Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male
Nigeria
14.4 per 1,000
in 2024
Sierra Leone
13.4 per 1,000
in 2024
Nigeria rank
3rd
Sierra Leone rank
6th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 14.4 per 1,000 against 13.4 per 1,000 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1 per 1,000.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Nigeria ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.46 per 1,000 | 25.65 per 1,000 | 2.19 per 1,000 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 18.3 per 1,000 | 18.45 per 1,000 | 0.15 per 1,000 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 14.94 per 1,000 | 15.29 per 1,000 | 0.35 per 1,000 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 14.54 per 1,000 | 14.08 per 1,000 | 0.46 per 1,000 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Nigeria, at 14.4 per 1,000 against 13.4 per 1,000 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 1 per 1,000, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 6th 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, male (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 male children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 male children aged 5, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.