Mali vs Sierra Leone: Child mortality rate
Mali
9.2%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
9.7%
in 2023
Mali rank
9th
Sierra Leone rank
6th
Child mortality rate over time
- Mali
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9.7% against 9.2% in Mali, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.6% | 43.0% | 1.6% | Mali |
| 1960s | 41.6% | 36.7% | 4.9% | Mali |
| 1970s | 35.1% | 31.2% | 3.8% | Mali |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 27.5% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 24.8% | 3.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 19.8% | 3.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 13.5% | 1.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 10.3% | 0.7% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Mali or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 9.7% against 9.2% in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Mali and Sierra Leone?
- 0.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Sierra Leone rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Mali ranks 9th 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.