Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Sierra Leone
84.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
65.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 84.6 per 1,000 live births against 65.7 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 18.9 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th 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 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 233.6 per 1,000 live births | 162.11 per 1,000 live births | 71.49 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 186.78 per 1,000 live births | 116.76 per 1,000 live births | 70.02 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 125.18 per 1,000 live births | 80.36 per 1,000 live births | 44.82 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 91.18 per 1,000 live births | 69.46 per 1,000 live births | 21.72 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?
- Sierra Leone, at 84.6 per 1,000 live births against 65.7 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 18.9 per 1,000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th 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.