Number of child deaths, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of child deaths, per capita was 0.0027 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths, per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.0027 deaths per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0176 deaths per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 deaths per person, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 9th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Number of child deaths, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0176 deaths per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0173 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0171 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0168 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0165 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0162 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0159 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0156 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0153 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.015 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0147 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0145 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0142 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.014 deaths per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0138 deaths per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0136 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0134 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0132 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.013 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0128 deaths per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0126 deaths per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0125 deaths per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0123 deaths per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0121 deaths per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.012 deaths per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0118 deaths per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0117 deaths per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0115 deaths per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0114 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0111 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0113 deaths per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0116 deaths per person | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0116 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0115 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0114 deaths per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0111 deaths per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0108 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0105 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0103 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0098 deaths per person | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0091 deaths per person | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 deaths per person | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 deaths per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.008 deaths per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0077 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0075 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0071 deaths per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0068 deaths per person | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0064 deaths per person | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.006 deaths per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0056 deaths per person | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0053 deaths per person | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.005 deaths per person | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0048 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0047 deaths per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 deaths per person | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 deaths per person | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 deaths per person | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 deaths per person | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 deaths per person | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 deaths per person | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.003 deaths per person | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 deaths per person | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 deaths per person | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0165 deaths per person | 0.0153 deaths per person | 0.0176 deaths per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.014 deaths per person | 0.013 deaths per person | 0.015 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0121 deaths per person | 0.0114 deaths per person | 0.0128 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0111 deaths per person | 0.0103 deaths per person | 0.0116 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.008 deaths per person | 0.0064 deaths per person | 0.0098 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 deaths per person | 0.0035 deaths per person | 0.006 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.003 deaths per person | 0.0027 deaths per person | 0.0033 deaths per person | 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Number of child deaths, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0027 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0176 deaths per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 9th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of child deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.