Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Sierra Leone

Under-five mortality rate in Sierra Leone in 2024 — 90.5 per 1,000. Ranked 190 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 76.8%.

2024 90.5 per 1,000 −3.52% vs 2023
World rank 190of 196
Period maximum 390 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 90.5 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Sierra Leone, 1960–2024010020030040019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 390 per 1,0001962: 378.7 per 1,0001964: 367.2 per 1,0001966: 355.1 per 1,0001968: 343.2 per 1,0001970: 332.1 per 1,0001972: 321.5 per 1,0001974: 311.9 per 1,0001976: 302.7 per 1,0001978: 294 per 1,0001980: 286.1 per 1,0001982: 279.2 per 1,0001984: 273.1 per 1,0001986: 267.5 per 1,0001988: 262.2 per 1,0001990: 258 per 1,0001992: 253.8 per 1,0001994: 249.1 per 1,0001996: 242.2 per 1,0001998: 233.1 per 1,0002000: 222.8 per 1,0002002: 211.6 per 1,0002004: 199.6 per 1,0002006: 186.5 per 1,0002008: 172.4 per 1,0002010: 157.9 per 1,0002012: 144.1 per 1,0002014: 135.9 per 1,0002016: 121.8 per 1,0002018: 112.4 per 1,0002020: 104.4 per 1,0002022: 97.1 per 1,0002024: 90.5 per 1,000
Change over the period: −299.5 (−76.79%) Average annual rate: -2.26 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone 90.5 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 71.2 per 1,000
Western Africa computed 92.4 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 61.3 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 90.5 −3.3 −3.52%
2023 93.8 −3.3 −3.4%
2022 97.1 −3.5 −3.48%
2021 100.6 −3.8 −3.64%
2020 104.4 −3.9 −3.6%
2019 108.3 −4.1 −3.65%
2018 112.4 −4.6 −3.93%
2017 117 −4.8 −3.94%
2016 121.8 −15 −10.96%
2015 136.8 +0.9 +0.66%
2014 135.9 −2 −1.45%
2013 137.9 −6.2 −4.3%
2012 144.1 −6.7 −4.44%
2011 150.8 −7.1 −4.5%
2010 157.9 −7.3 −4.42%
2009 165.2 −7.2 −4.18%
2008 172.4 −7.2 −4.01%
2007 179.6 −6.9 −3.7%
2006 186.5 −6.7 −3.47%
2005 193.2 −6.4 −3.21%
2004 199.6 −6.1 −2.97%
2003 205.7 −5.9 −2.79%
2002 211.6 −5.7 −2.62%
2001 217.3 −5.5 −2.47%
2000 222.8 −5.4 −2.37%
1999 228.2 −4.9 −2.1%
1998 233.1 −4.8 −2.02%
1997 237.9 −4.3 −1.78%
1996 242.2 −3.7 −1.5%
1995 245.9 −3.2 −1.28%
1994 249.1 −2.6 −1.03%
1993 251.7 −2.1 −0.83%
1992 253.8 −2.2 −0.86%
1991 256 −2 −0.78%
1990 258 −2.1 −0.81%
1989 260.1 −2.1 −0.8%
1988 262.2 −2.6 −0.98%
1987 264.8 −2.7 −1.01%
1986 267.5 −2.8 −1.04%
1985 270.3 −2.8 −1.03%
1984 273.1 −3 −1.09%
1983 276.1 −3.1 −1.11%
1982 279.2 −3.4 −1.2%
1981 282.6 −3.5 −1.22%
1980 286.1 −3.9 −1.34%
1979 290 −4 −1.36%
1978 294 −4.2 −1.41%
1977 298.2 −4.5 −1.49%
1976 302.7 −4.5 −1.46%
1975 307.2 −4.7 −1.51%
1974 311.9 −4.6 −1.45%
1973 316.5 −5 −1.56%
1972 321.5 −5.1 −1.56%
1971 326.6 −5.5 −1.66%
1970 332.1 −5.4 −1.6%
1969 337.5 −5.7 −1.66%
1968 343.2 −5.8 −1.66%
1967 349 −6.1 −1.72%
1966 355.1 −6 −1.66%
1965 361.1 −6.1 −1.66%
1964 367.2 −5.7 −1.53%
1963 372.9 −5.8 −1.53%
1962 378.7 −5.7 −1.48%
1961 384.4 −5.6 −1.44%
1960 390

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.