Sierra Leone vs South Sudan: Under 5 mortality rate sdgs

Sierra Leone
9.05
in 2024
South Sudan
9.67
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
7th
South Sudan rank
5th

Under 5 mortality rate sdgs over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • South Sudan
020406080195419892024

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 9.67 against 9.05 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.62.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 195 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone South Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 40.47 35.9 4.57 Sierra Leone
1960s 36.39 37.48 1.09 South Sudan
1970s 31.01 31.4 0.3896 South Sudan
1980s 27.22 33.74 6.52 South Sudan
1990s 24.56 28.91 4.35 South Sudan
2000s 19.54 14.39 5.15 Sierra Leone
2010s 13.23 16.24 3.02 South Sudan
2020s 9.73 9.67 0.0559 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher under 5 mortality rate sdgs, Sierra Leone or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 9.67 against 9.05 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in under 5 mortality rate sdgs between Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
0.62, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and South Sudan rank globally for under 5 mortality rate sdgs?
Sierra Leone ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Under 5 mortality rate sdgs. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Under 5 mortality rate sdgs
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed