Mortality rate, under-5 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Mortality rate, under-5 was 90.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
90.5 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
7th
of 196 countries
All-time high
390 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
90.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5 in Sierra Leone, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 90.5 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Sierra Leone peaked at 390 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 90.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 390 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 384.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 378.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 372.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 367.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 361.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 355.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 349 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 343.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 337.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 332.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 326.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 321.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 316.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 311.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 307.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 302.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 298.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 294 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 290 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 286.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 282.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 279.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 276.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 273.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 270.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 267.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 264.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 262.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 260.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 258 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 256 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 253.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 251.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 249.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 245.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 242.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 237.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 233.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 228.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 222.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 217.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 211.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 205.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 199.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 193.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 186.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 179.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 172.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 165.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 157.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 150.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 144.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 137.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 135.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 136.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 121.8 per 1,000 live births | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 117 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 112.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 108.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 104.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 100.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 97.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 93.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 90.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 363.91 per 1,000 live births | 337.5 per 1,000 live births | 390 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 310.07 per 1,000 live births | 290 per 1,000 live births | 332.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 272.2 per 1,000 live births | 260.1 per 1,000 live births | 286.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 245.59 per 1,000 live births | 228.2 per 1,000 live births | 258 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 195.39 per 1,000 live births | 165.2 per 1,000 live births | 222.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 132.29 per 1,000 live births | 108.3 per 1,000 live births | 157.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.28 per 1,000 live births | 90.5 per 1,000 live births | 104.4 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 4 Chad 97.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 5 South Sudan 96.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 6 Guinea 92.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Central African Republic 89.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 89.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 10 Liberia 86.4 per 1,000 live births compare
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,199 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (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)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8951 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Sierra Leone?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Sierra Leone was 90.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 390 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.