Africa Eastern and Southern vs Sierra Leone: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.043 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.1523 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
12th
Sierra Leone rank
12th

Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1523 units per square kilometre against 0.043 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.1093 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 3.5 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 43 groups.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0895 units per square kilometre 0.3039 units per square kilometre 0.2144 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 0.072 units per square kilometre 0.2737 units per square kilometre 0.2017 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 0.047 units per square kilometre 0.2067 units per square kilometre 0.1597 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0435 units per square kilometre 0.1596 units per square kilometre 0.1161 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre, Africa Eastern and Southern or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.1523 units per square kilometre against 0.043 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre between Africa Eastern and Southern and Sierra Leone?
0.1093 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Sierra Leone?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 11,881 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.