Chad vs Sierra Leone: Child mortality rate
Chad
10.0%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
9.7%
in 2023
Chad rank
4th
Sierra Leone rank
6th
Child mortality rate over time
- Chad
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Chad currently reports 10.0% against 9.7% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Chad ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.8% | 43.0% | 11.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 28.6% | 36.7% | 8.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 25.2% | 31.2% | 6.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 22.9% | 27.5% | 4.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 24.8% | 4.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 19.8% | 2.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 13.5% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.3% | 0.2% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Chad or Sierra Leone?
- Chad, at 10.0% against 9.7% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Chad and Sierra Leone?
- 0.3%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Sierra Leone rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Chad ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.