Number of child deaths by age in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of child deaths by age was 9,133 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths by age in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths by age in Sierra Leone is 9,133 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Sierra Leone peaked at 22,917 deaths in 1961 and was at its lowest, 9,133 deaths, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 26th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,435 deaths | 21,912 deaths | 22,917 deaths | 9 |
| 1970s | 21,323 deaths | 21,029 deaths | 21,774 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,141 deaths | 20,952 deaths | 21,600 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,564 deaths | 19,888 deaths | 22,456 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,924 deaths | 16,246 deaths | 19,404 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,370 deaths | 10,822 deaths | 15,644 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,812 deaths | 9,133 deaths | 10,483 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 23 South Africa 12,865 deaths compare
- 24 Indonesia 11,410 deaths compare
- 25 Zambia 9,147 deaths compare
- 27 Philippines 8,954 deaths compare
- 28 South Sudan 7,922 deaths compare
- 29 Vietnam 7,647 deaths compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 79,693 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 79,021 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 82,252 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 81,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 84,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 83,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths by age in Sierra Leone?
- Number of child deaths by age in Sierra Leone was 9,133 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 22,917 deaths in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,133 deaths in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Sierra Leone ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .