Child mortality rate ihme in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Child mortality rate ihme was 10.21 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate ihme in Sierra Leone, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate ihme in Sierra Leone is 10.21, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate ihme in Sierra Leone peaked at 34.28 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 10.21, in 2019.
That places Sierra Leone 7th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33 | 31.76 | 34.28 | 10 |
| 1960s | 30.2 | 28.91 | 31.47 | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.29 | 26.32 | 28.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.36 | 24.04 | 26.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.51 | 21.53 | 23.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.55 | 15.94 | 20.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.65 | 10.21 | 15.33 | 10 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- 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 08, male, interpolated 108,953 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.61 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 110,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 112,634 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate ihme in Sierra Leone?
- Child mortality rate ihme in Sierra Leone was 10.21 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 34.28 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.21 in 2019.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for child mortality rate ihme?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate ihme rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. 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 rate ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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