Sierra Leone vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Sierra Leone
96.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
102.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
8th
South Sudan rank
5th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 102.1 per 1,000 live births against 96.1 per 1,000 live births in Sierra Leone, a difference of 6 per 1,000 live births.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 376.14 per 1,000 live births | 382 per 1,000 live births | 5.86 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 321.93 per 1,000 live births | 320.23 per 1,000 live births | 1.7 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 283.9 per 1,000 live births | 343.1 per 1,000 live births | 59.2 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 256.97 per 1,000 live births | 294.17 per 1,000 live births | 37.2 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 203.55 per 1,000 live births | 148.78 per 1,000 live births | 54.77 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 139 per 1,000 live births | 167.55 per 1,000 live births | 28.55 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 103.06 per 1,000 live births | 102.12 per 1,000 live births | 0.94 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, male, Sierra Leone or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 102.1 per 1,000 live births against 96.1 per 1,000 live births in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 6 per 1,000 live births, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 5th 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, male (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, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.