Sierra Leone vs United States of America: Number of child deaths
Sierra Leone
23,171 deaths
in 2024
United States of America
23,685 deaths
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
41st
United States of America rank
40th
Number of child deaths over time
- Sierra Leone
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 23,685 deaths against 23,171 deaths in Sierra Leone, a difference of 514 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 41st and United States of America ranks 40th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40,700 deaths | 108,341 deaths | 67,641 deaths | United States of America |
| 1970s | 41,107 deaths | 67,780 deaths | 26,673 deaths | United States of America |
| 1980s | 43,659 deaths | 49,503 deaths | 5,844 deaths | United States of America |
| 1990s | 46,871 deaths | 38,600 deaths | 8,270 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 42,012 deaths | 32,117 deaths | 9,896 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 32,002 deaths | 26,954 deaths | 5,048 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 24,594 deaths | 23,938 deaths | 655.6 deaths | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Sierra Leone or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 23,685 deaths against 23,171 deaths in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Sierra Leone and United States of America?
- 514 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and United States of America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and United States of America rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Sierra Leone ranks 41st and United States of America ranks 40th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .