Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality rate, under-5, female
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 84.6 per 1,000 live births against 65.64 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 18.96 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 233.6 per 1,000 live births | 161.81 per 1,000 live births | 71.79 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 186.78 per 1,000 live births | 116.68 per 1,000 live births | 70.1 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 125.18 per 1,000 live births | 80.2 per 1,000 live births | 44.98 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 91.18 per 1,000 live births | 69.34 per 1,000 live births | 21.84 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, Sierra Leone or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Sierra Leone, at 84.6 per 1,000 live births against 65.64 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 18.96 per 1,000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 197 countries.
- 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
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.