What is child mortality in Sierra Leone?

Child mortality in Sierra Leone was 9.05 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Sierra Leone?

The highest recorded value was 51.39 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Sierra Leone?

The lowest recorded value was 9.05 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Sierra Leone rank for child mortality?

Sierra Leone ranks 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Sierra Leone?

Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Sierra Leone

Name: Child mortality in Sierra Leone
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sierra Leone: Child mortality was 9.05 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

9.05 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.5%

World rank

7th

of 203 countries

All-time high

51.39 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

9.05 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Sierra Leone, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 9.05 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Sierra Leone peaked at 51.39 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 9.05 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Sierra Leone 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	51.37 deaths per 100 live births	51.32 deaths per 100 live births	51.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	50.98 deaths per 100 live births	50.59 deaths per 100 live births	51.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	49.94 deaths per 100 live births	49.4 deaths per 100 live births	50.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	48.84 deaths per 100 live births	48.56 deaths per 100 live births	49.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	48.51 deaths per 100 live births	48.1 deaths per 100 live births	48.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	46.81 deaths per 100 live births	45.06 deaths per 100 live births	47.91 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	42.22 deaths per 100 live births	39.58 deaths per 100 live births	44.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	36.39 deaths per 100 live births	33.75 deaths per 100 live births	39 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	31.01 deaths per 100 live births	29 deaths per 100 live births	33.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	27.22 deaths per 100 live births	26.01 deaths per 100 live births	28.61 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	24.56 deaths per 100 live births	22.82 deaths per 100 live births	25.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	19.54 deaths per 100 live births	16.52 deaths per 100 live births	22.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	13.23 deaths per 100 live births	10.83 deaths per 100 live births	15.79 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	9.73 deaths per 100 live births	9.05 deaths per 100 live births	10.44 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

4 Chad 9.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
5 South Sudan 9.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
6 Guinea 9.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
8 Central African Republic 8.97 deaths per 100 live births compare
9 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.97 deaths per 100 live births compare
10 Liberia 8.64 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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)

All data for Sierra Leone →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Sierra Leone?: Child mortality in Sierra Leone was 9.05 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 51.39 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 9.05 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Sierra Leone rank for child mortality?: Sierra Leone ranks 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.