What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?

The highest recorded value was 0.6711 deaths per square kilometre in 1992.

What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3307 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.

How does Sierra Leone rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?

Sierra Leone ranks 13th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.

Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone

Name: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sierra Leone: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre was 0.3307 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.3307 deaths per square kilometre

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

13th

of 195 countries

All-time high

0.6711 deaths per square kilometre

in 1992

All-time low

0.3307 deaths per square kilometre

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 0.3307 deaths per square kilometre for number of child deaths, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.6711 deaths per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.3307 deaths per square kilometre, in 2023.

Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1961 to 2023.
Year	deaths per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.5615 deaths per square kilometre	—
1962	0.5624 deaths per square kilometre	+0.2%
1963	0.5634 deaths per square kilometre	+0.2%
1964	0.5646 deaths per square kilometre	+0.2%
1965	0.5648 deaths per square kilometre	+0.0%
1966	0.5647 deaths per square kilometre	-0.0%
1967	0.5648 deaths per square kilometre	+0.0%
1968	0.5647 deaths per square kilometre	-0.0%
1969	0.564 deaths per square kilometre	-0.1%
1970	0.564 deaths per square kilometre	+0.0%
1971	0.5641 deaths per square kilometre	+0.0%
1972	0.5644 deaths per square kilometre	+0.1%
1973	0.5651 deaths per square kilometre	+0.1%
1974	0.5679 deaths per square kilometre	+0.5%
1975	0.57 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
1976	0.5717 deaths per square kilometre	+0.3%
1977	0.5734 deaths per square kilometre	+0.3%
1978	0.576 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
1979	0.5784 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
1980	0.5805 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
1981	0.5838 deaths per square kilometre	+0.6%
1982	0.588 deaths per square kilometre	+0.7%
1983	0.5929 deaths per square kilometre	+0.8%
1984	0.5988 deaths per square kilometre	+1.0%
1985	0.6053 deaths per square kilometre	+1.1%
1986	0.6121 deaths per square kilometre	+1.1%
1987	0.6201 deaths per square kilometre	+1.3%
1988	0.6288 deaths per square kilometre	+1.4%
1989	0.6383 deaths per square kilometre	+1.5%
1990	0.648 deaths per square kilometre	+1.5%
1991	0.6642 deaths per square kilometre	+2.5%
1992	0.6711 deaths per square kilometre	+1.0%
1993	0.6671 deaths per square kilometre	-0.6%
1994	0.6635 deaths per square kilometre	-0.5%
1995	0.6574 deaths per square kilometre	-0.9%
1996	0.6466 deaths per square kilometre	-1.6%
1997	0.635 deaths per square kilometre	-1.8%
1998	0.6256 deaths per square kilometre	-1.5%
1999	0.6152 deaths per square kilometre	-1.7%
2000	0.6022 deaths per square kilometre	-2.1%
2001	0.5947 deaths per square kilometre	-1.3%
2002	0.5986 deaths per square kilometre	+0.7%
2003	0.6012 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
2004	0.5961 deaths per square kilometre	-0.9%
2005	0.5894 deaths per square kilometre	-1.1%
2006	0.5818 deaths per square kilometre	-1.3%
2007	0.5687 deaths per square kilometre	-2.2%
2008	0.5524 deaths per square kilometre	-2.9%
2009	0.5353 deaths per square kilometre	-3.1%
2010	0.517 deaths per square kilometre	-3.4%
2011	0.4988 deaths per square kilometre	-3.5%
2012	0.4811 deaths per square kilometre	-3.5%
2013	0.4624 deaths per square kilometre	-3.9%
2014	0.4563 deaths per square kilometre	-1.3%
2015	0.4595 deaths per square kilometre	+0.7%
2016	0.4085 deaths per square kilometre	-11.1%
2017	0.3953 deaths per square kilometre	-3.2%
2018	0.383 deaths per square kilometre	-3.1%
2019	0.3718 deaths per square kilometre	-2.9%
2020	0.361 deaths per square kilometre	-2.9%
2021	0.3506 deaths per square kilometre	-2.9%
2022	0.3404 deaths per square kilometre	-2.9%
2023	0.3307 deaths per square kilometre	-2.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.5639 deaths per square kilometre	0.5615 deaths per square kilometre	0.5648 deaths per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.5695 deaths per square kilometre	0.564 deaths per square kilometre	0.5784 deaths per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.6049 deaths per square kilometre	0.5805 deaths per square kilometre	0.6383 deaths per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.6494 deaths per square kilometre	0.6152 deaths per square kilometre	0.6711 deaths per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.5821 deaths per square kilometre	0.5353 deaths per square kilometre	0.6022 deaths per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.4434 deaths per square kilometre	0.3718 deaths per square kilometre	0.517 deaths per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.3457 deaths per square kilometre	0.3307 deaths per square kilometre	0.361 deaths per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

10 Uganda 0.4129 deaths per square kilometre compare
11 Gambia 0.3495 deaths per square kilometre compare
12 Malawi 0.3418 deaths per square kilometre compare
14 Benin 0.3198 deaths per square kilometre compare
15 Togo 0.3033 deaths per square kilometre compare
16 Kiribati 0.2296 deaths per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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)

All data for Sierra Leone →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.3307 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 0.6711 deaths per square kilometre in 1992.
What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3307 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Sierra Leone rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?: Sierra Leone ranks 13th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-child-deaths-per-square-kilometre/sierra-leone/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-child-deaths-per-square-kilometre/sierra-leone/">Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Number of child deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Unit: deaths per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 10,420 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.