Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Liberia
8.64 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
9.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Liberia rank
10th
Sierra Leone rank
7th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9.05 deaths per 100 live births against 8.64 deaths per 100 live births in Liberia, a difference of 0.41 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Liberia ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.86 deaths per 100 live births | 27.22 deaths per 100 live births | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 25.03 deaths per 100 live births | 24.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4702 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 14.51 deaths per 100 live births | 19.54 deaths per 100 live births | 5.03 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 9.55 deaths per 100 live births | 13.23 deaths per 100 live births | 3.68 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 8.76 deaths per 100 live births | 9.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9711 deaths per 100 live births | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 9.05 deaths per 100 live births against 8.64 deaths per 100 live births in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.41 deaths per 100 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Liberia ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .