Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Central African Republic
9.44 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
9.22 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
8th
Sierra Leone rank
9th
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Central African Republic
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 9.44 deaths per 100 live births against 9.22 deaths per 100 live births in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.76 deaths per 100 live births | 25.11 deaths per 100 live births | 6.35 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 19.52 deaths per 100 live births | 19.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4461 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 15.61 deaths per 100 live births | 13.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 18.7 deaths per 100 live births | 9.93 deaths per 100 live births | 8.78 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Central African Republic or Sierra Leone?
- Central African Republic, at 9.44 deaths per 100 live births against 9.22 deaths per 100 live births in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
- 0.22 deaths per 100 live births, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Central African Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Central African Republic ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by household wealth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.