Deaths age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Deaths age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 10,639 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Deaths age 5 to 24 in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, deaths age 5 to 24 in Sierra Leone stood at 10,639.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths age 5 to 24 in Sierra Leone peaked at 10,818 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7,875, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Deaths age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,810 | — |
| 1991 | 8,784 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 8,489 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 8,336 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 8,667 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 8,783 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 8,001 | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 7,960 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 9,071 | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 10,517 | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 7,875 | -25.1% |
| 2001 | 8,234 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 8,619 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 8,876 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 9,077 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 9,213 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 9,303 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 9,359 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 9,446 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 9,548 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 9,672 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 9,808 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 9,960 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 10,142 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 10,309 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 10,457 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 10,594 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 10,714 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 10,782 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 10,818 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 10,800 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 10,776 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 10,768 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 10,719 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 10,639 | -0.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 10,639 is below the median for low income countries, which is 16,419, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 10,639 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,881, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -25.1% | 10,517 | 7,875 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,742 | 7,960 | 10,517 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,955 | 7,875 | 9,548 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,326 | 9,672 | 10,818 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,740 | 10,639 | 10,800 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0676 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths age 5 to 24 in Sierra Leone?
- Deaths age 5 to 24 in Sierra Leone was 10,639 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths age 5 to 24 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 10,818 in 2019.
- What is the lowest deaths age 5 to 24 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,875 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for deaths age 5 to 24?
- Sierra Leone ranks 48th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths age 5 to 24 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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