Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sierra Leone: Child mortality rate

Democratic Republic of Congo
8.97 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
9.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
8th
Sierra Leone rank
7th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sierra Leone
10203040195619902024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 9.05 deaths per 100 live births against 8.97 deaths per 100 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 57 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 200 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 26.52 deaths per 100 live births 36.38 deaths per 100 live births 9.85 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
1970s 22.78 deaths per 100 live births 31.01 deaths per 100 live births 8.23 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
1980s 19.37 deaths per 100 live births 27.22 deaths per 100 live births 7.85 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
1990s 18.5 deaths per 100 live births 24.56 deaths per 100 live births 6.06 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
2000s 14.32 deaths per 100 live births 19.54 deaths per 100 live births 5.22 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
2010s 9.41 deaths per 100 live births 13.23 deaths per 100 live births 3.82 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
2020s 9.18 deaths per 100 live births 9.73 deaths per 100 live births 0.546 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 9.05 deaths per 100 live births against 8.97 deaths per 100 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for child mortality rate?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.