Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Child mortality rate
Guinea
9.3%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
9.7%
in 2023
Guinea rank
8th
Sierra Leone rank
6th
Child mortality rate over time
- Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9.7% against 9.3% in Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 236 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 | 35.5% | 43.0% | 7.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 33.6% | 36.7% | 3.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 30.5% | 31.2% | 0.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 27.5% | 1.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 24.8% | 4.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 19.8% | 5.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 13.5% | 2.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 10.3% | 0.6% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 9.7% against 9.3% in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Guinea ranks 8th 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.