Mortality rate age 5-24 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Mortality rate age 5-24 was 53.81 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
53.81
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
5th
of 201 countries
All-time high
109.76
in 1999
All-time low
53.81
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-24 in Sierra Leone is 53.81, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-24 in Sierra Leone peaked at 109.76 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 53.81, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 5th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90.71 | — |
| 1991 | 89.35 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 88.03 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 86.65 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 90.56 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 92.09 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 82.49 | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 81.08 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 93.39 | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 109.76 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 77.26 | -29.6% |
| 2001 | 76.21 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 75.33 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 74.49 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 73.59 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 72.63 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 71.63 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 70.43 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 69.26 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 68.12 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 67.11 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 66.25 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 65.51 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 64.9 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 64.22 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 63.43 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 62.6 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 61.72 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 60.67 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 59.62 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 58.38 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 57.21 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 56.2 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 55.04 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 53.81 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.41 | 81.08 | 109.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.9 | 68.12 | 77.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6 | 59.62 | 67.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.13 | 53.81 | 58.38 | 5 |
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- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8723 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1868 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1897 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-24 in Sierra Leone?
- Mortality rate age 5-24 in Sierra Leone was 53.81 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 109.76 in 1999.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.81 in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for mortality rate age 5-24?
- Sierra Leone ranks 5th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-24 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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