Pacific island small states vs Sierra Leone: Number of under-five deaths
Pacific island small states
1,444
in 2024
Sierra Leone
23,171
in 2024
Pacific island small states rank
46th
Sierra Leone rank
41st
Number of under-five deaths over time
- Pacific island small states
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 23,171 against 1,444 in Pacific island small states, a difference of 21,727.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 16.0 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 46th and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,905 | 46,871 | 44,965 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1,668 | 42,012 | 40,344 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1,560 | 32,002 | 30,442 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1,498 | 24,594 | 23,096 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Pacific island small states or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 23,171 against 1,444 in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Pacific island small states and Sierra Leone?
- 21,727, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Pacific island small states and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
- Pacific island small states ranks 46th and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.