Sierra Leone vs Somalia: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female
Sierra Leone
14 per 1,000
in 2024
Somalia
13.9 per 1,000
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
3rd
Somalia rank
4th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female over time
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 14 per 1,000 against 13.9 per 1,000 in Somalia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.88 per 1,000 | 38.83 per 1,000 | 14.95 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 17.96 per 1,000 | 24 per 1,000 | 6.04 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 16 per 1,000 | 26.79 per 1,000 | 10.79 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 14.76 per 1,000 | 16.44 per 1,000 | 1.68 per 1,000 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
- Sierra Leone, at 14 per 1,000 against 13.9 per 1,000 in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female between Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 0.1 per 1,000, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 4th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying among female children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 female children aged 5, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.