Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Children died before five per woman

Liberia
0.3516
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.3376
in 2024
Liberia rank
11th
Sierra Leone rank
12th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone
0.511.522.5195419892024

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.3516 against 0.3376 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Liberia ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 200 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 1.93 2.48 0.5467 Sierra Leone
1960s 1.99 2.29 0.2959 Sierra Leone
1970s 1.79 2.02 0.2256 Sierra Leone
1980s 1.66 1.79 0.1308 Sierra Leone
1990s 1.55 1.61 0.0565 Sierra Leone
2000s 0.8082 1.16 0.3521 Sierra Leone
2010s 0.443 0.6283 0.1853 Sierra Leone
2020s 0.3617 0.3801 0.0184 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
Liberia, at 0.3516 against 0.3376 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
0.014, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Liberia ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed