Benin vs Sierra Leone: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Benin
0.3326 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.3376 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Benin rank
13th
Sierra Leone rank
12th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman against 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman in Benin, a difference of 0.005 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Benin ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 200 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.96 under-five deaths per woman | 2.48 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5224 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 1.87 under-five deaths per woman | 2.29 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4222 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | 2.02 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3921 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | 1.79 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4445 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.9845 under-five deaths per woman | 1.61 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6209 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.6914 under-five deaths per woman | 1.16 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4688 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.5161 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6283 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1122 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.3761 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3801 under-five deaths per woman | 0.004 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman against 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 0.005 under-five deaths per woman, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Benin ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).