Algeria vs Sierra Leone: Number of child deaths
Algeria
19,422 deaths
in 2024
Sierra Leone
23,171 deaths
in 2024
Algeria rank
44th
Sierra Leone rank
41st
Number of child deaths over time
- Algeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 23,171 deaths against 19,422 deaths in Algeria, a difference of 3,749 deaths.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139,734 deaths | 40,700 deaths | 99,034 deaths | Algeria |
| 1970s | 139,637 deaths | 41,107 deaths | 98,530 deaths | Algeria |
| 1980s | 73,065 deaths | 43,659 deaths | 29,405 deaths | Algeria |
| 1990s | 34,298 deaths | 46,871 deaths | 12,573 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 23,436 deaths | 42,012 deaths | 18,577 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 24,618 deaths | 32,002 deaths | 7,384 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 21,154 deaths | 24,594 deaths | 3,440 deaths | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Algeria or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 23,171 deaths against 19,422 deaths in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Algeria and Sierra Leone?
- 3,749 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Algeria ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .