Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Number of under-five deaths, per capita
Liberia
0.0026 units per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0027 units per person
in 2024
Liberia rank
11th
Sierra Leone rank
9th
Number of under-five deaths, per capita over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0027 units per person against 0.0026 units per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Liberia ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.014 units per person | 0.0165 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.0121 units per person | 0.014 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.0112 units per person | 0.0121 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.0112 units per person | 0.0111 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per capita, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0027 units per person against 0.0026 units per person in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per capita between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0001 units per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of under-five deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.