Iraq vs Sierra Leone: Number of child deaths
Iraq
25,396 deaths
in 2024
Sierra Leone
23,171 deaths
in 2024
Iraq rank
38th
Sierra Leone rank
41st
Number of child deaths over time
- Iraq
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 25,396 deaths against 23,171 deaths in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2,225 deaths.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,157 deaths | 40,700 deaths | 9,457 deaths | Iraq |
| 1970s | 43,603 deaths | 41,107 deaths | 2,496 deaths | Iraq |
| 1980s | 39,777 deaths | 43,659 deaths | 3,882 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 40,216 deaths | 46,871 deaths | 6,654 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 37,258 deaths | 42,012 deaths | 4,755 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 33,950 deaths | 32,002 deaths | 1,948 deaths | Iraq |
| 2020s | 26,554 deaths | 24,594 deaths | 1,960 deaths | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Iraq or Sierra Leone?
- Iraq, at 25,396 deaths against 23,171 deaths in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Iraq and Sierra Leone?
- 2,225 deaths, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Iraq ranks 38th 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 .