Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Child mortality rate
Burkina Faso
10.9%
in 2019
Sierra Leone
10.2%
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
5th
Sierra Leone rank
7th
Child mortality rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 10.9% against 10.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.5% | 33.0% | 3.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 32.1% | 30.2% | 1.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 27.8% | 27.3% | 0.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 23.1% | 25.4% | 2.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 22.5% | 2.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 18.5% | 2.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.7% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Burkina Faso, at 10.9% against 10.2% in Sierra Leone as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 0.7%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of death before the age of five.