Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Number of youth deaths
Senegal
23,232 deaths
in 2024
Sierra Leone
28,150 deaths
in 2024
Senegal rank
44th
Sierra Leone rank
42nd
Number of youth deaths over time
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 28,150 deaths against 23,232 deaths in Senegal, a difference of 4,918 deaths.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Senegal ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54,200 deaths | 51,211 deaths | 2,990 deaths | Senegal |
| 2000s | 45,734 deaths | 46,218 deaths | 484.3 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 31,124 deaths | 36,826 deaths | 5,701 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 24,678 deaths | 29,680 deaths | 5,001 deaths | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Senegal or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 28,150 deaths against 23,232 deaths in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 4,918 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Senegal ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.