Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Fertility vs child mortality

Senegal
3.82
in 2023
Sierra Leone
3.79
in 2023
Senegal rank
34th
Sierra Leone rank
35th

Fertility vs child mortality over time

  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
02468195019862023

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 3.82 against 3.79 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 6.84 6.08 0.7632 Senegal
1960s 7.15 6.3 0.857 Senegal
1970s 7.26 6.51 0.7501 Senegal
1980s 6.99 6.58 0.4071 Senegal
1990s 5.91 6.54 0.6246 Sierra Leone
2000s 5.19 5.91 0.7196 Sierra Leone
2010s 4.75 4.71 0.0433 Senegal
2020s 3.91 3.93 0.026 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility vs child mortality, Senegal or Sierra Leone?
Senegal, at 3.82 against 3.79 in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility vs child mortality between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
0.03, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for fertility vs child mortality?
Senegal ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Fertility vs child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility vs child mortality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed