Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3376 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
12th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.52 under-five deaths per woman
in 1956
All-time low
0.3376 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Years of data
69
1956–2024
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Sierra Leone, 1956–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.52 under-five deaths per woman in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 2.52 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1957 | 2.49 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 2.46 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 2.43 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 2.41 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 2.39 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 2.36 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 2.33 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 2.31 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 2.28 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 2.25 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 2.23 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 2.19 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 2.16 under-five deaths per woman | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 2.13 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 2.1 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 2.07 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 2.05 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 2.04 under-five deaths per woman | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 2.01 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 1.98 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.96 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.94 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.91 under-five deaths per woman | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.88 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.85 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 1.83 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.81 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.78 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.76 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.73 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.71 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.68 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.61 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.59 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.55 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.51 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.47 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.42 under-five deaths per woman | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.18 under-five deaths per woman | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.01 under-five deaths per woman | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9592 under-five deaths per woman | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8998 under-five deaths per woman | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.841 under-five deaths per woman | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7853 under-five deaths per woman | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7297 under-five deaths per woman | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6722 under-five deaths per woman | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6392 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.622 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5438 under-five deaths per woman | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5134 under-five deaths per woman | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4829 under-five deaths per woman | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4539 under-five deaths per woman | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4258 under-five deaths per woman | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4003 under-five deaths per woman | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3787 under-five deaths per woman | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3582 under-five deaths per woman | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.48 under-five deaths per woman | 2.43 under-five deaths per woman | 2.52 under-five deaths per woman | 4 |
| 1960s | 2.29 under-five deaths per woman | 2.16 under-five deaths per woman | 2.41 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.02 under-five deaths per woman | 1.91 under-five deaths per woman | 2.13 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.79 under-five deaths per woman | 1.71 under-five deaths per woman | 1.88 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 under-five deaths per woman | 1.47 under-five deaths per woman | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8998 under-five deaths per woman | 1.42 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6283 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4539 under-five deaths per woman | 0.841 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3801 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4258 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 9 Central African Republic 0.384 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 11 Liberia 0.3516 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 13 Benin 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 0.2856 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 15 Mozambique 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Sierra Leone?
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Sierra Leone was 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 under-five deaths per woman in 1956.
- What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Sierra Leone ranks 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).