Under-five deaths in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Under-five deaths was 23,171 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Under-five deaths in Sierra Leone, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under-five deaths in Sierra Leone is 23,171, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five deaths in Sierra Leone peaked at 43,470 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23,171, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42,012 | 38,637 | 43,470 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,002 | 26,833 | 37,316 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,594 | 23,171 | 26,058 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More development goals data for Sierra Leone
- Red List Index 0.9225 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 94.32 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 61.77 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 14,038 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 7,350 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2439 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 295.6 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five deaths in Sierra Leone?
- Under-five deaths in Sierra Leone was 23,171 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest under-five deaths recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 43,470 in 2000.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,171 in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for under-five deaths?
- Sierra Leone ranks 39th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five deaths rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Under-five deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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