Child mortality gdp per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Child mortality gdp per capita was 9.05 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Child mortality gdp per capita in Sierra Leone, 1956β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality gdp per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 9.05. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality gdp per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 41.38 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 9.05, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 7th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.47 | 39.58 | 41.38 | 4 |
| 1960s | 36.39 | 33.75 | 39 | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.01 | 29 | 33.21 | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.22 | 26.01 | 28.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.56 | 22.82 | 25.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.54 | 16.52 | 22.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.23 | 10.83 | 15.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.73 | 9.05 | 10.44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 4 Anguilla 0.56 compare
- 4 Chad 9.73 compare
- 5 South Sudan 9.67 compare
- 6 Guinea 9.21 compare
- 8 Central African Republic 8.97 compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.97 compare
- 10 Liberia 8.64 compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,199 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality gdp per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Child mortality gdp per capita in Sierra Leone was 9.05 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality gdp per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 41.38 in 1956.
- What is the lowest child mortality gdp per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.05 in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for child mortality gdp per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality gdp per capita 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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