Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Sierra Leone
0.3307 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.4129 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Uganda rank
10th
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Sierra Leone
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.4129 deaths per square kilometre against 0.3307 deaths per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0822 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 10th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5639 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4158 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1481 deaths per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.5695 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5511 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0184 deaths per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.6049 deaths per square kilometre | 0.7089 deaths per square kilometre | 0.104 deaths per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.6494 deaths per square kilometre | 0.7942 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1449 deaths per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.5821 deaths per square kilometre | 0.6712 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0891 deaths per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.4434 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4333 deaths per square kilometre | 0.01 deaths per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.3457 deaths per square kilometre | 0.408 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0623 deaths per square kilometre | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, per square kilometre, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.4129 deaths per square kilometre against 0.3307 deaths per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths, per square kilometre between Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 0.0822 deaths per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 10th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.