Burundi vs Sierra Leone: Number of child deaths
Burundi
21,573 deaths
in 2024
Sierra Leone
23,171 deaths
in 2024
Burundi rank
42nd
Sierra Leone rank
41st
Number of child deaths over time
- Burundi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 23,171 deaths against 21,573 deaths in Burundi, a difference of 1,598 deaths.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Burundi ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43,962 deaths | 41,107 deaths | 2,856 deaths | Burundi |
| 1980s | 42,699 deaths | 43,659 deaths | 960.4 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 44,014 deaths | 46,871 deaths | 2,857 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 39,229 deaths | 42,012 deaths | 2,783 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 30,977 deaths | 32,002 deaths | 1,025 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 22,817 deaths | 24,594 deaths | 1,777 deaths | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Burundi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 23,171 deaths against 21,573 deaths in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Burundi and Sierra Leone?
- 1,598 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Burundi ranks 42nd 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 .