Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Burundi or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 10,669 against 9,740 in Burundi as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Sierra Leone: Number of under-five deaths, female

Burundi

9,740

in 2024

Sierra Leone

10,669

in 2024

Burundi rank

41st

Sierra Leone rank

39th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Burundi
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 10,669 against 9,740 in Burundi, a difference of 929.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 41st and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	21,213	19,409	1,804	Burundi
1980s	20,299	20,496	196.9	Sierra Leone
1990s	20,786	21,934	1,148	Sierra Leone
2000s	18,214	19,755	1,541	Sierra Leone
2010s	14,153	14,920	766.5	Sierra Leone
2020s	10,324	11,350	1,026	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Burundi or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 10,669 against 9,740 in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Burundi and Sierra Leone?: 929, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Burundi ranks 41st and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, female. 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
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.