Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Child mortality rate by sex

Guinea
8.51 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
8.46 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guinea rank
6th
Sierra Leone rank
7th

Child mortality rate by sex over time

  • Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 8.51 deaths per 100 live births against 8.46 deaths per 100 live births in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Guinea ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 34.09 deaths per 100 live births 38.83 deaths per 100 live births 4.73 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
1960s 32.7 deaths per 100 live births 35.1 deaths per 100 live births 2.39 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
1970s 29.71 deaths per 100 live births 29.75 deaths per 100 live births 0.0443 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
1980s 25.23 deaths per 100 live births 25.98 deaths per 100 live births 0.7548 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
1990s 19.54 deaths per 100 live births 23.36 deaths per 100 live births 3.82 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
2000s 13.32 deaths per 100 live births 18.68 deaths per 100 live births 5.36 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
2010s 10.59 deaths per 100 live births 12.52 deaths per 100 live births 1.93 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
2020s 9.02 deaths per 100 live births 9.12 deaths per 100 live births 0.0956 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Guinea, at 8.51 deaths per 100 live births against 8.46 deaths per 100 live births in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Guinea and Sierra Leone?
0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?
68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
Guinea ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th 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 rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .