Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 90.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Sierra Leone is 90.5, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Sierra Leone peaked at 258.02 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 90.5, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 245.59 | 228.2 | 258.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 195.39 | 165.15 | 222.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 132.28 | 108.27 | 157.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.27 | 90.5 | 104.35 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 4 Chad 97.26 compare
- 5 South Sudan 96.71 compare
- 6 Guinea 92.14 compare
- 8 Central African Republic 89.73 compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 89.68 compare
- 10 Liberia 86.39 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,199 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0328 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5012 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Sierra Leone?
- Under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Sierra Leone was 90.5 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 258.02 in 1990.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5 in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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