Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 1,472 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,472
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
38th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1,733
in 1990
All-time low
1,354
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 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, male in Sierra Leone stood at 1,472.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,733 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,354, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 38th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,733 | — |
| 1991 | 1,707 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 1,629 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 1,580 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 1,541 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 1,494 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 1,455 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1,429 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 1,400 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 1,366 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1,354 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,387 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1,423 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1,441 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1,448 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,447 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,442 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,430 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,423 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,418 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,421 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,431 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,445 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,466 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,491 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,518 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1,545 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1,568 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1,581 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,577 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,564 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1,542 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1,518 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1,496 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1,472 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,533 | 1,366 | 1,733 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,421 | 1,354 | 1,448 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,504 | 1,421 | 1,581 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,518 | 1,472 | 1,564 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 35 Burkina Faso 1,832 compare
- 36 Iraq 1,477 compare
- 37 South Africa 1,474 compare
- 39 United States of America 1,398 compare
- 40 Mexico 1,341 compare
- 41 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1,311 compare
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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0619 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0628 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.7846 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Sierra Leone?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Sierra Leone was 1,472 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, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,733 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,354 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 38th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years