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
0.0050.010.0150.02196019922024

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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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 11,457 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.