Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Guinea
92.14 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
90.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guinea rank
6th
Sierra Leone rank
7th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 92.14 per 1,000 live births against 90.5 per 1,000 live births in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.64 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Guinea ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 141.69 per 1,000 live births | 195.39 per 1,000 live births | 53.7 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 114.04 per 1,000 live births | 132.28 per 1,000 live births | 18.24 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 97.59 per 1,000 live births | 97.27 per 1,000 live births | 0.3156 per 1,000 live births | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Guinea, at 92.14 per 1,000 live births against 90.5 per 1,000 live births in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 1.64 per 1,000 live births, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Guinea ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.