Sierra Leone vs South Sudan: Child mortality rate
Sierra Leone
10.2%
in 2019
South Sudan
9.3%
in 2019
Sierra Leone rank
7th
South Sudan rank
10th
Child mortality rate over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 10.2% against 9.3% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
Across all 70 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 10th of 204 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.0% | 25.4% | 7.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 30.2% | 24.0% | 6.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 27.3% | 22.2% | 5.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 25.4% | 20.9% | 4.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 17.5% | 5.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 13.3% | 5.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 10.7% | 2.0% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Sierra Leone or South Sudan?
- Sierra Leone, at 10.2% against 9.3% in South Sudan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 0.9%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Sudan rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 10th 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.