Youth mortality rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Youth mortality rate was 11.15 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.15
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
6th
of 199 countries
All-time high
28.99
in 1990
All-time low
11.15
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Youth mortality rate in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 11.15 for youth mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Sierra Leone peaked at 28.99 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.15, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 6th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 27.43 | 25.4 | 28.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.85 | 18.68 | 24.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.45 | 13.09 | 17.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.91 | 11.15 | 12.68 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 3 Somalia 12.13 compare
- 4 South Sudan 11.62 compare
- 5 Chad 11.56 compare
- 7 Central African Republic 10.92 compare
- 8 Guinea 10.72 compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 10.58 compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,199 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 108,953 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.61 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 110,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 112,634 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Sierra Leone?
- Youth mortality rate in Sierra Leone was 11.15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 28.99 in 1990.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.15 in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for youth mortality rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 6th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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