Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone: Youth mortality rate

Central African Republic
10.92 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
11.15 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
7th
Sierra Leone rank
6th

Youth mortality rate over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 11.15 deaths per 100 live births against 10.92 deaths per 100 live births in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.23 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 19.75 deaths per 100 live births 27.43 deaths per 100 live births 7.67 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
2000s 21.79 deaths per 100 live births 21.85 deaths per 100 live births 0.0662 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
2010s 18.55 deaths per 100 live births 15.45 deaths per 100 live births 3.1 deaths per 100 live births Central African Republic
2020s 22.95 deaths per 100 live births 11.91 deaths per 100 live births 11.05 deaths per 100 live births Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Central African Republic or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 11.15 deaths per 100 live births against 10.92 deaths per 100 live births in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
0.23 deaths per 100 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for youth mortality rate?
Central African Republic ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Youth mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.