Least developed countries vs Sierra Leone: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Least developed countries
53.05 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
84.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Least developed countries rank
10th
Sierra Leone rank
7th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 84.6 per 1,000 live births against 53.05 per 1,000 live births in Least developed countries, a difference of 31.55 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.6 times Least developed countries's.

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

Least developed countries ranks 10th 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 Least developed countries Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 152.94 per 1,000 live births 233.6 per 1,000 live births 80.66 per 1,000 live births Sierra Leone
2000s 103.76 per 1,000 live births 186.78 per 1,000 live births 83.02 per 1,000 live births Sierra Leone
2010s 68.82 per 1,000 live births 125.18 per 1,000 live births 56.36 per 1,000 live births Sierra Leone
2020s 56.91 per 1,000 live births 91.18 per 1,000 live births 34.27 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, Least developed countries or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 84.6 per 1,000 live births against 53.05 per 1,000 live births in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Least developed countries and Sierra Leone?
31.55 per 1,000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Sierra Leone?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Least developed countries and Sierra Leone rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Least developed countries ranks 10th 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.