Sierra Leone vs Somalia: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Sierra Leone
6.6%
in 2023
Somalia
6.1%
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Somalia rank
4th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 6.6% against 6.1% in Somalia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 7 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.1% | 13.6% | 6.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 18.4% | 12.5% | 5.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 16.7% | 11.9% | 4.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 10.7% | 4.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 12.7% | 1.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 9.5% | 2.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 9.5% | 0.7% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.8% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
- Sierra Leone, at 6.6% against 6.1% in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 0.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Sierra Leone ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.