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
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.