Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Sierra Leone or United States?

United States, at 23,685 against 23,171 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and United States?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Sierra Leone vs United States: Number of under-five deaths

Sierra Leone

23,171

in 2024

United States

23,685

in 2024

Sierra Leone rank

41st

United States rank

40th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Sierra Leone
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 23,685 against 23,171 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 514.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 41st and United States ranks 40th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	40,700	108,341	67,641	United States
1970s	41,107	67,780	26,673	United States
1980s	43,659	49,503	5,844	United States
1990s	46,871	38,600	8,270	Sierra Leone
2000s	42,012	32,117	9,896	Sierra Leone
2010s	32,002	26,954	5,048	Sierra Leone
2020s	24,594	23,938	655.6	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 United States?: United States, at 23,685 against 23,171 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Sierra Leone and United States?: 514, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and United States?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and United States rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Sierra Leone ranks 41st and United States ranks 40th of 197 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: 244 places, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.