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

Ghana, at 13,811 against 10,669 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.

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

63 years are reported by both, from 1962 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.

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

Ghana

13,811

in 2024

Sierra Leone

10,669

in 2024

Ghana rank

36th

Sierra Leone rank

39th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Ghana
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 13,811 against 10,669 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3,142.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 197 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	35,216	19,314	15,902	Ghana
1970s	38,891	19,409	19,482	Ghana
1980s	39,426	20,496	18,930	Ghana
1990s	33,104	21,934	11,169	Ghana
2000s	27,516	19,755	7,760	Ghana
2010s	20,465	14,920	5,545	Ghana
2020s	14,822	11,350	3,472	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Ghana or Sierra Leone?: Ghana, at 13,811 against 10,669 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Ghana and Sierra Leone?: 3,142, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Ghana ranks 36th 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.