Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group was 9.22 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Sierra Leone, 1990β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Sierra Leone is 9.22, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Sierra Leone peaked at 26.41 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.22, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.11 | 23.32 | 26.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.97 | 16.89 | 22.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.53 | 11.07 | 16.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.93 | 9.22 | 10.66 | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0328 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5012 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Sierra Leone?
- Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Sierra Leone was 9.22 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 26.41 in 1990.
- What is the lowest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.22 in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group?
- Sierra Leone ranks 9th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. 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 under five death rate by wealth group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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