Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mortality rate, under-5
Sierra Leone
90.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
71.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 90.5 per 1,000 live births against 71.2 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 19.3 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 | 245.59 per 1,000 live births | 171.1 per 1,000 live births | 74.49 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 195.39 per 1,000 live births | 124.65 per 1,000 live births | 70.74 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 132.29 per 1,000 live births | 86.73 per 1,000 live births | 45.56 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 97.28 per 1,000 live births | 75.14 per 1,000 live births | 22.14 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, Sierra Leone or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sierra Leone, at 90.5 per 1,000 live births against 71.2 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 19.3 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?
- 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 (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 is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.