Sierra Leone vs Somalia: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male
Sierra Leone
13.4 per 1,000
in 2024
Somalia
14.3 per 1,000
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
6th
Somalia rank
4th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male over time
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.3 per 1,000 against 13.4 per 1,000 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.9 per 1,000.
That makes Somalia'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.
Sierra Leone ranks 6th 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 | 25.65 per 1,000 | 40.61 per 1,000 | 14.96 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 18.45 per 1,000 | 25.08 per 1,000 | 6.63 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 15.29 per 1,000 | 27.8 per 1,000 | 12.51 per 1,000 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 14.08 per 1,000 | 16.96 per 1,000 | 2.88 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, male, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 14.3 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 Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 0.9 per 1,000, with Somalia 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, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 6th 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, 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.