Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female was 1,525 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Sierra Leone stood at 1,525.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,644 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,276, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,594 | — |
| 1991 | 1,573 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1,503 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 1,462 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 1,427 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1,390 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 1,354 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1,332 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 1,309 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1,281 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1,276 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1,318 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 1,360 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1,382 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1,395 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1,402 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,404 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,403 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,410 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,417 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,434 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1,453 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,476 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1,511 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1,548 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1,578 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1,608 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1,633 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,644 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,641 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,626 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,600 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1,576 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,550 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 1,525 | -1.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1,525 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,946, 78% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1,525 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,366, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,422 | 1,281 | 1,594 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,377 | 1,276 | 1,417 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,553 | 1,434 | 1,644 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,575 | 1,525 | 1,626 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Sierra Leone?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Sierra Leone was 1,525 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,644 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,276 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female children ages 5-9 years