Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Burkina Faso
0.3535 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.3376 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
10th
Sierra Leone rank
12th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman against 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0159 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.17 under-five deaths per woman | 2.48 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3073 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 2.11 under-five deaths per woman | 2.29 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1761 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1.94 under-five deaths per woman | 2.02 under-five deaths per woman | 0.082 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.55 under-five deaths per woman | 1.79 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2394 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1.3 under-five deaths per woman | 1.61 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3036 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.9531 under-five deaths per woman | 1.16 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2072 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.571 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6283 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0573 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.3843 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3801 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman | Burkina Faso |
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, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman against 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0159 under-five deaths per woman, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th 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).