Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Sierra Leone: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
57.02 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
84.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
9th
Sierra Leone rank
7th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 84.6 per 1,000 live births against 57.02 per 1,000 live births in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 27.58 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 47 groups.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 160.03 per 1,000 live births 233.6 per 1,000 live births 73.57 per 1,000 live births Sierra Leone
2000s 112.15 per 1,000 live births 186.78 per 1,000 live births 74.63 per 1,000 live births Sierra Leone
2010s 73.94 per 1,000 live births 125.18 per 1,000 live births 51.24 per 1,000 live births Sierra Leone
2020s 61.61 per 1,000 live births 91.18 per 1,000 live births 29.57 per 1,000 live births Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 84.6 per 1,000 live births against 57.02 per 1,000 live births in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sierra Leone?
27.58 per 1,000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sierra Leone?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sierra Leone rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.