Sierra Leone vs South Sudan: Child mortality rate by sex
Sierra Leone
8.46 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
9.15 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
7th
South Sudan rank
4th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 9.15 deaths per 100 live births against 8.46 deaths per 100 live births in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.69 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 7th and South Sudan ranks 4th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.83 deaths per 100 live births | 34.95 deaths per 100 live births | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 35.1 deaths per 100 live births | 36.71 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 29.75 deaths per 100 live births | 30.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9784 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 25.98 deaths per 100 live births | 33.14 deaths per 100 live births | 7.16 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 23.36 deaths per 100 live births | 28.37 deaths per 100 live births | 5.01 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 18.68 deaths per 100 live births | 13.86 deaths per 100 live births | 4.82 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 12.52 deaths per 100 live births | 15.73 deaths per 100 live births | 3.21 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 9.12 deaths per 100 live births | 9.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0252 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Sierra Leone or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 9.15 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 Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 0.69 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 rate by sex?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 4th 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 rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .