Sierra Leone vs Somalia: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years
Sierra Leone
13.71
in 2024
Somalia
14.09
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
4th
Somalia rank
3rd
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years over time
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.09 against 13.71 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.38.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 200 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.76 | 39.73 | 14.97 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 18.21 | 24.56 | 6.35 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 15.65 | 27.31 | 11.66 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 14.41 | 16.71 | 2.3 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 14.09 against 13.71 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years between Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 0.38, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Sierra Leone ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.