Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male

Sierra Leone
19 per 1,000
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
13.75 per 1,000
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
7th

Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
20406080199020072024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 19 per 1,000 against 13.75 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 5.25 per 1,000.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 197 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 33.87 per 1,000 25.06 per 1,000 8.81 per 1,000 Sierra Leone
2000s 24.42 per 1,000 17.73 per 1,000 6.69 per 1,000 Sierra Leone
2010s 21.06 per 1,000 14.58 per 1,000 6.48 per 1,000 Sierra Leone
2020s 19.28 per 1,000 14.03 per 1,000 5.25 per 1,000 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male, Sierra Leone or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sierra Leone, at 19 per 1,000 against 13.75 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
5.25 per 1,000, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male?
Sierra Leone ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th 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 youth ages 20-24 years, male (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male (per 1,000)
Unit
per 1,000
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Probability of dying among male youths between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 male youths age 20, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.