Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates was 23,171 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in Sierra Leone, 1990β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 23,171 for under-five deaths - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Sierra Leone peaked at 48,437 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 23,171, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,871 | 44,405 | 48,437 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,012 | 38,637 | 43,470 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,002 | 26,833 | 37,316 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,594 | 23,171 | 26,058 | 5 |
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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, male, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4988 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 79,693 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Sierra Leone?
- Under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Sierra Leone was 23,171 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 48,437 in 1992.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,171 in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for under-five deaths - un igme estimates?
- Sierra Leone ranks 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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