births in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
0.6 deaths per 100 live births, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and South Sudan rank globally for child mortality by sex?
Sierra Leone ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 5th 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 .