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
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k196119922024

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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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.