Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Central African Republic
0.384 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.3376 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
9th
Sierra Leone rank
12th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Central African Republic
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 0.384 under-five deaths per woman against 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0464 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 2.43 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7458 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 1.54 under-five deaths per woman | 2.29 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7539 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | 2.02 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7728 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | 1.79 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6742 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 1.61 under-five deaths per woman | 0.563 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | 1.16 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0723 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.8953 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6283 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2669 under-five deaths per woman | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 0.8959 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3801 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5158 under-five deaths per woman | Central African Republic |
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, Central African Republic or Sierra Leone?
- Central African Republic, at 0.384 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 Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0464 under-five deaths per woman, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Central African Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Central African Republic ranks 9th 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).