Number of youth deaths in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of youth deaths was 28,150 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Sierra Leone is 28,150 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Sierra Leone peaked at 53,008 deaths in 1992 and was at its lowest, 28,150 deaths, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51,607 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 52,719 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 53,008 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 52,602 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 52,241 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 51,695 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 50,816 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 49,919 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 49,169 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 48,333 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 47,379 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 46,954 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 47,363 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 47,617 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 47,282 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 46,822 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 46,280 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 45,334 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 44,175 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 42,975 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 41,716 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 40,477 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 39,293 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 38,057 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 37,727 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 38,067 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 34,490 deaths | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 33,622 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 32,795 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 32,012 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 31,229 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 30,442 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 29,664 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 28,914 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 28,150 deaths | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51,211 deaths | 48,333 deaths | 53,008 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,218 deaths | 42,975 deaths | 47,617 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,826 deaths | 32,012 deaths | 41,716 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,680 deaths | 28,150 deaths | 31,229 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Sierra Leone?
- Number of youth deaths in Sierra Leone was 28,150 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 53,008 deaths in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,150 deaths in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of youth deaths?
- Sierra Leone ranks 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.