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

Mexico, at 11,714 against 10,669 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico 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.

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

Mexico

11,714

in 2024

Sierra Leone

10,669

in 2024

Mexico rank

37th

Sierra Leone rank

39th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Mexico
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 11,714 against 10,669 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1,045.

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

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

Mexico ranks 37th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	112,612	19,314	93,298	Mexico
1970s	95,212	19,409	75,803	Mexico
1980s	63,058	20,496	42,562	Mexico
1990s	39,144	21,934	17,210	Mexico
2000s	23,592	19,755	3,837	Mexico
2010s	16,683	14,920	1,763	Mexico
2020s	12,663	11,350	1,313	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Mexico or Sierra Leone?: Mexico, at 11,714 against 10,669 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Mexico and Sierra Leone?: 1,045, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sierra Leone?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Mexico ranks 37th 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.