Children died before five per woman in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Children died before five per woman was 0.3376 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3376
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
12th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.52
in 1956
All-time low
0.3376
in 2024
Years of data
69
1956–2024
Children died before five per woman in Sierra Leone, 1956–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, children died before five per woman in Sierra Leone stood at 0.3376. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.52 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.3376, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.
Children died before five per woman in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 2.52 | — |
| 1957 | 2.49 | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 2.46 | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 2.43 | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 2.41 | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 2.39 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 2.36 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 2.33 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 2.31 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 2.28 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 2.25 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 2.23 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 2.19 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 2.16 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 2.13 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 2.1 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 2.07 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 2.05 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 2.04 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 2.01 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 1.98 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.96 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.94 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.91 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.88 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.85 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 1.83 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.81 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.8 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.78 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.76 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.75 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.73 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.71 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.69 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.68 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.66 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.65 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.63 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.61 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.59 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.55 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.51 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.47 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.42 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.37 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.32 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.25 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.18 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 1.12 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.01 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9592 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8998 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.841 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7853 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7297 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6722 | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6392 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.622 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5438 | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5134 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4829 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4539 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4258 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4003 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3787 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3582 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3376 | -5.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.3376 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.3376 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.48 | 2.43 | 2.52 | 4 |
| 1960s | 2.29 | 2.16 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.02 | 1.91 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.79 | 1.71 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 | 1.47 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 | 0.8998 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6283 | 0.4539 | 0.841 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3801 | 0.3376 | 0.4258 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 9 Central African Republic 0.384 compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 0.3535 compare
- 11 Liberia 0.3516 compare
- 13 Benin 0.3326 compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2856 compare
- 15 Mozambique 0.2816 compare
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Sierra Leone?
- Children died before five per woman in Sierra Leone was 0.3376 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 in 1956.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3376 in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for children died before five per woman?
- Sierra Leone ranks 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. 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 Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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