Sierra Leone vs South Sudan: Child mortality complete gapminder

Sierra Leone
9.05
in 2024
South Sudan
9.67
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
7th
South Sudan rank
5th

Child mortality complete gapminder over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • South Sudan
020406080180019122024

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 9.67 against 9.05 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.62.

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

The two have swapped places 13 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 199 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 18 and South Sudan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone South Sudan Difference Ahead
1800s 51.39 49.01 2.38 Sierra Leone
1810s 51.39 49.01 2.38 Sierra Leone
1820s 51.39 49.01 2.38 Sierra Leone
1830s 51.39 49.01 2.38 Sierra Leone
1840s 51.39 49.01 2.38 Sierra Leone
1850s 51.39 49.01 2.38 Sierra Leone
1860s 51.39 49.01 2.38 Sierra Leone
1870s 51.39 49.01 2.38 Sierra Leone
1880s 51.39 49.01 2.38 Sierra Leone
1890s 51.37 48.99 2.38 Sierra Leone
1900s 50.98 47.83 3.15 Sierra Leone
1910s 49.94 45.53 4.42 Sierra Leone
1920s 48.84 43.33 5.51 Sierra Leone
1930s 48.51 41.24 7.26 Sierra Leone
1940s 46.81 39.25 7.56 Sierra Leone
1950s 42.22 36.86 5.36 Sierra Leone
1960s 36.39 37.48 1.09 South Sudan
1970s 31.01 31.4 0.3896 South Sudan
1980s 27.22 33.74 6.52 South Sudan
1990s 24.56 28.91 4.35 South Sudan
2000s 19.54 14.39 5.15 Sierra Leone
2010s 13.23 16.24 3.02 South Sudan
2020s 9.73 9.67 0.0559 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality complete gapminder, Sierra Leone or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 9.67 against 9.05 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality complete gapminder between Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
0.62, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and South Sudan rank globally for child mortality complete gapminder?
Sierra Leone ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Child mortality complete gapminder. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality complete gapminder
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed