Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sierra Leone: Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0035 units per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0027 units per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th
Sierra Leone rank
9th

Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sierra Leone
0.0050.010.0150.02196119922024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.0035 units per person against 0.0027 units per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0008 units per person.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0096 units per person 0.0135 units per person 0.0039 units per person Sierra Leone
1980s 0.0084 units per person 0.0121 units per person 0.0037 units per person Sierra Leone
1990s 0.008 units per person 0.0111 units per person 0.0031 units per person Sierra Leone
2000s 0.006 units per person 0.008 units per person 0.002 units per person Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0039 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0008 units per person Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0037 units per person 0.003 units per person 0.0007 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.0035 units per person against 0.0027 units per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
0.0008 units per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 11,594 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.