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

Sierra Leone, at 10,669 against 3,658 in Small states as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Sierra Leone and Small states?

7,011, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

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

Sierra Leone

10,669

in 2024

Small states

3,658

in 2024

Sierra Leone rank

39th

Small states rank

37th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Sierra Leone
Small states

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 10,669 against 3,658 in Small states, a difference of 7,011.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.9 times Small states's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 39th and Small states ranks 37th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Small states	Difference	Ahead
1990s	21,934	10,866	11,068	Sierra Leone
2000s	19,755	7,426	12,329	Sierra Leone
2010s	14,920	4,969	9,950	Sierra Leone
2020s	11,350	3,887	7,463	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Sierra Leone or Small states?: Sierra Leone, at 10,669 against 3,658 in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Sierra Leone and Small states?: 7,011, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Small states?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Small states rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Sierra Leone ranks 39th and Small states ranks 37th 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.