Côte d'Ivoire vs Sierra Leone: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Côte d'Ivoire
0.2856 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.3376 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
14th
Sierra Leone rank
12th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2856 under-five deaths per woman in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.052 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.59 under-five deaths per woman | 2.48 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1093 under-five deaths per woman | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 2.23 under-five deaths per woman | 2.29 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0613 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | 2.02 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3707 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | 1.79 under-five deaths per woman | 0.641 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.9388 under-five deaths per woman | 1.61 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6667 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.6793 under-five deaths per woman | 1.16 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4809 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.4259 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6283 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2024 under-five deaths per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.3071 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3801 under-five deaths per woman | 0.073 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, Côte d'Ivoire or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2856 under-five deaths per woman in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?
- 0.052 under-five deaths per woman, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 14th 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).