Sierra Leone vs World: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Sierra Leone
90.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
World
37.37 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
7th
World rank
4th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Sierra Leone
- World
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 90.5 per 1,000 live births against 37.37 per 1,000 live births in World, a difference of 53.13 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.4 times World's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 7th and World ranks 4th of 213 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 195.39 per 1,000 live births | 64.29 per 1,000 live births | 131.1 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 132.28 per 1,000 live births | 44.08 per 1,000 live births | 88.2 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 97.27 per 1,000 live births | 38.89 per 1,000 live births | 58.38 per 1,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Sierra Leone or World?
- Sierra Leone, at 90.5 per 1,000 live births against 37.37 per 1,000 live births in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Sierra Leone and World?
- 53.13 per 1,000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and World?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and World rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th and World ranks 4th 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.