Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Algeria or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 18,532 deaths against 16,175 deaths in Algeria as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Algeria and Sierra Leone?

2,357 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sierra Leone?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Sierra Leone: Number of infants who die before age 1

Algeria

16,175 deaths

in 2023

Sierra Leone

18,532 deaths

in 2023

Algeria rank

43rd

Sierra Leone rank

40th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Algeria
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 18,532 deaths against 16,175 deaths in Algeria, a difference of 2,357 deaths.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 43rd and Sierra Leone ranks 40th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1950s	81,618 deaths	21,462 deaths	60,155 deaths	Algeria
1960s	94,718 deaths	22,945 deaths	71,773 deaths	Algeria
1970s	97,494 deaths	24,574 deaths	72,920 deaths	Algeria
1980s	56,474 deaths	27,355 deaths	29,118 deaths	Algeria
1990s	27,473 deaths	29,666 deaths	2,193 deaths	Sierra Leone
2000s	19,908 deaths	28,820 deaths	8,911 deaths	Sierra Leone
2010s	21,121 deaths	23,381 deaths	2,260 deaths	Sierra Leone
2020s	17,540 deaths	19,276 deaths	1,736 deaths	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Algeria or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 18,532 deaths against 16,175 deaths in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Algeria and Sierra Leone?: 2,357 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sierra Leone?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Algeria ranks 43rd and Sierra Leone ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.