Sierra Leone vs Small states: Number of under-five deaths
Sierra Leone
23,171
in 2024
Small states
8,297
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
41st
Small states rank
41st
Number of under-five deaths over time
- Sierra Leone
- Small states
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 23,171 against 8,297 in Small states, a difference of 14,874.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.8 times Small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 41st and Small states ranks 41st of 196 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,871 | 23,877 | 22,993 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 42,012 | 16,431 | 25,582 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 32,002 | 11,189 | 20,813 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 24,594 | 8,806 | 15,788 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Sierra Leone or Small states?
- Sierra Leone, at 23,171 against 8,297 in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Sierra Leone and Small states?
- 14,874, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Small states?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Small states rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
- Sierra Leone ranks 41st and Small states ranks 41st of 196 countries.
- 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.